Prayer

The Story of a Runaway Slave

… I do not believe in your religion, dear Friend, if it belongs to the Tabernacle and the Prayer Meeting, but not to your home. The best religion in …

The True Priesthood, Temple and Sacrifice

1 Peter 2:4

… to God." To the Lord, also, you must present the incense of holy prayer. But all these are comprehended, I think, in the expression, "I delight to do …

Gone, Gone Forever

1 Kings 20:40

… shops, forsake our families, betake ourselves to solitude and spend our time in prayer and devotion?" I did not say that! I have not even hinted at such …

'The Ministry of Reconciliation'

2 Corinthians 5:18

… God forbid that I should say a word against prayer! I would say a thousand words forit—it is a blessed exercise—but the dead cannot pray, nor …

The Doctrines of Grace Do Not Lead to Sin

Romans 6:14

… within their hearts? The Ever- blessed Spirit leads believers to be much in prayer, and what a power for holiness is found in the child of grace speaking …

Shining Christians

Isaiah 60:1

… Now, in the power of the Holy Spirit, prove the sincerity of your prayer by giving out whatever light God has given to you and, since your light …

Vanities and Verities

2 Corinthians 4:18

… Did you have sweet answers to prayer? Mark that down. Those are things of special note, as I am quite sure Paul thought. Though he would not say …

Life And Walk Of Faith

Colossians 2:6

… pleading there was with Him! What a nearness of access to Him in prayer! Oh, how different! How different with some now! This world has with rude hands …

Jesus Appearing To Mary Magdalene

Mark 16:9

… Do not complain because you are lax in prayer and have not that enlargement you ought to have in Divine things. One word will take you up as …

Asleep and Yet Awake—a Riddle

Solomon 5:2

… Now is the time for much prayer! Let him wrestle with this deadly foe till he is fully awakened! Falling into indifference on the road to Heaven is …

Bands Of Love

Hosea 11:4

… We are told by His servant, the Apostle, to be "careful for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication to make known our requests unto God." A …

The Sitting of the Refiner

Malachi 3:3

… I enjoyed that Prayer Meeting." Yes, that is quite right. But have you done anything? Have you served the Master? Have you offered anything to Jesus? Have you …

Nominal Christians—Real Infidels

John 8:46

… seen some of the greatest unbelievers converted to God in this House of Prayer, while others remain unblest. We have seen many baptized into Christ who once did …

Confession Of Sin Illustrated by the Cases of Dr. Pritchard and Constance Kent

Psalm 32:5

… John Bradford said, that when he was in prayer, he never liked to rise from his knees till he began to feel something of brokenness of heart. Get …

Open Heart For The Great Savior

John 1:12

… says, "I do not know much," and another cries, "We have had family prayer for twenty years," and another says, "My name is down for twenty guineas in …

Threefold Sanctification

1 Corinthians 1:2

… A yet more familiar instance occurs in what is commonly called "The Lord's Prayer." "Our Father which are in Heaven, sanctified be Your name." The word "hallowed …

The One Thing Needful

Luke 10:42

… Lord in conscious fellowship; you have been full of care and empty of prayer; you have not committed your sorrows to your loving friend; you have blundered on …

The Lover of God's Law Filled With Peace

Psalm 119:165

… I have often told you, my dear Friends, that I view the difficulties of Holy Scriptures as so many prayer-stools upon which I kneel and worship the …

Questions of the Day and THE Question of the Day

Matthew 22:42

… They say a prayer night and morning, but as to thinking, that is out of the question. They go to their "sacraments" and they do not mind how …

The Cleansing of the Leper

Leviticus 13:12-13

… Thou canst not pray their prayer nor sing their hymns. Thou knowest not their joys. Thou hast never tasted of their perfect peace. Thou hast never entered into …

Love Thy Neighbour

Matthew 19:19

… fine lot they will learn! Are you a master? Do you hold family prayer? Get in a passion with your servants, and say “Let us pray.” A vast …

The Meat and Drink of the New Nature

John 6:55

… results! I suggest that every sermon reader should spend a special time in prayer, next Lord's Day, in pleading for the revival of Evangelical religion. The Times …

Christ's Work No Failure

Isaiah 42:4

… Breathe this prayer, "Son of David, have mercy on me." And if He says, "What will you that I should do unto you?" answer, "Lord, that I might …

The True Tabernacle, and Its Glory of Grace and Peace

John 1:14

… In such a camp constant prayer and praise should be presented to Him whose presence was its glory and defense. Today let our congregation be a holy convocation …

Strong Meat

Hebrews 5:14

… and to that exchange—oh, if only you had been as diligent in prayer! If only you had been as diligent for your Bible as for your ledger …

A Private Enquiry

1 Samuel 3:17

… song and the evening hymn! May the Lord also hear our voices in prayer and praise and meditation till our lives shall be a holy dialog between our …

Unprofitable Servants

Matthew 25:30

… all his life, been crying up salvation by works, when dying, breathed a prayer in Latin, the translation of which would be something like this—"I beseech God …

"Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled"

John 14:1-4

… And I have known many of the heirs of Heaven find consolation as they have observed how imperfect beings like themselves have prevailed with God in prayer and …

Rahab

Hebrews 11:31

… God grant I may have all my family thus preserved! I am sure every child of God here is breathing the same prayer—"God of Rahab, give me …

Wholehearted Religion

Jeremiah 32:39

… A lazy prayer requests a denial and shall have it. Half-hearted praise is an insult to God and everything in religion that is not done with all …

The Three Hours of Darkness

Matthew 27:45

… He is where the woman of a sorrowful spirit moves her lips in prayer. He is never absent where penitence sits in darkness and bewails her faults— "Yes …

Mercy's Master Motive

Isaiah 48:9-11

… You had your children about you, and your wife made you glad, and you lived almost without prayer, without reading the scriptures; God therefore hid his face from …

Servus Servorum

Luke 22:27

… But I have prayed for you, that your faith fails not.—"I have made you, Simon, a special object of My prayer. All the brotherhood will be tried …

Joyful Anticipation of the Second Advent

Luke 21:28-31

… You know what He did there, for— "Cold mountains and the midnight air, Witnessed the fervor of His prayer" Jesus always practiced what He preached. He said to …

A Powerful Reason For Coming To Christ

Mark 3:8

… and the horse should stand still in the street while you breathe a prayer for salvation, who could blame you? If the engine paused while the stoker cried …

The Deceived Heart

Isaiah 44:20

… He kneels down and repeats his form of prayer. He rises and you say, "What a clear conscience that man has! That worship is enough for him—he …

Perfection in Christ

Colossians 1:28

… me an interest in Jesus Christ!" And that mighty God who always hears prayer, will save you and you shall go on your way rejoicing and triumphing in …

Sheep Among Wolves

Matthew 10:16

… If we draw him to a Prayer Meeting, another takes him to the theater. If we set before him the Truth of God, another puzzles him with skepticism …

A Description of Young Men in Christ

1 John 2:13

… His prayer has been, "Show me what You would have me to do," and having received an answer, he is found in the vineyard trenching the soil, removing …

Buying Without Money

Isaiah 55:1

… sober? Had he not attended a place of worship and repeated forms of prayer? Did not all this make up a little fortune of righteousness? He thought so …