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INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSONS EXPOSITION and PERT INENT QUESTIONS on LESSON - T .C . Horton DEVOTIONAL COMM ENT - . • ■ - - D r.F .W . Farr COMM ENT - . . . . .. . . . Keith L. Brooks E L E M E N T A R Y ....................................................................Mabel L. Merrill BLACKBOARD SKETCH - - . - V - - - Em Hansell
'l! llllllllllllllllllllll IIIMII11MIIIIIIIMII iiiiiia ;iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiijiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii FEBRUARY 11, 1923 THE SPIRIT OF PRAYER Golden Text: “The sacrifices of God are a broken sp irit; , A broken and a con trite h eart, O God, thou w ilt not despise.” Ps. 51:17.
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(9 ) A n d h e s p a k e th is p a r a b le u n to c e r ta in w h ic h t r u s te d in th e m s e lv e s t h a t th e y w e re rig h te o u s , a n d d e s p is e d o th e r s : (1 0 ) T w o m e n w e n t u p in to th e te m p le to p r a y ; th e on e a P h a r is e e , a n d th e o th e r a p u b lic a n . (1 1 ) T h e P h a r is e e s to o d a n d p ra y e d th u s w ith h im s e lf, G od, I th a n k th e e , t h a t I a m n o t a s o th e r m e n a re , e x to rtio n e rs , u n ju s ti a d u lte r e r s , o r e v e n a s th is p u b lic a n , (12) I f a s t tw ic e in th e w e e k , I g iv e tith e s o f a ll t h a t I p o s se ss . (13) A n d th e p u b lic a n , s ta n d in g a f a r off, w o u ld n o t l i f t u p so m u c h a s h is e y e s u n to - h e a v e n , b u t s m o te u p o n h is ‘b r e a s t, s a y in g ,' G od b e m e rc ifu l to m e a s in n e r . v(14) I t e l l y o u , th is m a n w e n t d o w n to h is h o u s e ju s tifie d r a t h e r th a n th e o th e r : f o r e v e r y o n e t h a t e x a lte th h im s e lf s h a ll b e a b a s e d ; a n d h e t h a t h u m b le th h im - s e ll s h a ll b e e x a lte d . God has designed th a t everything in connection w ith our relation to Him should be simple, and practical. Salva tion is th e simplest thing imaginable. A babe can reach out its hand and take something offered it. A child can take a gift. I t requires no education to know th a t one is a sinner and th a t a sinner needs a Savior, and every pos sible suggestion is given in the Gospel to make it definitely clear th a t salvation is by grace and through faith. God’s love gift is His Son. P ray er is as simple as salvation. P ray er— for a believer— is ju st talk ing to God as F ath e r, and He hears no other prayer; “No man cometh unto the F ath e r bu t by
(1 ) A n d h e s p a k e a p a r a b le to th e m t h a t m e n o u g h t a lw a y s to p ra y , a n d n o t to f a in t; (2 ) S a y in g , T h e re w a s in a c ity a ju d g e , w h ic h f e a r e d n o t G od, n e ith e r r e g a r d e d m a n : (3 ) A n d th e r e w a s a w id o w in t h a t c ity ; a n d s h e c a m e u n to h im , s a y in g , A v e n g e m e o f m in e a d v e r s a r y . (4 ) A n d h e w o u ld n o t f o r a w h ile ; b u t a f te r w a r d h e s a id w ith in h im s e lf, T h o u g h 1 f e a r n o t G od, n o r r e g a r d m a n ; (5 ) Y e t b e c a u s e th is w id o w tr o u b le th m e, I w ill a v e n g e h d r, le s t b y h e r c o n tin u a l c o m in g s h e w e a r y m e. (6 ) A n d th e L o rd ' s a id , H e a r w h a t th e u n ju s t ju d g e s a ith . (7 ) A n d s h a ll n o t G od a v e n g e h is o w n e le c t, w h ic h c ry d a y a n d n ig h t u n to h im , th o u g h h e b e a r lo n g w ith th e m ? (8 ) I te ll y o u t h a t h e w ill a v e n g e th e m s p e e d ily . N e v e r th e le s s w h e n th e S o n o f m a n c o m -, e th , s h a ll h e fin d f a ith o n th e e a r th ? Outline (1) T h e P arab le o f P ersisten t P rayer, vs. 1-8. (2) The P arable of th e P roper Posi tion in P rayer, vs. 9-14. Introduction: Here are two lessons on prfiyer, based upon two parables by our Lord, both of intense in terest because they convey one of th e most needful lessons for th e in dividual Christian and LESSON for the whole church. EXPOSITION (1) THE PARA- T. C. H orton BLE OF PERSISTENT PRAYER, vs. 1-8, “Men ought always to pray and not to fain t.” .
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