Interceding for Sinners

Belcroft Bible Church Sermon Audio · Oct 18, 2026 · 1h 11m

What happens when we witness a fellow believer caught in sin? 1 John 5:16-17 pulls us into one of the most challenging and rewarding corners of the New Testament, where we discover that the answer is far more powerful than we might expect. The passage centers on the practice of intercessory prayer, that profound privilege of carrying the names and needs of our brothers and sisters directly into the throne room of God. Rather than responding to observed sin with gossip, judgment, or self-congratulation, we are called to something higher: to pray with genuine confidence that God will act. What…