Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-01-20

LESSON TEXT-Mark 1885; 14:32-<z:
Matt. 6:9-13
given you; seek and We shall find;
knock and 1t shall be opened unto you.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Talking to God.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Jesus Teaches Us
How to Pray.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC-Learning From Jesus How to Pray.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC--What Jesus Taught by Prayer.
|. Jesus Praying In a Solitary Place
mark / :35).
After a series of most strenuous eff
forts Jesus retired to lonely place
to pray. He who the day before had
shown His mighty power In casting
out devils and banishing disease now
needed to be alone with God. In or
der to do this He arose long time
before daylight. The very best time
to pray is In the morning when our
physical powers have been renewed
II the Son of God needed this time
for prayer, this renewal of spiritual
strength In communion with the
Heavenly Father, how much more
should we seek help by retiring to the
solitary place.
II. Jesus Praying In Gethsemane
mark ii :32-42)
In this time of crisis He took with
him Peter, James and John.
!. The first prayer wv. $3.50.
~ His posture ". 35).
He fell on his face PROSTATE on the
ground. In the hour of great need we
naturally PROSTATE ourselves before
God.
(2) His petition ". 96).
"Take away this cup from me-" BY
the cup is meant His death on the
cross. No doubt it was most grievous
for Him to face this shame, but He
pressed on. knowing that for this
cause He had come into the world
John IL :27. %, CT. Heb. 2:14).
81 His resignation ~. 36).
His will was in subsection to the
Father. He knew that His death on
the cross was the will of God, the
Father, for He was the Lamb slain
from the foundation of the world.
az The disciples rebuked ". 87).
He singled out Peter since he had
been the most conspicuous in pro-
claiming his loyalty John $3.50.
(5) Extortation to the disciples ".
8S).
watch and pray lest We enter into
temptation" The only way to be
able to stand in the time of trial is
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2. The second prayer (vv. SO, 40).
He withdrew the second time from
the disciples and uttered the same
words In prayer. This was not vain
repetition. 1t is proper to repeat our
requests. He found the disciples
asleep again. Their shame and con-
fusion were more marked than at first.
3. The third prayer wv. Al, 42).
He uttered the same words In the
third prayer Matt. 26 :44).
Re tells the disciples to sleep on
and take their rest as the hour had
now come for His betrayal. There is
such thing as being asleep when
wanted and awakening when it is too
late. If the disciples had been pray
ing they would not have fallen asleep.
III. Jesus Giving a Model Prayer
Matt. 6 :9-13)
This model was given in response
TO the disciples request that the Lord
would teach them how to pray Luke
Ill 10Y. 1t Is not therefore the Lords
prayer, but the model prayer for the
disciples. 1t involves:
l. right relationship ". o..
"Our Father" Only those who be-
come children of God by faith In
Jesus Christ (Gal. 3:26) can pray
Alright. One must be child Of God
before he can be In communion with
God.
2. A right attitude wv. 8, 10Y.
"Hallowed be Thy name" When
one realizes that he has been deliv-
cred from the power of darkness and
translated into the kingdom Of His
Son (Col. :13) by being made a child
of God, ne cannot help pouring out
his soul In gratitude and praise. in
tensely longing for the kingdom. the
righteous rule of Christ to come on
the earth.
8. right spirit (vv. lib.
~ That of trust which looks to
God for the supply Of daily bread. We
are dependent upon Him for our daily
food. With all mans boasted progress
he cannot make a harvest. The mar
wells Of modern chemistry are INSULT
cient for this.
(2) That of love which results in
forgiveness of others. God will not
listen to the prayer of one who has
an unforgiving spirit.
(3) That of holiness which moves
one to pray not to be led into tempta-
ton and longs to be delivered from
the evil one.