The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-06-06

International sunday -schsns I.~ssoa TO-
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Co,prx TExr-Axk. AMI n shall - river
you: seek. and ~ shall IND, knock, and y shall
~ opened unto you Luke II y
cExrRAr TRrrn-Truc prayer always -
ceiseS an answer.
r,xr November. A. D. q Not long after she
last lesson.
rtAcr Pcrca beyond Jordan, on the same
tourney 10 Jerusalem as the last iesson. Jesus
nearly ~ years old
nylrS own HARD Places One 81 ~ d1s.
ripiss: perhaps one Of the ~ somr one VINO
had not heard Him teach the Lords prayer pc
fore. FIRST PErSTfoS. , Niler<d. held IN
reverence. treated as holy. loved ana ~or
shiped by ourselves and hy all b< Ay nd's<;
co',,s name means himself a. revealed and
manifested" SECOND PETITION n k'ngdc"
cosa.. Tie reign Of God through Christ IN the
hearts II All men. The true praying OF TINS
pray.r implies that we arc doing and giving al
In our power 70 hasten On the coming o. TINS
Kingdom In our own hearts and ~ inc woria-
tn npPErITio~ ny rii ~ dom. ~" hrH'
IN. a. ~ ,onl farfh- the standard OF Obedience
II IN, ~ me inhabitants 81 Heaven. both IN
inward spirif and outward form The petition
imnllc~ III that We ourselves desire 20 70 DO
coi'~ viii. ~, That we wish Gods will 20 be
done IN US and Tor rs by His providence anu ~
liis spirit This 4 much more than mere sub
mission "a Gods will. ~ That All the world
may obey God a. perfectly as the angels Obey
Him FOURTH PETITION. Now begins the Sec
onl class Of petitions those for ourselves =
G.r4 w dfv Nv dfy our daily ior nectituD tr<d6;
that which satisfies our daily Wants both bod
IN aud spiritual. FlrrH PErrio~. 4 drd
forgirs ~ 0nr ans one ~ the frst and deepest
needs ~ the human soul Is forgiveness from our
Heavenly Father 10 be received back into His
Fellowship His family and His home. For re
also forgirr. we can not sincerely ask God 20
r4..tf ar4r IrT44
sinned against ns. SIXTH PETITION AMI lend
20 nor into <tpf fi0x- Thou who art the guide OF
our life lead H. away from temptation Forwho
socycr wishes 10 he led into temptation. and
Il not afraid lest he fall. l. already NOR than
half fallen SEVENTH PETITION. But dfitrtr
a. from <rii. not merely from the evil one. but
from evil every evil. temporal and spiritual
The great eva Of the world j. sin. the source
and fountain ~ nearly All the other evils Ia
the world. The mark ~ saint + the
strength IL his longing 70 b. delivered from all
sin. s. Three l0arss. small. Tat cakes. The
three would be required for one man. ihdr<
nofhia1s no bread baked. perhaps not even
flour 70 make them Of :. Chldr<n n "A - ~
IL "A. ii one room hut each on his own bed OF
mattress. p at. BY words, s>sk' use every
means try every method: knark. a. ~ . door
within which are treasures Keep on k-ock
ing. H. bread; . loaf. which was In form like
a nat stone. F.sh ssrpfnfs some kinds rcSem
bic each other. A hur'tul snstrad % a helpful
gift ~ Egg sc0rpip1t the white scorpion
when rolled up looked somewhat like small
egg 10 m W r<A bling <rif; sinful selfish
GsrfM Hoiy spirit: the best o. all gifts and
including III. why such Importantly NOT be
cause God j. unwilling "a give. but % make u.
IL TO receive. 70 make v hungry for the good
things.
CoMxESrs-Jcsus was man Of
prayer. His disciples probably often
had heard Him pray. and they were i'm
pressed with the difference between lii
prayers and theirs. Theirs probably
seemed 70 then more formal and les
real than His. and this lead them 4
wish that they had the power 10 pra,
as He did. so they asked Him to teacl
them how 70 pray. In response 70 thi
request He gave them the Lords Praye
as model on which to form thei
prayers. Then lie went on to encour
age them 70 ask God for what the.
wanted. and gave the promises that ar
found in verses 70 IL To study thi
model prayer will be the task Of tearhe
and scholar to-day. In talking abou
the lesson let US chiefly take up tn
question OF private prayer, as that is
very important one.
II We study the Lords Prayer "
shall find that we are &c pray for sevcra
things: ta) We should pray that God
will may be done in this world perfect
". as IL is done in Heaven Verse
shows this II any one Is a true FOL
lower OF God he has learned 70 hate sir
because IL Is contrary TO Gods hol
Law. He has learned 10 mourn over 81
like David, who said: Rivers &
water run down mine eyes b
cause they keep not Thy law.
ia. 1i9:l36). When the true Chris
tian Is in right spiritual condition
his deepest desire will be for the AZ
vancement Of Gods Kingdom on eartl
Ii Is only when we grow cold and II
different that we lose our anxiety 4
the salvation Of souls. and the spread I
Gods truth. This petition for the con
ing Of the Kingdom Of God Is put b
fore the request for daily bread. a. IL
warn Us against the danger that we al
always exposed TO. Of attending
earthly things first 1t was just tn
temptation that satan brought 10 Chri
when lie said. Command that the.
: stones he made bread. ID We shoul
pray for our daily bread We need NJ
= dwell on this point long. because me
: are ready enough 70 do this In IA
many who say the whole Lords Pray
never really pray until they come
this part Of the prayer tc) We shou
: pray for the pardon ~ our sins 81
how our Divine Lord tells US 70 pray Il
= this: Forgive Us our debts lsiI
. against God as we forgive our debtors
y II is very solemn thought that we a
+ 70 utter the prayer for pardon in tb
i spirit. II am unwilling 70 forgive AZ
h one who has injured and bitterly Q
a Tended me. oLght never to utter til
. prayer. for IL would be the same thil
v as saying: "Oh, Lord can never "a
. give my enemy. Now. therefore. as
do with him 80 do Thou with me
n Here we learn that prayer for pardon
a mockcry unless We exercise the san
81 forgiying spirit towards our cnernis
'e Id) We should pray 70 be delivered fro
ID temptation and evil. This is Just VII
- our Master told His disciples TO do.
"a said: Watch and pray. that 70 e1t
a not into temptation Matt. eC:4i).
Y are such weak beings. and 50 apt 70 II