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A. (5) That the acceptable petitioner's encouragement to pray is from Jesus Christ (Hebrews 4:14-16).2. Even the prayer of our petitions will then cease, for there will be nothing left to ask for in that day. (3) There can be no acceptable praying to God but by believers united to Christ having on the garment of His righteousness (John 9:31). I said, "There is nothing that we can do but to kneel down and cry to the Lord for the immediate conversion of your husband." time, or rising-time; these are special occasions, the general time for prayer is all day long. Always. But passing from that, note the limitation to the broad universality of the declaration. I feel sure your husband will come home, and that he will yet become connected with our church." Such faithless prayers cannot have the name of Jesus attached to them, they cannot be accepted. HOW TO PRAY. At the bottom His holy name stands written; the upper part we ourselves must fill up with our prayers; the Father will honour the draft to the whole amount for the sake of His dear Son; because whatever we are minded to ask in the name of Jesus, the Father will give us.(R. In seeking in prayer the mercies we need of God for Christ's sake accordingly (John 16:24). (3) That Christ sends His people to God by prayer for the supply of their wants. (1) Look at prayer for material blessings. If a warrant, or other legal document is to take effect, it must be endorsed by the name of some one in authority, otherwise it is so much waste paper. But apart from these changes of the inner life, there are two great difficulties surrounding every act of prayer. THE NATURE OF CHRISTIAN PRAYER. She told me her story, and a sad one it was. THE PERFECT JOY WHICH FOLLOWS UPON THESE TWO. Or do they, because they believe God is all-wise, ask to be able to bear success if it be His will it should come, and if not, to be enabled to stand failure? To them there often seemed to be two great powers in the universe — the divine and the evil, and in their darkness they cried to Him whom they felt was true, though they understood not how. What is a bad thing for a child cannot be a good thing for a man. (2) There is no access to God, nor acceptance of prayer another way (chap. (5) That the acceptable petitioner's encouragement to pray is from Jesus Christ (Hebrews 4:14-16).2. (2) Again, we know that God's love cannot be deepened. We have a completed revelation, and therefore we need ask Him nothing. H. The stated way of all gracious communication between heaven and earth is through Jesus Christ, who opened a communication between them by His blood, when it was blocked up by the breach of the first covenant (John 14:6).IV. Sometimes when a Child comes home from school, after a long and expensive education, the parent finds that he has learnt nothing aright. Let those stand reproved who —(1) Make approach unto God in prayer, as an absolute God, without consideration of the Mediator (John 5:23; Ephesians 2:18). Such faithless prayers cannot have the name of Jesus attached to them, they cannot be accepted. A verification email has been sent to the address you provided. Shortly, you will have everything you can desire.2. What is meant by asking in Christ's name? He repented and sought the Lord, and as soon as possible, returned to his wife and his daily calling. Anticipate joyously the future. But our Lord says that in that day, when He shall have given them the Comforter, they shall ask Him no more such questions, for that He should guide them into all truth.I. Thus there are times when to pray is the hardest of all tasks; when God appears to be far off. 1. And if we pray in Christ's name, that implies the harmony of our wills with His. J. W. In the degree of your love and trust, you see that "all things work together for good."IV. 23).Lessons:1. This He does by His word, commanding them to go, and by His Spirit inclining them to go (Ephesians 2:18). But apart from these changes of the inner life, there are two great difficulties surrounding every act of prayer. Is not God always giving? (2) Again, men in the old time were often tempted to fancy that God was far off, and cared little for their necessities; Christ revealed God as everywhere — working in every life, searching every soul. It is better for a boy to puzzle out the meaning of a Latin book by his own brains and a lexicon than lazily to use an interlinear translation. has long ago been distinctly answered. John 14:6).(T. (3) Complying with the duty out of respect to His honour and glory. Amen?" Our praying in the name of Christ is a part of the reward of Christ's voluntary humiliation for God's glory and the salvation of sinners (Philippians 2:9, 10).4. He had, indeed, come back, and a converted man. (3) Whenever we take a journey, let us pray about it, as St. Paul did at Miletus, before he set out on his perilous voyage to Rome. Consider that we are in this matter to rely on Him only for access to God in our prayers (Ephesians 3:12; John 14:6). (1) In this way of praying ye may obtain anything ye really need. (2) Wherein acting in prayer in the strength of Christ lies. So the divisions are like the surface cracks on a dry field, and a few inches down there is continuity. He has been taught to draw, yet an artist detects at once that he does not know the very A B C of art. We must lighten our prayers by casting out self if they are to rise to the throne of God. Let those stand reproved who —(1) Make approach unto God in prayer, as an absolute God, without consideration of the Mediator (John 5:23; Ephesians 2:18). He has been answered already most distinctly. (c)The manner of their performing the duty itself (Isaiah 58:3). Sermons. For my own part, I never enter a railway carriage without a prayer, and I advise you to do the like, then, come what will, we have put the matter in God's hands.(H. (2)The soul's beholding of Christ (ver. I said, "There is nothing that we can do but to kneel down and cry to the Lord for the immediate conversion of your husband." "I shall see if she loves me." If so, can they pray that prayer in the name of Him who gave up all happiness for man, who endured the Cross and the shame, who, because it was the Father's will, bore all sorrow and made it holy? If so, then he has received a clear answer, and needs no other. Here He sets forth the Father as the Answerer, because His purpose is to point away from undue dependence on His own corporeal presence. The words "in My name" refer to the new meaning which Christ had given to prayer. Or do they, because they believe God is all-wise, ask to be able to bear success if it be His will it should come, and if not, to be enabled to stand failure? Without the cheque thou wouldest receive nothing, for the father of the heir knows nothing of thy name; but because he sees written there the name of his son he presents thee with the whole amount which his son has commissioned thee to receive. The promises of the covenant were all made to Jesus Christ, as the party who fulfilled the condition of the covenant (Galatians 3:16).3. Error: Passwords should have at least 6 characters, Error: Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. Martin. Jesus Christ says it may be so, and He tells us how. Again, there are prayers which seem unanswered because we have asked amiss. We should not hear so much about bad servants, and dishonest traders, if men would only pray over their work. So our prayers must be endorsed, so to speak, with the name of Jesus. — "If it be possible let sorrow pass from Me — nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou wilt." Think how many improper, foolish, and even downright wicked prayers are addressed to the All-wise God! One cause of these is to be found in the variations of our inner life, Our faith in the spiritual is at some moments so full of power that thoughts too large for words ascend to the Eternal in unclothed aspirations. The sceptic asks, "Does God ever stop the working of His laws to save the man who prays?" The flaming sword of justice, which guarded the way to the tree of life, was bathed in His blood, to procure us access to God. AUGMENTING EXULTATION.1. There Christ presented Himself as the Answerer, because His purpose was to set forth His going to the Father as His elevation to a yet loftier position. If we ask our Heavenly Father for bread, He will not give us a stone. (2) Again, we know that God's love cannot be deepened. Chilled thus by the world of sense, the fire of devotion frequently appears to have almost died out, having left only cold ashes on the altar of the heart.2. Then there are special occasions when we need to pray for a special object —(1) In all cases of danger and difficulty. Or do they mean, "enable Me to bear happiness or sorrow?" The sceptic asks, "Does God ever stop the working of His laws to save the man who prays?" Christian prayer is the submissive effort to make my wish what God wills.3. We must lighten our prayers by casting out self if they are to rise to the throne of God. Sinners can have no access to God without a Mediator, and there is no other Mediator but He (Isaiah 59:2; 1 Timothy 2:5).2. "That your joy may be full," says my text, or "fulfilled," like some jewelled, golden cup charged to the very brim with rich and quickening wine, so that there is no room for a drop more. There are thousands of letters posted every year which end in the dead letter office, either because they are wrongly directed, or not directed at all, and there are thousands of dead prayers which never reach God for the same reason. Because —1. Major Prophets At present even God, the Father of all, does not please you. Only remember that such a method of teaching needs that we use that revelation and submit ourselves to the teaching of that Spirit, and make everything that we know a factor in shaping what we do and are. (4) That acceptable prayer is performed under the sense of the command of a God in Christ (Isaiah 33:22), where majesty and mercy are mixed in it; and that is son-like service. If you want to spoil your child you say, "What do you want, my dear? time, or rising-time; these are special occasions, the general time for prayer is all day long. But if he decline this search, then assuredly instead of having an answer from Christ, who is the Truth, he will have it from the father of lies.II. We gain by losing the visible Christ.2. (4) Doing it with heart and good-will (Isaiah 64:5).3. )Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in My name He will give it you.Praying in the name of Jesus ChristI. And as for the difficulty of knowing what I am to believe about controverted questions, no doubt there will remain many gaps in the circle of our knowledge and much left obscure; but if we will keep ourselves near the Master, and use the helps that He gives us we shall not walk in darkness, but shall have light enough to be the Light of Life.II. Some months after, she re-appeared with her neighbours, and a man whom she introduced to me as her husband. Then there are prayers, so full of self that there is no room for Jesus in them. The Romans of old never undertook a war, or any serious matter, without consulting an oracle. They were not to pray with the idea of inducing God to become kind, but because He was kind. The words "in My name" refer to the new meaning which Christ had given to prayer. Will he tempt Christ by asking twice over?4. If his heart and conscience tell him this, he has had an answer sufficient. In the highest sense a man can only receive what he feels he needs.(E. Without the cheque thou wouldest receive nothing, for the father of the heir knows nothing of thy name; but because he sees written there the name of his son he presents thee with the whole amount which his son has commissioned thee to receive. Then there are prayers which ask for wrong things, or they ask in a wrong way, and so they are wasted. J. W. Buxton.We must be taught how to pray just as we must be taught how to walk. WHEN TO PRAY —1. The child fancied his mother would not have left him if she had loved him, and determined to send her a letter, and find out. (d)Their own necessity (Hosea 7:14).3. (1) Look at prayer for material blessings. A man with a prayer in his mouth would have no room for an oath, or a bad story. (1) Men in old time had cried earnestly to God under the pressure of the struggles and doubts of life, but they could not pray in the Christian sense. Nothing can savour with God that comes from a sinner, but what is perfumed with the merit and intercession of Christ (2 Corinthians 2:15; Ephesians 1:6).6. But, for the sake of illustration, let us put this question under some of its particulars. Persevere in prayer even when prayer is hard work, for the labour and agony connected with prayer are only temporal. SEE, THEREFORE, THE BLESSEDNESS OF THE CHRISTIAN.1. Heathen prayer is the violent effort to make God will what I wish. There would not be so many unhappy marriages, discontented workers, and wrong men in wrong places, if we would pray before making a solemn choice. "I shall see if she loves me." (2) There is no access to God, nor acceptance of prayer another way (chap. Our oracle is the living God, and whenever we are in doubt, or difficulty, or danger, let us ask God about it. (1) Men in old time had cried earnestly to God under the pressure of the struggles and doubts of life, but they could not pray in the Christian sense. -------------------- Ask and You will Receive 23 In that day you will no longer ask Me anything. Boston, D. D.)Prayer in Christ's nameE. What is a bad thing for a child cannot be a good thing for a man. )Learning to prayH. The flaming sword of justice, which guarded the way to the tree of life, was bathed in His blood, to procure us access to God. For instance, men ask for success: do they mean they cannot forego their desires — that they cannot confront failure? We must begin, carry on, and conclude our prayers in the name of Christ (Colossians 3:17). I said, "There is nothing that we can do but to kneel down and cry to the Lord for the immediate conversion of your husband." (a)In general, in our relying on the Lord Jesus only for the success of our prayers in heaven. When Jehoshaphat was besieged by his enemies, he prayed solemnly to God for guidance. It does not make Him more loving, but it fits us to obtain what He is willing to bestow. (a)That praying acceptably is a work quite beyond any power in us (2 Corinthians 3:5). WHY ACCEPTABLE PRAYER MUST BE IN THE NAME OF CHRIST. They were not to pray with the idea of inducing God to become kind, but because He was kind. For my own part, I never enter a railway carriage without a prayer, and I advise you to do the like, then, come what will, we have put the matter in God's hands.(H. (b)More particularly, praying in the name of Christ, and for His sake consists in renouncing all merit and worth in ourselves, in point of access, acceptance, and gracious answer (Genesis 32:10); believing that however great the mercies are, and however unworthy we are, yet we may obtain them from God through Jesus Christ (Hebrews 4:15, 16). And though sorrow comes, still we may be blessed. That is to pray in Christ's name.2. We must pray for Christ's sake, as our motive to the duty (Mark 9:41). HOW TO PRAY. Benjamin Tomczak 2 Corinthians 5:14-21 March 27, 2016 Sermon for the Resurrection of our Lord Pr. L. Hull, B. If we believe that such prayer will be answered we are constantly met by the awful thought that God has ordered eternally all the circumstances of life for the best and wisest ends. Martin. It does not make Him more loving, but it fits us to obtain what He is willing to bestow. (2) Complying with the duty out of love to Christ (Hebrews 6:10). That is surely but an indifferent servant who requires his orders to be repeated from his master's mouth. We must begin, carry on, and conclude our prayers in the name of Christ (Colossians 3:17). As Peter explained to the people, "And His name, through faith in His name, has made him strong. Therefore, to pray in His name is to pray recognizing what He is, as revealed in His life and death and resurrection and ascension, and to base all our dependence for acceptance of our prayers upon that revealed character. Because —1. Consider that we are in this matter to rely on Him only for access to God in our prayers (Ephesians 3:12; John 14:6). All questioning will then be openly on His side, and all answering openly also on ours. Do not wait to go to church, or till bed. time, or rising-time; these are special occasions, the general time for prayer is all day long. time, or rising-time; these are special occasions, the general time for prayer is all day long. The death of Christ has told us things that Christ before His death could not tell. You have made a sort of calculation of what God should give you in the shape of temporal good. Chilled thus by the world of sense, the fire of devotion frequently appears to have almost died out, having left only cold ashes on the altar of the heart.2. God's gifts come down through the same channel through which our prayer goes up. H. Spurgeon.Some years ago, a poor woman accompanied by two of her neighbours, came to my vestry in deep distress. If you want to spoil your child you say, "What do you want, my dear? God's gifts come down through the same channel through which our prayer goes up. THIS PROMISE HAS COME DOWN TO EVERY DISCIPLE OF CHRIST. (1) Look at prayer for material blessings. Our Revised Version reads, "He will give it you in My name." Above all, prayer must have love in it. In the highest sense a man can only receive what he feels he needs.(E. There are thousands of letters posted every year which end in the dead letter office, either because they are wrongly directed, or not directed at all, and there are thousands of dead prayers which never reach God for the same reason. If so, can they pray that prayer in the name of Him who gave up all happiness for man, who endured the Cross and the shame, who, because it was the Father's will, bore all sorrow and made it holy? For instance, men ask for success: do they mean they cannot forego their desires — that they cannot confront failure? Does it not point to that great and blessed truth, "Whatsoever thing the Father doeth that also doeth the Son likewise."2. In the highest sense a man can only receive what he feels he needs.(E. (3) That Christ sends His people to God by prayer for the supply of their wants. (2) That, however, believers in Christ are relieved of the burden of total indigence (John 4:14), yet while they are in the world they are still compassed with wants. When Jehoshaphat was besieged by his enemies, he prayed solemnly to God for guidance. So the divisions are like the surface cracks on a dry field, and a few inches down there is continuity. (2)The soul's beholding of Christ (ver. "I shall see if she loves me." The stated way of all gracious communication between heaven and earth is through Jesus Christ, who opened a communication between them by His blood, when it was blocked up by the breach of the first covenant (John 14:6).IV. But "in that day Christ will open Himself to you as a fountain of good, and then ye shall ask nothing." We shall perceive how both the difficulties we have noticed vanish before the true meaning of Christ's promise. Spurgeon. He has given us a pattern prayer — "Not as I will but as Thou wilt." Hence we see at once that many prayers are not Christian. In seeking in prayer the mercies we need of God for Christ's sake accordingly (John 16:24). 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