James 5:13-20 describe how believers are to be involved in each other's lives. We pray for one another, rejoice with one another, confess to one another, and restore one another. There is no room for believers to live the Christian life alone.
There are many ways you could outline this section. I think you could take verses 13-15, 16-18, and 19-20 and create three separate studies. As you know (whether gratefully or grudgingly), I have no problem spending 20 minutes on one verse, but I didn’t think that would be the best way to approach this one. Instead, I’d like to show you the main point of these verses expressed in a couple of ways.
First, let’s see the main point - Believers are to be involved in each other’s lives - problems and all. A true church isn’t composed of faultless and sinless people. It’s filled with sinners and sufferers. Because of that, we must not abandon each other. Instead, we care for each other in those problems.
Second, let’s see how the main point is expressed. Verses 13-18 describe (very generally) that believers must pray for one another. Then, verses 19-20 detail how believers must restore one another. This is not a flawless outline, but I think it is helpful as we wrap our arms around this somewhat unfamiliar passage of Scripture.