DIRECTION XI.--SECOND GENERAL PART. [How to perform the duty commanded--a directory for prayer.] 'Praying always with all prayer and supplication,' &c. (Eph. 6:18). Having despatched the duty of prayer in general, we now come to give an account of the several branches in the exhortation; which toget... Read More
"And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity." (James 3:6) The apostle James in this Scripture, describes the evil of the tongue, "The tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity." 1. "It is a fire." It burns with intemperate heat; it causeth the heat of contention; it sets others in a flame. 2. "A worl... Read More
Remember the Sabbath-day to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God; in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is wit... Read More
'Hallowed be thy name.' Matt 6: 9. Having spoken of the introduction to the Lord's prayer, After this manner therefore pray ye,' and the preface, Our Father which art in heaven;' I come, thirdly, to the prayer itself, which consists of seven petitions. The first petition is: Hallowed be thy name.' I... Read More
'Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.' Matt 6: 10. We come next to the third petition, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. This petition consists of two parts: the matter, Doing God's will;' and the manner, As it is in heaven.' What is meant by the will of God? There is a twofol... Read More
Taking the Lord's Name in Vain! Arthur Pink "You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless, who takes His name in vain!" Exodus 20:7 As the second commandment concerns the manner in which God is to be worshiped (namely, according to His revealed w... Read More
Comfort My People By Thomas Bradbury, Preached in Grove Chapel, Camberwell, Sunday Evening, November 7th, 1897. " Comfort, comfort my people ," says your God. Isaiah 40:1 God's message by the prophet Isaiah to His spiritual Israel abounds with gracious consolation and heavenly encouragement. This is... Read More
The Christian in Complete Armour - Part 16
The Evil Tongue
The Ten Commandments 8. The Fourth Commandment
The Lord's Prayer 2. The First Petition in the Lord's Prayer
The Lord's Prayer 4. The Third Petition in the Lord's Prayer
Taking The Lord'S Name In Vain
Comfort My People