Let Us Pray Chapter 13

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Let Us PrayChapter 13

• Chapter 513-20
• By Warren W. Wiersbe

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• Use of Tongues
• Lowest complaining (59) and swearing oath
  (512)
• Highest proclaiming Gods Word (510) and
  praying praising God (513)
• Praying is a high holy privilege
• Taking it to the Lord is a mark of spiritual
  maturity, instead of complaining about the
  situation.

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• Praying for the Suffering (513)
• Afflicted means suffering in difficult
  circumstances, not the result of sin or the
  chastening of God
• Difficult situation
• Avoid grumbling and criticizing the saints (James
  59)
• Avoid blaming God
• Pray for the wisdom to understand the situation
  (James 15)
• Prayer can remove affliction, if its Gods will.
• Prayer can give the grace to endure trials
• He giveth more grace (46)
• Paul (II Cor. 127-10)
• Jesus at Gethsemane

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• Praying and singing (513)
• Mature Christian knows how to sing while hes
  suffering
• Paul and Silas (Acts 1625)
• God is able to give songs in the night (Job
  3510).
• Important elements in worship.
• Singing intelligent (understandable) (I Cor.
  1415), from your heart (Eph. 519), based on the
  Word of God (Col. 316), motivated by the Holy
  Spirit (Eph. 518).

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• Prayer for the Sick (514-16)
• Special characteristics
• The person is sick because of sins (15b-16) (I
  Cor. 1130)
• The person confesses his sins (516)
• Church discipline
• I Cor. 5
• Literal translation- confess your sins therefore
  to one another, and pray for one another, that
  you may be healed. (516)
• Hamartia-sin (115, 16)

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• The person is healed by prayer of faith (515)
• Praying, not anointing, heals
• Prayer of faith I John 514-15 And this is the
  confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask
  anything according to His will, He heareth us
  and if we know that He hear us, whatsoever we
  ask, we know that we have the petitions that we
  desired of Him.
• Prayer of faith a prayer offered when you know
  the will of God.
• Gods will
• Who pray? The body of elders who seek Gods will
  and pray

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• Practical lessons
• Disobedience to God can lead to sickness
• David (Psalms 32)
• Sin affects the whole church
• There is healing (both spiritual physical)
• Proverbs 2813 He that covereth his sins shall
  not prosper, but whoso confesseth and forsaketh
  them shall find mercy.
• Confessing occurs among the saints
• I John 19
• private sin, public sin

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• Prayer for the Nation (517-18)
• Elijah as an example of righteous man
• I King 17-18
• Elijah was a man just like us (517 NIV)
• Not perfect for he was discouraged
• prayer is not getting mans will in heaven. Its
  getting Gods will done on earth Robert Law
• Gods Word and prayer cant be separate
• Elijah was persistent
• Determined, he prayed earnestly (517)
• Heart must be in their prayer (Ps 628)
• Prayer power is the greatest power in the world
• Tremendous power is made available through good
  mans earnest prayer (James 516 PH)
• Prayer for our action that God will bring
  conviction and revival
• I Timothy 21-3 - Pray for our government leaders

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• Prayer for the Straying (519-20)
• Err mean to wander and suggests a gradual
  turning away from the will of God.
• Old Testament term for err is backsliding
• Overtaken in a fault Gal. 61
• Sin is usually the result of slow, gradual
  spiritual decline
• Dangerous, because he may be disciplined by the
  Lord
• Also, he is in a danger of committing sin unto
  death I John 516-17, I Cor. 1130
• Its dangerous to the church for the backslider
  can influence others lead them astray. Ecc.
  918 NASB One sinner destroys much good

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• Therefore, we must help the backslider.
• The origin of the problem? wander from the
  truth James 519
• The truth is the Word of God (John 1717)
• Examples Peter was warned that Satan was there
  to tempt, but Peter refused to believe what Jesus
  said. He slept while Jesus prayed at Gethsemane.
  
• Peter denied three times.
• The outcome, or result, of this is sin and
  possible death (James 520). This wanderer
  (backslider) is a Christian. The sin in the life
  of a Christian is worse than sin in the life of
  unbeliever. II Peter 220.

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• What should we do when we see a fellow Christian
  wandering from the truth?
• We should pray for him and seek to help him. He
  needs to be converted turned back into the
  right path.
• When thou are converted, strengthen thy
  brethren Luke 2223
• It is important that we seek the lost and win the
  saved.
• Matt 1815 - Moreover if thy brother shall
  trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault
  between thee and him alone if he shall hear
  thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
• Gained means won, same as James 413

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• To help the erring friend, we must have the
  attitude of love, for love shall cover the
  multitude of sins. I Peter 48, James 520
• Prov. 1012 Hate stirred up strife, but love
  covereth all sins.
• Speak the truth in love (Eph. 415)
• Love helps the offenders to face the sin and deal
  with them and also assures him that forgiven sins
  are remembered no more.
• A straying brother needs to be restored.
• A lost sinner needs to be brought to the Saviour.
• If a straying brother dies, he goes to heaven,
  but the sinner is condemned to hell for eternity.