Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-02-05
ALSMGIVING
AND PRAYER
sunday School Lesson for Feb. s, 1910
Specially Arranged FOR This Paper

do not your rIrHfn ness before men. TO Il
be seen by them. "-f1. Or VI
TTNE-The summer or A. ID. ~. near
the middle OF ChrisIs ministry.
PLACE-The traditional site IS the |
Horns or Hattin. two or three miles west /
OF the Sea OF Galilee.
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
The lesson to-day dwells on sin |
cerity and truth applied TO giving and
praying.
1. Sincerity versus Hypocrisy in
Giving-Vs. II. First. the Principle.
underlying the actions referred 10 IS.
that so Tar as relates 90 virtue or
character in the doer. II is the motive
that determines the value Of an ac-
ton. no matter how good the action
IN itself, or how important the gift
may be 10 the receiver.
Second It's Application to Giving
l. Take heed" emphatic because
what follows is very important That
ye do not your aims" r. V. accord
ing TO the best MSS. your righteous
ness" your good actions both moral
and religious. before men" for the
purpose or design 20 be seen OF them.
20 gain applause. in order to be re-
garded as righteous and generous.
IT. Sincerity versus Hypocrisy in
Praying.-Vs SIS Thou shalt not be
as the hypocrites are" who do not
really pray. do not desire or expect
what they ask. OF hold communion
with Cod: but desire 90 appear very
religious 90 men. and hence stand
apart like the Pharisee. IN the para
bic. as II absorbed IN devotion.
III. a Form OF Prayer Filled with
the Spirit-Vs 9-15. The Lords Pray
er as given In Luke perhaps on an
other occasion. Is prefaced by a re
quest from the disciples that Jesus
would teach them how 90 pray.
1. We need TO learn how 20 pray. II
we would gain the most possible from
prayer Let the soil be titled that
the germ may grow.
2. Jesus gave a model. expressing
the true principles Of prayer.
3. A model or form g. useful only
when filled with the real Spirit OF
prayer.
4 We can interpret the model by
the way Jesus and his disciples used
a. We have no recorded instance OF
their using this prayer. but the pray
0An VI aNHAn WIZ ~ 49, 1A-AANN HaN-
its principles.
The Hearer and Answerer Of Praper.
"Our Father which art IN Heaven"
This expresses that aspect OF God
which most attracts us 10 pray 20 him.
lie H. not a mere bright Essence In
create" a power that makes for
righteousness" but a Person. as really
as our spirits are persons; Infinite.
omnlpotent. omniscient. King. Creator.
Ruler. but withal a Father whose quail
tiles we learn from his Son. our Elder
Brother Jesus.
The Chief Aim and Goal OF Prayer
ts expressed in a 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 God
hath prepared for them that love
him"
Prayer for Our Material Welfare.
II. Give as this day. or as Luke re-
ports. day by day" our daily bread.
Daily bread" includes supplies for all
our wants. food for hungry hearts as
well as bodies. for the mind. the spirit.
the taste. for beauty and music, and
for every appetite and longing.
Prayer for DeliVerance from Evil
VS.. 1915. The deliverance Is three
fold
l. From the Burden and Effects OF
Past Sins. Forgive US our debts.
the duties we owe TO God and man
and have not Forgiveness is thus
the first step In being delivered from
evil
The Second Step in Deliverance
from Evil Is Victory over Temptation.
I3. Lead US not into temptation"
Thou. who art the guide OF our life.
lead US. but away from temptation.
Temptation Is trial, proving, the con-
ditions meant 10 test our characters.
our choices.
3. Deliverance from All Evil OF All
Kinds. But deliver us from evil
'',rhe evil" not the evil one" as in
the r. ", for that narrows and BELT
ties the prayer (the zone" is not in
the Creek but from evil. every evil,
temporal and spiritual. including the
evil one. but most Of all from sin the
great evil, and the source OF most
other evils. God answers this prayer
by removing many evils.
The Power That Assures the An
swar.-V. IS The rest of this verse
Is not found in the oldest MSS. and
the r. V. puts It in the margin.
For thine is the kingdom" the rule
and the right TO rule over nature and
man. All forces are under his con
troll
And the power All power natural
and spiritual
Illustration I'm a Russian palace
there Is a gallery in which are huns
several hundred portraits OF young
maidens These pictures We're paint
ed by Count Rotari for Catherine II
The striking feature in the collection
a. that those who were familiar with
the empress and her habits and tastes