Prayer

'Brief Life Is Here Our Portion'

Psalm 39:4

… If it is the prayer of Moses, it is the prayer of a man of God. Verse 1. LORD, You have been our dwelling place in all generations …

Life by Faith

Galatians 3:11

… The habit of regular morning and evening prayer is one which is indispensable to a Believer's life, but the prescribing of the length of prayer and the …

Fellowship With Christ

1 Corinthians 10:16

… There is, too, a communion in prayer which is called the communion of conversation, for, in prayer, what do I do? If 1 pray aright, I talk to …

An Assuredly Good Thing

Psalm 73:28

… How shall I tell you what to draw near to God is? It is prayer, but it is more than prayer. I bow my knee and I begin …

Psalm 34

Psalm 34

… Though God hear prayer only as prayer offered in Christ, not because very fervent; yet fervour is a heavenly ingredient in prayer. An arrow drawn with full strength …

Prayer 18 — O, For More Grace!

… We cannot pray a prayer that would comprise all, but Thou canst, Great Intercessor, plead for each one and get for each one of us the blessing wanted …

"Noli Me Tangere" ("Touch Me Not")

John 20:17

… The 20th Psalm is a prayer for the king going forth to the conflict—a prayer for David. Better still, a prayer for great David's greater Son …

What Had Become of Peter?

Acts 12:18

… In the first place, he had gone to a Prayer Meeting. [See Sermon #1247, Volume 21—THE SPECIAL PRAYER MEETING] It is a very good sign that a …

Psalm 42

Psalm 42

… And my prayer unto the God of my life. Prayer is yoked with praise. He who is the living God, is the God of our life, from him …

Belief, Baptism, Blessing

Acts 16:33

… This was probably the first religious meeting of Christians that was ever held in Europe! It is remarkable that it was a Prayer Meeting—a Prayer Meeting attended …

The Battle of Life

… If any man will get to heaven, what an amount of perseverance he will require to hold on and to hold out! What hours of prayer, what wrestling …

The Blessed Guest Detained

Luke 24:28

… Be this our morning prayer, "Abide with us." Be this our evening petition, "Abide with us." Be this the prayer all day long, "Abide with us." May we …

Darkness Before the Dawn

Solomon 2:17

… If gladdened with His Presence, the night shall seem short and we can well endure all that it brings! Let the prayer of our text be put up …

Prayer 15 — The Peace of God

… Our first prayer is, Be Thou adored. Reign Thou over the whole earth. Hallowed be Thy name. We desire to see all men submit themselves to Thy gracious …

Psalm 77

Psalm 77

… Special prayer: In the days, etc. 2. Persevering prayer: hands lifted up to God by night as well as by day. 3. Agonizing prayer: my soul refused to …

Strangers and Sojourners

Psalm 39:12

… IF you read the whole verse, you will see that David used these words as an argument in prayer—"Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto …

Jesus Sitting on the Well

John 4:6

… And He gained it, not by a longer sleep, but by stealing time from sleep in which to draw near the strengthening Father in prayer! Even when the …

Renewing Strength

Isaiah 40:31

… If we really wait upon the Lord, we shall just keep on, resolved to abide in duty, determined to remain in prayer, undaunted in confidence, unmoved in expectation …

Warning and Encouragement

Solomon 5:2

… It is the same when you come to prayer. You pray after a sort, but it is not that wrestling with the Angel which gets the blessing from …

The Arrows Of The Lord'S Deliverance

2 Kings 13:19

… There is very little family prayer—not much interest taken in the conversion of the children. There is an angry temper, perhaps, which is somewhat curbed but still …

Christ's Pastoral Prayer for His People

John 17:9

… Understand this twofold reason, then, for Christ's pastoral prayer for His people. He first prays for them because they belong to the Father and, therefore, have a …

Cheer Up, My Comrades!

2 Chronicles 35:2

… David thought so, for you often read at the commencement of his psalms’A prayer of David, the servant of God,’ though you never read, ‘A prayer of …

A Good Confession.–Baptism

… This is the way of salvation, — worship, prayer, faith, profession, — and the profession, if men would be obedient, if they would follow the Bible, must be done in …

Crowning Blessings Ascribed to God

Psalm 65:11

… What says the second verse? "O You that hears prayer, unto You shall all flesh come." I say it and there is no boasting in the saying of …

Sealed and Open Evidences

Jeremiah 32:14

… Observe, it is hardly a prayer that Jeremiah utters—it is just a statement of his condition— and yet that is real prayer. When you do not know …

The Minister'S Stock-Taking

Acts 28:24

… It is a very pleasant thing to see the House of Prayer filled to overflowing. It is intensely delightful to reflect that often on the Sunday evening in …

The Heavenly Wind

John 3:8

… So, too, with prayer. The Holy Spirit is pleased to connect Himself with that, also, if it is believing prayer. Here the connection is exceedingly intimate because it …

Psalm 12

Psalm 12

… EXPOSITION Verse 1. "Help, Lord." A short but sweet, suggestive, seasonable, and serviceable prayer; a kind of angel's sword, to be turned every way, and to be …

Wrecked, But Not reckless

Acts 27:20

… In this emergency the Apostle Paul resorted to prayer. We may avail ourselves of this privilege in the worst pinch. When things are so black that they cannot …

June 29 — INVITATION TO PRAY

Jer. 33:3

… They tell us that prayer is a pious exercise which has no influence except upon the mind engaged in it. We know better. Our experience gives the lie …

The Garden Of The Soul

Matthew 26:36

… If carefully pondered you may discover that there is a singular and striking connection between the triple temptation and the triple prayer. Having fought Satan at the first …

The First Five Disciples

John 1:37-51

… Perhaps trained and brought up by godly parents, he had been in the habit of prayer—that prayer was somewhat ignorant—but it was very sincere. He sought …

Sweet Savor

Ezekiel 20:41

… I know the prayer is broken, but it is the prayer of His own dear child—and therefore He whom we call "Abba, Father," accepts it! I know …

Oct. 9 — WHAT SANCTIFIES OUR OFFERINGS?

Lev. 4:7

… Sin mingles even with our holy things, and our best repentance, faith, prayer, and thanksgiving could not be received of God were it not for the merit of …

July 16 — WORD TO HIM WHO HALTS

Zeph. 3:19

… Lord, though I halt in faith, in prayer, in praise, in service, and in patience, save me, I beseech thee! Only thou canst save such a cripple as …

Jan. 13 — NEVER CAST OUT

John 6:37

… We come by prayer, and that prayer broken; with confession, and that confession faulty; with praise, and that praise far short of His merits; but yet He receives …

Nov. 14 — THE NAME TO USE

John 14:14

… What an instructive prayer! I may not ask for anything to which I cannot put Christ's hand and seal. I dare not use my Lord's name …

The Uses of Anecdotes and Illustrations

… Take the very important matter of answers to prayer. You can prove that God answers prayer by quoting anecdote after anecdote, that you know to be authentic, of …

Lecture III: The Uses Of Anecdotes And Illustrations.

… Take the very important matter of answers to prayer. You can prove that God answers prayer by quoting anecdote after anecdote, that you know to be authentic, of …

Real Contact With Jesus

Luke 8:46

… O my Hearer, when you are in prayer alone, never be satisfied with having prayed! Do not give it up till you have touched Christ in prayer or …