In part 1 of Prayers Without Power Are A Problem we see two things:
1) Our prayers can lack power because of warring
2) Our prayers can lack power because of wickedness
January 24, 2024 • Curtis Epnett • James 4:1–10
Unfortunately, no audio was captured when this lesson was taught. In part 2 of Prayers Without Power Are A Problem, James share a third issue that depletes our prayers of power: worldliness. When we live for the world, our prayers lack power. James shares fives things that can bring power to prayer lives: 1) Sensitivity to the Spirit (v. 5) 2) Submission to the Sovereign (v. 7) 3) Stand against Satan (v. 7) 4) Separate from the secular (v. 8) 5) Succumb to self (v. 10)
Our walk of faith is an all or nothing thing. Our faith is to be lived out in every area of our lives, including our speech. An untamed tongue is going to cause us trouble in our faith soon and/or eventually. 1. The Importance Of The Tongue (vv. 1-2) - The truth of who we really are is revealed by the words we speak. 2. The Influence Of The Tongue (vv. 3-5) - Our speech has the ability to influence actions, outcomes, directions, attitudes, opinions, destinations, etc. 3. The Iniquity Of The Tongue (v. 6-8) - Our speech can defile us and bring destruction into the lives of others. 4. The inconsistency of The Tongue (v.9-10) - Inconsistency in our speech is inappropriate.