The Lord’s Prayer, Lk 11:1-4

The Lord’s Prayer Lk 11: 1-4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Lk 11:1, the disciples asked the Lord Jesus Christ to teach them to pray.  He taught them a prayer in Luke 11:2-4.  We commonly call this prayer the Lord’s Prayer.  We should probably more accurately call it the Disciples’ Prayer. ...

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The Confessional, Prov 28:13

The Confessional Prov. 28:13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There are many who still believe that confessing your sins to a priest in a confessional is a true confession. But that’s not so. The confessional represents: A Feigned repentance – you make the confession and then feel the contrition until you go...

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The Model Prayer of Jesus

Luke 11:1-4 Introduction: This prayer was not necessarily meant to be prayed verbatim in a repetitions manner however, it is a good prayer to pray. This morning we want to go through this prayer and get some things that we can pray for on a daily basis. This list is...

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Confessing Sins Publicly, Jas 5:16

Confessing Sins Publicly Jas. 5:16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There is a popular practice among Christians involving confessing sins to each other or before the congregation.  We have seen this or heard about it in autobiographies, charismatic “revival” meetings, walks to Emmaus, and fundamental churches.  Undoubtedly, people are confessing sins...

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Cleansed From Sin, Ps 51:2

In Ps 51, David asked the Lord to cleanse him from his sin, v.2.  He prayed “purge me… and I shall be clean”, v.7.  And he prayed, “Create in me a clean heart, O God”, v.9.  He was cleansed from sin. How can I be cleansed from sin? By getting...

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The Cleansing Blood, 1 Jn 1:7-9

1 Jn 1:7 says that “the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.”  That is a tremendous promise.  Today we are going to discuss a few of the consequences of sin in our lives.  And then we’re going to see how the blood of Jesus Christ...

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A Garden Inclosed, Song 4:12

The Song of Solomon pictures the relationship between Jesus Christ and his bride, the church. In Song 4:12, Solomon refers to his wife as a garden inclosed.  Therefore, as Christians, we can be likened to a garden inclosed.  This picture gives us some very interesting insights into our lives.  Our...

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The Word of Life, 1 Jn 1:1-10

Manifestation and Declaration of the Word of Life, 1 Jn 1:1-4 John’s First Epistle General is a declaration of that which he saw and heard when Jesus, the Word of life, was on earth. He begins  his epistle in similar fashion to his gospel, writing of that which was from...

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The Paths of Judgment, Prov 2:8

Ps 25:4 says, “Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths.”  The Lord has paths that we must follow.  We can find the Lord’s paths in the Bible.  These are the paths upon which you and I should walk through this life.  Thus far, we have studied the paths of...

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