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probably SIN IN Perez, though the sH'
act locality rs unknown. Jesus, In
these tenchinzs about PRAYER, repeats
the several petitions NJ that PRAYER
frft given IN his Sermon on the Mount
Ito doubtless found " necessary more
then once 10 teach thus particularly on
the on-important subject of earnest
uayer. and also would naturally give
n form ~ PRAYER: bur the differences
noticeable IN tie two reports Matt
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that lie placed no emphasis upon the
exact worig. He ouChi rather, by thi'
model, 80 show IN what spirit w
should approach God and what p''i.
tions we may hriug to him with nssur.
nnce of being heard. Not YET did no
teach the disciples Ia pray in hti
name" That came later, ~ this date
they could not have understood II
They needed FIRST Ia learn tn pray "
q nlial spirit. with aud for others, anf
~ continue PRAYING II the answer were
delayed.
The Lords PRAYER We somewhat
inappropriately style the prayer whic'
Jesus taught the Lords Prayer i
Is our ~prayer-the prayer for ever,
child of God. Its distinctive charao
teristics the 1lial spirit aud the iva
ternal spirit, The Lords Prayer Is thu
nothing else than the summary Of IN
law put into practice. and this sum
mary so realized In the secrecy Of tn
heart will naturally pass thence int
the entire ite."-Godet. Il used q
think the Lords Prayer was a shor
prayer; but as I live longer. and So
more OF life, | hegln to believe thAre |
no such thing as getting through H.
Our Heavenly Father knows m
fayoritism: he Is Just AS willing To an
swer the prayer OF his hurnblest chill
as that OF the most mature saint, Bu
II is true that we need IN be taught {
pray. Now the same Teacher VIII
taught the apostles aud early disciple
has beer the Teacher OF every one VIII
has been mighty In prayer since thsl
day. Aud be has not Yet closed hi
school, nor ever turned away n WI
ing to be a scholar. To him we to
ma come and with sincsre hearts offe
the prayer which is our Golden Text
Lord. teach us to pray" Jesus vi
not give US some magic formula, ia
saying prayers is not praying, ~
through his own words OF teaching
such as we have to-day before us. an
through practice drill, he will teac
aud train MS, so that we too may ;
able TO offer 'the ehectual. feryer
prayer" which "availeth much"
Jesus example. ms well as his word
taught those who were associated wit
him that Il Ia mans high privilege
pray to the great God. At one tin
they asked Jesus, Teach us TO pray
In replying he taught that we ms
come to God as loving children to
kind father, and that we may pray 4
others as well as ourselves. Our Ar
petitions should be for the honoring