James 5:13-20

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The Prayer of Faith

¹³Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray.^(A) Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise.^(B) ¹⁴Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders^(C) of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil^(D) in the name of the Lord. ¹⁵And the prayer offered in faith^(E) will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. ¹⁶Therefore confess your sins^(F) to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.^(G) The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.^(H)

¹⁷Elijah was a human being, even as we are.^(I) He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.^(J) ¹⁸Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.^(K)

¹⁹My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth^(L) and someone should bring that person back,^(M) ²⁰remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save^(N) them from death and cover over a multitude of sins.^(O)

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Mark 11:1-11

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Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King^(A)^(B)

11 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany^(C) at the Mount of Olives,^(D) Jesus sent two of his disciples, ²saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden.^(E) Untie it and bring it here. ³If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.’”

⁴They went and found a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway.^(F) As they untied it, ⁵some people standing there asked, “What are you doing, untying that colt?” ⁶They answered as Jesus had told them to, and the people let them go. ⁷When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it. ⁸Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields. ⁹Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted,

“Hosanna!^[a]”

“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”^[b]^(G)

¹⁰“Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!”

“Hosanna in the highest heaven!”^(H)

¹¹Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve.^(I)

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