PRAYER - God works mightily when His people pray

James 5:16-18 | Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for three and a half years! Then, when he prayed again, the sky sent down rain and the earth began to yield its crops.

• James says there is great power in the prayer of a righteous person. What does it mean to be a righteous person?

• Do you believe your prayer has great power? Why or why not?

• Elijah was just a regular person like you and me. What was his prayer and how did God answer? [Check out 1 Kings 17-18 to see the whole story!]

• Why would God choose to show His Unstoppable Power when His people pray?

• When you pray, are you praying for things that bring God glory or just bring you pleasure? What can you change?