Let Faith Issue in Patience and Prayer | James 5:7-20 | MORNING

<p>Series: James | The Implanted Word. Passage: James 5:7-20. Preacher: Reg Piper. Date of Talk: 23 October, 2022.</p> <p><br></p> <p>The Word: Jesus Christ is the Lord of Glory 2:1</p> <p>His Day of crowning and slaughter will come 1:12,5:5</p> <p><strong>Be patient in waiting for the coming of the Lord v7-12</strong></p> <p>Be patient like</p> <ul> <li>the farmer awaiting &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;seasonal rain v7</li> <li>the prophets awaiting &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;fulfilment v10</li> <li>Job awaiting God’s &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;vindication/blessing v11</li> </ul> <p>The patience to exhibit is</p> <ul> <li>A determined stability of &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;heart v8</li> <li>A refusal to grumble v9</li> <li>A refusal to be &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;excessively emphatic v12</li> </ul> <p><strong>Be constant in prayer and praise v13-20</strong></p> <p>Set your hope on God</p> <ul> <li>Let the cheerful praise &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;God v13</li> <li>Let the sufferers pray to &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;God v13</li> </ul> <p>In the case of the suffering sick call the elders to prayer v14</p> <ul> <li>The sick can be raised &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;v15</li> <li>Sins can be forgiven &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;v15-16a</li> <li>Even the wanderer can be &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;saved v19-20</li> </ul>