Jun 11, 2012 | Matthew
Forgive me for employing an illustration which I have used before, but it’s personal, and it’s appropriate. Between Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta’s two largest cities, there is great deal of north/south traffic. And there are three primary methods of travel to cover...
Jun 9, 2012 | Matthew
It has been a couple of weeks, so let’s use tonight’s message as a review, but adding a little as we go along. Among the many things which Brother Fulton taught us last week is that one message cannot possibly plumb the depths of a great passage of scripture. But...
Jun 9, 2012 | Matthew
If I was a car salesman, I would want to be able to say, “My car is better than most.” I’d prefer to say that my car is the very best in its class. I would want be able to say that mine is superior to others in its class – in this way and in that item....
Jun 8, 2012 | Matthew
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if all of God’s young fathers had great jobs, wonderful self-discipline, frugal wives and contented children? Wouldn’t it be wonderful if every Christian Father had enough money to retire at the age of 35? Then with great health and greater...
Jun 7, 2012 | Matthew
I sincerely hope that as this message develops this evening that it will sound familiar to you – it should. As I was reading and re-reading the next point in our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount, I could see only two themes – fasting and hypocrisy. As you should be aware,...
Jun 6, 2012 | Matthew
As I’ve said repeatedly, what the Lord has given us in these verses is a model rather than a specific prayer for us to repeat over and over again. There is nothing wrong with using these words once in a while in your prayer life, but they must come from your heart...
Jun 5, 2012 | Matthew
We had a friend and member of our church in Calgary who had at least one unusual personal habit. It was to always clean his plate before he left the table – I mean to make his plate almost perfectly clean. There was usually a piece of bread served with the meal, and...
Jun 4, 2012 | Matthew
Three weeks ago, we looked at verses 9-13 as they were probably first intended – as a model for prayer. Then last week, I choose to delve a little more deeply, asking a different kind of question: “What does this model prayer teach us about God.” Now in looking at...
Jun 3, 2012 | Matthew
Let’s return this evening to the first part of the Lord’s model prayer. What do these two verses teach us about Jehovah? This is by no means a thorough study of theology – that was not our Lord’s intention, nor is it ours. But there are some significant things taught...
Jun 2, 2012 | Matthew
Our message for this afternoon dove-tails into this morning’s message. We could easy have two dozen lessons on various aspects of prayer. And it would be a profitable study, because I guarantee that there is not a person in this room who is as diligent and effective...
