“Faith That Works” James 5:12-20, Pastor Doug Walker

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Small Group Questions

1. The instructions on prayer in these verses follows a passage on being patient during suffering. Discuss the connection between the two.

2. James says we should pray when we are in trouble, happy or sick. Do you find you pray more when you are happy or in need?

3. Why do you think this is the case?

4. Verse 15 says the prayer offered in faith will make a sick person well. Many sick people have been prayed for by the elders of Grace Chapel, but not all have been healed. Why?

5. Why would confessing our sins to one another (v. 16) be a part of this healing process?

6. What is the point of saying Elijah was a person just like us? How is this helpful to your prayer life?