The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-03-13

7 !. TITIT, KnOrk. An1 1l
hnnlt o. OPENED unto you.-- Luke N ~
TIE SECTION does not extend into the
i's' "t me chapter. but includes "a the les.
s.h verse g., The parallel account :. Mat
t:s-is: Matt. 1;7-il: and q, Reference =
,a,y1,r, ,i AKA a. l's answer; chron. 7li Ps
Mark TIA < ,n 's i RIA c', Mat iss ao
''a..; John 5ai-is; Rev. 5:s.SS.1 '""es
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Wy on ihe other side OF tho Jordan
EXPLANATORY.
!. CHRIsr's EXAMPLE As TO PHAyru
". lit is well to note Jesus In hits -
To prayer. For II as just after lie Him
self had been praying that His discipIes
came with the request: Lord. teoch
MS to pray" They knew His habits
oil prayer. and they wanted 10 know
WIN what spirit. with " hat form. for
"aat things. in what places they should
\ pray. Sc that they might be heard.
from this incident we may gather that
we must learn to do even the best
thl'Ss II we would do them in the best
way With the hottest and most eorn-
est spirit, we need to learn how toex-
press IT most perfectly. The one most
'"ii OF music usually takes the greatest
pains to study music.
ny" i"i.'Ns the answer, the Lords
prayer, not an imposed form. but n
specimen, n pattern of all true PRAYER.
IL should be studied care fully, so as 10
understand its spirit as well as it,
form.
II. CHESTS TEACHING How TO Pray.
VS.. l-i.-"Our Father which art in
heaven. Our" not my" Father"
70 Whom we owe all we have and are
IN Whose image we are made; Whom
we iove' ana trust. and obey; to Whom
we can pour out our inmost souls. "In
heaven and. there fore, Infinite. ON
niprcscnt, Whose very ma ture makes
heaven what IL is, and able to reach
every person. and help in every need.
Hallowed by Thy name .Tbv
name stands for His Character for
whatever He is. May that name no
he'd In reverence by ourselves and BIZ
all, In heart. in thought, in word. in
leed' Thy kingdom come" This Is
The most magnificent blessing the
world can receive, that time when God
ina the principles of His Heavenly
righteousness shall prevail among ali
men. Thy will be done, as in Heaven
% IN (on) earth" The petition implies
~ mat we ourselves desire so to do
'ous VIII. co That we wish Gods
'ill to be done in us and for us by His
providence and by His spirit. 90 That
II the world may obey God as ner.
ectiy as the angels obey Him. What a f.
rayer is this. What changes, what a
verturnings il implies. in business. IN a,
ally life. in politics. 'Give MS dnv by Q,
ny our daily bread" i.ve-v good and N
ERECT gift comes from above. This
'knowledgcs the source and leads n
"Us." not me" "Our."
'e bread adapted TO our wants. taken
ON Gods hands in His way. Daily"
'ough for present wants, but leading /
TO trust God for the future. And
rgive us our sins" Take them AWAY
ON us. both the penalty and the sins.
or we also forgive" DO we? An Is
forgivng spirit shows that we are Pr
I in a state here forgiveness would Il
lessing to us. "And lead us not
% temptation" Who e~gr .:...cs 70 -
led INTO temptation. and is notafraid
Z he fail. is already more than half
len? But if God in His wisdom
ngs us into trials and tests, then 1--WE
" count it all joy" and by Gods
ength gain the victory. but deliver
from evil" from every evil. tenn
al and spiritual The mark Of n
Mt is the stronghold his longing to be
ivercd from all sin. Jesus delivers
from evil by forgiveness. by filing
heart with love. by the gift of the
y Spirit and by setting us to WORK
Him.
II. EScorRAGEMENTs TO PRAY.-Vs.
:. Here importantly in prayer is
ght by the parable of a man who
1t to his friend at midnight. most
onvcnicnt time when IL would re-
re good deal Of patience to grant
request. goes 10 friend, hoping to
I'm bread for a late arriving guest.
ally in the east they prepare only I
ugh for single day; so with this -. -
!. though not so with his friend. "a
though the higher motives OF k|
ndshif. for the friendship was SO III
K. did not avail, yet because II was
trouble to grant his wishes than
ndrre the unwearied importantly,
will arise and give him" God is
with this selfish man. bur
rasted. For. if selfish men can be ~
by prayer and importantly togive. Y
. more certainly shall the bounti-
ord bestow. The lesson is passed
IN the promise which is the
en- Text. And this "for every one" -
matter OF fact. There are no real A.
ptions. Another encouragement u
ray is based upon the relation Of III
At and child. There nre few fathers III
would refuse the necessities oflife -
child. or give that which is harm
r useless instead. ~" r.
TIE CCvcLrsION-V. 10. "lf W. TIE
being evil Imperfect sinful, self uUI
know how 10 give good gifts unto q
children las you certainly do un- 20. Of
nser than brutes); how much more DIR
your Heavenly Father (ininite CREA
= love and goodness md IN liz a mart