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261.) With Christ in the School of Prayer, Lesson 2 - The True Worshippers
      'In spirit and truth.' Or, The True Worshippers. 'The hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth: for such doth the Father seek to be His worshippers. God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and truth.'--JOHN iv. 23, 24. THESE words of Jesus to the woman of Sa ...read more

262.) With Christ in the School of Prayer, Lesson 3 - Alone with God
      'Pray to thy Father, which is in secret; ' Or, Alone with God. 'But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thine inner chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret, and thy Father which seeth in secret shall recompense thee'--MATT. vi. 6. AFTER Jesus had called His first disciples, He gave them their first public tea ...read more

263.) With Christ in the School of Prayer, Lesson 4 - The Model Prayer
      'After this manner pray;' Or, The Model Prayer. 'After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven.'-Matt. vi. 9. EVERY teacher knows the power of example. He not only tells the child what to do and how to do it, but shows him how it really can be done. In condescension to our weakness, our heavenly Teacher has given us the ...read more

264.) With Christ in the School of Prayer, Lesson 5 - The Certainty of the Answer to Prayer
      'Ask, and it shall be given you; ' Or, The Certainty of the Answer to Prayer. 'Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth, and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened,'--MATT. vii. 7, 8. 'Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ...read more

265.) With Christ in the School of Prayer, Lesson 6 - The Infinite Fatherliness of God
      'How much more?' Or, The Infinite Fatherliness of God. 'Or what man is there of you, who, if his son ask him for a loaf, will give him a stone; or if he shall ask for a fish, will give him a serpent? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to the ...read more

266.) With Christ in the School of Prayer, Lesson 7 - The All-Comprehensive Gift
      'How much more the Holy Spirit; Or, The All-Comprehensive Gift. 'If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him?'--LUKE xi. 13. IN the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord had already given utterance to His wonderful HOW MUCH MORE? Here in Luk ...read more

267.) With Christ in the School of Prayer, Lesson 8 - The Boldness of God's Friends
      'Because of his importunity;' Or, The Boldness of God's Friends. 'And He said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves; for a friend of mine is come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him' and he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not ...read more

268.) With Christ in the School of Prayer, Lesson 9 - Prayer provides Labourers
      'Pray the Lord of the harvest;' Or, Prayer provides Labourers. 'Then saith He unto His disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He will send forth labourers into His harvest.'--MATT. ix. 37-38. THE Lord frequently taught His disciples that they must pray, and how; b ...read more

269.) With Christ in the School of Prayer, Lesson 10 - Prayer must be Definite
      'What wilt thou?' Or, Prayer must be Definite. 'And Jesus answered him, and said, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee?'--MARK x. 51; LUKE xviii. 41. THE blind man had been crying out aloud, and that a great deal, 'Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.' The cry had reached the ear of the Lord; He knew what he wanted, and was ready to gra ...read more

270.) With Christ in the School of Prayer, Lesson 11 - The Faith that Takes
      'Believe that ye have received;' Or, The Faith that Takes. 'Therefore I say unto you, All things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye have received them, and ye shall have them.'--MARK xi. 24 WHAT a promise! so large, so Divine, that our little hearts cannot take it in, and in every possible way seek to limit it to what we think s ...read more

271.) With Christ in the School of Prayer, Lesson 12 - The Secret of Believing Prayer
      'Have faith in God;' Or, The Secret of believing Prayer. 'Jesus, answering, said unto them, Have faith in God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what He saith cometh to pass; he shall have it. Therefore I say unto you, All things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye have received th ...read more

272.) With Christ in the School of Prayer, Lesson 13 - The Cure of Unbelief
      'Prayer and fasting;' Or, The Cure of Unbelief. 'Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, nothing shall be impossible to you. Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasti ...read more

273.) With Christ in the School of Prayer, Lesson 14 - Prayer and Love
      'When ye stand praying, forgive;' Or, Prayer and Love. 'And whensoever ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any one; that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.'--MARK xi. 25. THESE words follow immediately on the great prayer-promise, 'All things whatsoever ye pray, believe that ye have received ...read more

274.) With Christ in the School of Prayer, Lesson 15 - The Power of United Prayer
      'If two agree;' Or, The Power of United Prayer 'Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in my Name, there am I in the midst of them.--MATT. xviii. 19, 20. ONE of the first les ...read more

275.) With Christ in the School of Prayer, Lesson 16 - The Power of Persevering Prayer
      'Speedily, though bearing long;' Or, The Power of Persevering Prayer. 'And He spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint. . . . And the Lord said, Hear what the unrighteous judge saith. And shall not God avenge His own elect, which cry to Him day and night, and He is long-suffering over them? I say unt ...read more

276.) With Christ in the School of Prayer, Lesson 17 - Prayer in harmony with the being of God
      'I know that Thou hearest me always;' Or Prayer in harmony with the being of God. 'Father, I thank Thee that Thou heardest me. And I knew that Thou hearest me always.'--JOHN xi. 41, 42. 'Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten Thee. Ask of me, and I shall give Thee.'--PS. ii. 7, 8. IN the New Testament we find a distinction made between ...read more

277.) With Christ in the School of Prayer, Lesson 18 - Prayer in Harmony with the Destiny of Man
      'Whose is this image?' Or, Prayer in Harmony with the Destiny of Man. 'He saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?--MATT. xxi. 20. 'And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.'--GEN. i. 26. 'WHOSE is this image?' It was by this question that Jesus foiled His enemies, when they thought to take Him, and s ...read more

278.) With Christ in the School of Prayer, Lesson 19 - Power for Praying and Working
      'I go unto the Father!' Or, Power for Praying and Working. 'Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my Name, that will I do.'--JOHN xiv. 12, 13. AS the Saviour opened His public ministry ...read more

279.) With Christ in the School of Prayer, Lesson 20 - The Chief End of Prayer
      'That the Father may be glorified;' Or, The Chief End of Prayer. I go unto the Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my Name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.'-JOHN xiv. 13. THAT the Father may be glorified in the Son: it is to this end that Jesus on His throne in glory will do all we ask in His Name. Every answe ...read more