Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-03
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Sunday School Lesson for Feb. 6. 1910
Specially Arranged for this Paper

DO not your righteousness before men, to
be seen by them."-G:1. R. w
TIME.-The summer of A.. u. Is. near
the middle of Christ's ministry.
PLACE.-The traditional site Is the
Horns of Hattin. two or three miles west
Of the Sea Of Galilee.
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
The lesson to-day dwells on sim
certify and truth applied to giving and
praying.
/. Sincerity versus Hypocrisy In
Giving.-Vs. Ii. First, the Principle,
underlying the actions referred to Is,
that so far as relates to virtue or
character in the doer, 1t is the motive
that determines the value of al ac-
ton, no matter how good the action
in itself, or how important the gift
may be to the receiver.
Second. Its Application to Giving.
I. Take heed" emphatic because
what follows is very important. That
We do not your aims" r. ", accord
ing to the best MSS, your righteous
ness your good actions both moral
and religious, before mem for the
purpose or design to be seen of them,
to gain applause, in order to be re-
garded as righteous and generous.
II. Sincerity versus Hypocrisy in
Praying. VS. So. Thou shalt not be
as the hypocrites are" who do not
really pray, do not desire or expect
what they ask, or hold communion
with God; but desire to appear very
| religious to men, and hence stand
apart like the Pharisee, in the para
BILE, as IL absorbed In devotion.
III. A Form of Prayer Filled with
the Spirit.-Vs. 9-15. The Lords Pray.
err as given In Luke, perhaps on IN.
other occasion, is prefaced by q re.
quest from the disciples that Jesus
would teach them how to pray.
/. We need to learn how to pray, II
we would gain the most possible from
prayer. Let the soil be titled that
the germ may grow.
2. Jesus gave q model. expressing
the true principles of prayer.
3. A model or form is useful only
when filled with the real Spirit Of
prayer.
4. We can interpret the model by
the way Jesus and his disciples used
1t. We have no recorded instance OF
their using this prayer. but the pray
ers OF Jesus were in accordance with
its principles.
The Hearer and Answerer of Prayer.
"Our Father which art In Heaven"
This expresses that aspect of God
,,hi,h ~,1ct nttrontc ~ 70 nrov IN hin,
lie Is not a mere bright Essence In
create" q power that makes for
righteousness" but s Person, as really
as our spirits are persons; infinite,
o%mnipotent, omniscient, King, Creator
Ruler, but withal q Father whose quail
tiles we learn from his Son, our Elder
Brother Jesus.
The Chief Aim and Goal OF Prayer
is expressed in q threefold form
which represents the highest, the best
the happiest, the noblest conceivable
ideal and goal for every child of God
and for the whole human race EYE
hath not seen nor ear heard, neither
has entered into the heart OF man
anything beyond these (which Goo
hath prepared for them that love
him"
Prayer for Our Material Welfare
II. Give us this day. or as Luke re
ports, day by day." our daily bread
Daily bread" includes supplies for al
our wants, food for hungry hearts az
we'll as bodies, for the mind. the spirit
the taste, for beauty and music, ant
for every appetite and longing.
Prayer for Delivcrance from Evil
VS.. 1915. The deliverance Is three
fold.
/. From the Burden and Effects o
Past Sins. Forgive us u debts,
the duties we owe to God and maj
and have not. Forgiveness is thu
the first step In being delivered from
evil.
The Second Step in Deliveranct
from Evil Is Victory Over Temptation
IS. Lead us not into temptation.
Thou, who art the guide of u life
lead us, but away from temptation
Temptation is trial. proving, the con
ditions meant to test our characters
our choices.
3. D%eliverance from All Evil Of AL
Kinds. But deliver us from evil.
"The evil" not the evil one" as II
the r. ", for that narrows and belit
ties the prayer (the "one" 10 not II
the Creek but from evil, every evil
temporal and spiritual, including tn
evil one, but most Of all from sin tn
great evil, and the source OF mos
other evils. God W this praye
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