Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-06-13
LESSON FOR. JUNE is
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PRAYER.
. LESSON TExTs--Mstt. s:s-fs; luke u.
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GOLDEN TExT-Be careful for MOTH
| Ing; but In everything by prayer and sup
plication with thanksgiving let your re-
| quests be made known unso God.-PhiL
| as
. ADDITIONAL MArERIAIj-Gen.' 1872
50; Elk. s2:si... 80; Matt. 2s,so46; Luke Ii:
LIS John H:l-26; l Thess. 6:l7; James 8;
PRIMARY ToPIc-Talking with the
| Heavenly Father.
JUNIOR ToPIc-Jesus Teaches How to
| Pray. /" ~. 90. 80 -"
INTERMEDIATES roPlc-Praxsr
| Privilege and a Duty.
. SENIOR AND ADULT -sroPIc4-Ths
Christian Conception Of Prayer.
!. The Proper Motive In. Prayer
| (Matt. $3.50.
The Righteousness which counts with
God is doing right deeds with the
right motive. Righteous as, the act
Of praying is II may be an. abomina-
ton unto God:
1. II 1t be to be seen and heard Of
men ". 81. Much Of the public pray
ing Is false-when there is more
thought of what the people think than
Of what God thinks. IN praying the
individual is dealing with God there
fore IL he be engaged In It to attract
mems attention it Is blasphemaus. 1t
is not wrong to pray on the street cor
ner and in the synagogues; that which
IL condemned is doing It. TO be seen
| of men. 5s.s,..t. "a,
q. II there be the use OF vain repe-
titions ". y. This does not mean that
we should ask but once for We have
examples of Christ and Of Paul pray
ing three times for the same thing
Matt. 25; 39-48; II Cor. 12:7-S), but
meaningless 'repetitions as done by the
heather. The reason assigned Is that
your, Father knoweth what things ye
have need Of before We ask him" ".
| 81. God is pleased with true prayer
". '6). We should have a real desire
for fellowship with God. Sincesprayer
Is q transaction of the soul with God,
we should go to our inner chamber,
where only Cod can hear. and there
commune with him. -. .-.d
Ill The Model Prayer Matt, 6:S-15).
1. Right relationship. Our Father"
Only those who have become children
of God by faith In Jesus Christ '(Gal.
G:26) can pray Alright. "'' ~ e
2. Right attitude. "Hallowed be thy
name. Thy kingdom come" When
we realize that we have been delivered
| from. the power,of darkness and trans
lated into,t the kingdom. OF his dear Son
| (Col.. / :13) by being made the chill
dreu Of God we, cannot help pouring
out our Souls to him In gratitude and
pfaise. longing for the coming of his
kingdom.
8. Right spirit (1) That Of trust
which looks to him for daily bread.
/ (2y'That Of love which results'fn the
forgiveness OF. others GOD will not
listen to the prayer. OF. the one, who has
an unforgiving spirit. (3) That of
holiness which moves us to pray not
| To be LED III temptation. and longs to
be delivered from the, evil ene.ss
4. The ascription of praise. thine
Is the kingdom, the power, and the
glory forever" ss's~l ~ ~
~. Pers4stencyIn Prayer (Isuhe lS:
1-S) ,,-a 80 all. r,t. l~,a,
i. The. teaching of this parable Is that
men ought always to pray and not to
faint ". ~. TIE context shows that
4 praying should BE the business or the
church. while the Lord is ABSENT -Hav-
ing referred to the coming Of the Lord
at the close of the preceding chapter
he uses this parable TO enforce the OBJ
legation of the church under the fig
pre. Of a widow crying day and night
unto God. Though the unjust judge
had neither fear OF Cod nor regard
for man he avenged her Of her enc
mics. Much more. them will. the ten
der loving Father, God, agenge. bis own
elect ". y. God is pleased With those
who persfstently pray, or as popularity
expressed. pray through.'n ~
~. The Proper Attitude In Prayer
duke Is :9-14).
This is brought out IA striking con-
trast by two men praying" The Phari-
sees sense,ef self .practioally excluded
the consciousness of God, !. The, poor
/ publican had a most keen sense OF
God. and therefore sought his mercy.
The Pharisee presented' personal Gre
dentlals. while the publican cast him.
self upon, Gods mercy. The publican
was justified. while the Phqrisee was
rejected. Let us come into the pres
ence Of God with humility, for God is
holy. ig.s