#James 
#Speaker/Ray 

James 5:13-18


> [!bible]- James 5:13-18
> ![[Jas 5#13..18]]

What is repetitive? **Pray**

Every verse has the word "pray" in it. This section is no doubt about prayer.

Suffering: All kinds! 
- spiritual
- emotional 
- financial
- etc.

There is the idea that we need to suffer with patience. (v10) -> how do you suffer with patience , with prayer (v13)

Spergian: If you have not prayed then you ... #TODO 

# v14-15

![[2Pet 3#16..16]]


interestingly there are no parallel scriptures found elsewhere. 

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Who is involved? 

## Easy 
### The church

The assumption is that people are apart of the church. God does not want us to live as a lone individual.

Look at the whole NT, we are meant to be bear one another's burdens. We are meant to be in community!

### The Elders

Who are they?
- Ray
- Chris/(Raymond?)
- Lee

Hebrews verse about following the elders and how will give an account

### The Sick

- The people who feel overwhelmed.  
- ~35min get others
The def of sick ^

All of us will feel beat down, overwhelmed! We have every right to call on the elders to pray over us! 

## What is involved

#### Sick
It is the sicks responsibility to call the elders! Why? Because James says the sick should call the elders. It is not the job/responsibility of the elders to find the sick. This is not necessarily that this is a public event. This is meant to be a private affair.

#### Oil
Anointing with oil. The oil is not the "healing" factor. 

- The oil could be medicinal 
	- The good Samaritan 
- Sacramental
	- King David
- Symbolic 
	- #transcript

All of the above requires faith! V15 -> "offered in faith"

##### Prayer
#transcript 



HOMEWORK: #transcript 
Let Ray know what our thoughts are about this passage, specifically v14-15

This is a very difficult passage. 

What is we do this and it fails?
~ Better to try in faith and fail then never believe in the lord #transcript