Tag: Matthew 6
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“Two Men Went Up Into the Temple to Pray”
Scripture Readings: Ezekiel 33:12-16; Luke 18:9-14 (text) Pasig Covenant Reformed Church • February 15, 2015 • Download this sermon (PDF) Congregation of Christ: Remember the last two parables of Christ that we studied almost a month ago? We looked at two parables about persistent prayer. The ParaÂble of the Two Judges and a Widow…
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The Fifth Petition: Forgive Us Our Debts
When we pray the fifth petition, we are asking God not to account our sins to us, but to account it to Christ. We are trusting in God’s assurance that our sins are forgiven, and our spiritual debt completely cancelled because of Christ’s atoning work on the cross for us.
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The Fourth Petition: “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread”
In Proverbs 30:8, there is a prayer that all of us will almost never pray, “Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me†(“daily bread,” NIV). It is very difficult for us to pray for just this day’s or next day’s provisions, but God can surely test…
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“Our Father in Heaven”
Be comforted then as you begin your prayer, “Our Father who is in heaven,†that he hears your prayers, and that he will lovingly and patiently give you all things necessary for body and soul because he is able to do so as the majestic and powerful God in heaven.
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“When You Pray…”
Most evangelicals shun formal prayers like the Lord’s Prayer or the Psalms, thinking that spontaneous, led-by-the-Spirit prayers are more acceptable to God. But often, pastors end up with babbling, mindless prayers, often mumbling repetitiously because they do not know what to say. What can be more beneficial than a prayer composed beforehand, filled with Scripture…
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Sermon Series on Prayer
Today (February 10, 2013), we come to the last portion of the third part of the Heidelberg Catechism, which is about sanctification or living as citizens of God’s kingdom. The first part of sanctification is the explanation of the moral law, the Ten Commandments. The second part is about prayer, which we begin today.
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Treasures, Hearts, Tithes
The pre-eminent example of a rich person is Christ himself, of whom Paul says, “though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.”