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SERMON • SERMON 2811

Moving

Exodus 33:15

… therefore has Your servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto You. That is the best place to find a prayer—in your heart—no prayer

SERMON • SERMON 2322

When Can We Find Comforters?

Nahum 3:7

… You rise in the morning and you go to bed at night without a prayer! And all day long God is not at all in your thoughts. Do …

SERMON • SERMON 3023

John Mark—or, Haste in Religion

Mark 14:50-52

… God has given you the spirit of faith and prayer, of earnest zeal and a sound mind. Unto Him be the Glory! But, as a Church, do not …

SERMON • SERMON 1838

The Good Ananias—a Lesson for Believers

Acts 9:10

… Nowadays we greatly need more devout men, men of prayer, men who dwell with God in secret—devoted men, men of devotion—for the strength of the spirit …

SERMON • SERMON 1278

Reasons For Parting With Sin

Isaiah 1:18

… God's holy Nature forbids that He should ever listen to such a blasphemous prayer! Alter it, and say, "Lord, help me to give up my sin. Lord …

SERMON • SERMON 2980

A Lift for the Prostrate

Mark 1:31

… It is this—having entered this House of Prayer and having heard the Gospel, as you will have done before this service is over, the Lord Jesus Christ …

SERMON • SERMON 2340

The Best Christmas Fare

Psalm 119:103

… Are any of you afflicted tonight? I commend this prayer to your use. One would have expected that David would have prayed, "I am afflicted very much: comfort …

SERMON • SERMON 650

Judgment Threatening But Mercy Sparing

Luke 13:7

… I remember hearing him pray this prayer—"O God, I wish I had ten talents, that I might serve You better." When I think of some that have …

SERMON • SERMON 1156

Rubbish

Nehemiah 4:10

… Though we hear the voice that says, "But you, Beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love …

SERMON • SERMON 3407

Peter's Prayer

Luke 5:8

… much! Do not give up praying because you feel you cannot pray, but pray twice as much, for you need more prayer and, instead of being less with …

SERMON • SERMON 2159

The Holdfasts of Faith

Romans 4:16

… And in reading or praying at home the chill of death makes every godly exercise a burden. You are so harassed with fears, so worried with cares, so …

SERMON • SERMON 832

The Best Cloak

Isaiah 59:17

… all the night He is praying! You read of the cold mountains and the midnight air as witnessing the fervor of His prayer. And then, at morning light …

COMMENTARY

Psalm 144

Psalm 144

… sorrowful prayer in distress, we have now a psalm of praise and thanksgiving for God's gracious answer to supplications; and also a psalm of intercession. The present …

SERMON • SERMON 1318

Increased Faith the Strength of Peace Principles

Luke 17:5

… Their prayer referred to a common everyday duty enjoined by the Gospel—the forgiving those who do us wrong—for the previous verses are to this effect, "Take …

SERMON • SERMON 2775

David Warned and Rewarded

Psalm 19:11

… For instance, "Pray without ceasing." In keeping that command, have you not had a great reward? True prayer is true power. Prayer brings every blessing from on high …

SERMON • SERMON 1175

Stephen's Death

Acts 7:59

… He had pity upon them in his heart, that is clearly seen in his dying prayer for them, but still, his main feeling is sympathy with God in …

SERMON • SERMON 1003

Your Own Salvation

Philippians 2:12

… Let their prayers drive you to prayer. Let their example rebuke your sin, and their joys entice you to their Savior. O see to this! But perhaps you …

SERMON • SERMON 1256

The Old Man's Sermon

Psalm 71:17

… the prayer before you—what do you think, Brethren—will the Lord answer it? You who are feeling your strength fail through old age have been praying, "O …

SERMON • SERMON 1948

The Hedge of Thorns and the Plain Way

Proverbs 15:19

… have talked about praying over it. Where a plain command is given, an unmistakable finger points the way and hesitation is rebellion! Sluggards make prayer an excuse for …

SERMON • SERMON 2003

Young Man, Is This For You?

Luke 7:11-17

… Alas, alas, you hinder us by causing the world to say, "See how those young men are acting!" We have to spend thought and prayer and effort over …

SERMON • SERMON 1217

Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth

2 Timothy 2:15

… He made a matter of prayer of it, and one morning he boldly ventured into the lion's den and the man said, "What have you come here …

SERMON • SERMON 3191

The True Aim of Preaching

Acts 13:38

… So he stopped at the foot of Cader Idris and spent some three hours in an intense agony of prayer. And the result was that when he next …

SERMON • SERMON 2953

Spiritual Sight and Eternal Life

John 14:19

… pleading when you have Christ praying by your side and know that you have Him there—and when you feel that your prayer is not the petition of …

SERMON • SERMON 3140

The Glory of Our Strength

Psalm 89:17

… You who are most mighty in prayer, are you not sometimes weak when you are upon your knees? You who often bear testimony to Christ with much courage …

SERMON • SERMON 1955

Jesus Declining the Legions

Matthew 26:53

… that our Lord had been praying and yet His griefs were not removed. He had prayed Himself into a bloody sweat with prayer and yet He was left …

SERMON • SERMON 1961

S. S.—or, the Sinner Saved

Romans 9:30-33

… spiritual things! Some even kneel down every morning and night and repeat a prayer. They pay everybody they owe. They are always kind to their neighbors and they …

SERMON • SERMON 2945

Night-and Jesus Not There!

John 6:17

… They did not understand the meaning of their own prayer. Sometimes, in our services, when people are very quickly convicted of sin and fall to praying all of …

SERMON • SERMON 2826

The King in Pilate's Hall

John 18:37

… It was not fasting thrice in the week, but it was truly praying, "God be merciful to me, a sinner." It was not giving alms in public and …

SERMON • SERMON 2844

The Seed Upon a Rock

Matthew 13:5

… What does alwaysmat-ter is practical, living, earnest prayer. So what the scribes may have said is not recorded, but the prayer of the poor father is—"Master …

SERMON • SERMON 200

The Wicked Man’s Life, Funeral, and Epitaph

Ecclesiastes 8:10

… and you said to yourself, “What an appropriate discourse.” Still you kept on praying, and you were pleased to see that there was some emotion. You said “Oh …

SERMON • SERMON 2967

The Church's Probation

Psalm 66:10

Prayer Meeting, when some friend had prayed so long and so drearily, you said, "Please God, if ever I have the privilege of praying aloud at a Prayer

COMMENTARY

Psalm 13

Psalm 13

… good subject, showing the stages from mourning to rejoicing, dwelling especially upon the turning point, prayer. There are two verses for each, mourning, praying, rejoicing. A. G. Brown.

SERMON • SERMON 2304

Blinded By Satan

2 Corinthians 4:4

… If I were to pray, I should be praying about whales. I have whales in my heart, Sir, and there is no room for anything else." It is …

SERMON • SERMON 2152

Three Important Precepts

Proverbs 23:19

… I shall put into them a fullness of Gospel meaning and I shall press them home upon the heart, praying the Holy Spirit to lead every unconverted person …

SERMON • SERMON 2968

'His Great Love'

Ephesians 2:4

… What a handy prayer this is, a prayer to carry about with you wherever you go! "Lord, be You my Helper." That is a minister's prayer when …

SERMON • SERMON 1170

"By All Means, Save Some"

1 Corinthians 9:22

… I dropped these written letters with printed tracts into the post, or slipped them under the doors of houses, or dropped them into areas—praying that those who …

SERMON • SERMON 31

The Desire of the Soul in Spiritual Darkness

Isaiah 26:9

… How long have they lasted? Have you been desiring Christ this last month or these last three or four months? Have you been seeking him in prayer for …

SERMON • SERMON 2663

A Leap Year Sermon

1 Corinthians 15:8

… Up in one of the northern counties of England there was a woman, a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, whose prayer went up continually for her husband …

SERMON • SERMON 1930

Is It True?

Daniel 3:14

… true, all true, thoroughly true! Alas, my Friends, how much there is of praying, singing, teaching and preaching which is not real work! How much there is of …

SERMON • SERMON 2988

Great Pardon for Great Sin

Psalm 25:11

… preaching—how is it that he turns to praying? Beloved, I think it was to teach us that prayer is never out of place. When the Apostle Paul …