The Life of Faith Chapter 5 The Scriptures and Prayer A prayerless Christian is a contradiction in terms. Just as a still-born child is a dead one, so a professing believer who does not pray is devoid of spiritual life. Prayer is the breath of the new nature in the saint, as the Word of God is its f... Read More
THE LORD’S PRAYER Chapter 9 The Doxology "For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen" Matthew 6:13 This model for Divine worshipers concludes with a doxology or ascription of praise to the One addressed, evidencing the completeness of the prayer. Christ here taught His di... Read More
The ungodly are ever seeking after joy, but they do not find it: they busy and weary themselves in the pursuit of it, yet all in vain. Their hearts being turned from the Lord, they look downward for joy, where it is not; rejecting the substance, they diligently run after the shadow, only to be mocke... Read More
A prayerless Christian is a contradiction in terms. Just as a still-born child is a dead one, so a professing believer who does not pray is devoid of spiritual life. Prayer is the breath of the new nature in the saint, as the Word of God is its food. When the Lord would assure the Damascus disciple ... Read More
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS THE SECOND COMMANDMENT "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God ... Read More
Worrying is a problem that most people have. Worries come when we think about the future. Let us consider an example. If a father becomes sick and has not yet provided for his children, worry begins to take hold of him. What will become of the children, if the illness gets worse? Who will take care ... Read More
Text. Phil. 4:6: Be careful for nothing. In this discussion, I design to show, I. WHAT CAREFULNESS, AS USED IN THIS TEXT, IS. II. THAT THIS STATE OF MIND IS SIN. III. HOW TO AVOID IT. I. I am to show the meaning of the word carefulness. The terms care, and carefulness, are used in two different sens... Read More
Selected Verses: I Peter 5:7. Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. Philippians 4:6. In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. (RV) Ephesians 2:10. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jes... Read More
Selected Verses: John 14:27. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Romans 14:17-18. For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. 1... Read More
Selected Verses: II Corinthians 1:8-10. For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: 9But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in our... Read More
The Life of Faith Chapter 5 The Scriptures and Prayer
THE LORD’S PRAYER Chapter 9 The Doxology
THE SCRIPTURES AND JOY
THE SCRIPTURES AND PRAYER
The Second Commandment
(You Will Never Be The Same) 45 - Worrying
Carefulness a Sin
Casting All Your Care upon Him (Have you let God turn you into His masterpiece?)
Peace (Not pop-bottle glass, but the real diamond.)
Trusting God (“In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer…”)