Jul 4, 2012 | Matthew
As you know, the Bible spends a lot of time discussing, describing and instructing us in the subject of prayer. We have exhortations and examples galore throughout the Word of God. We overhear the conversational prayers between Jehovah and some of His great servants....
Jul 3, 2012 | Matthew
Ken Johnson and I were evangelizing door-to-door, when we had the opportunity to talk with a man on his porch. As far as I was concerned that visit was just like a hundred others that we had experienced. The man was self-righteous and religious – but also, he was...
Jul 2, 2012 | Matthew
There was a friend of Emperor Frederick III, who hated all the fawning, begging, and groveling which was done before the king in trying to earn his favors. One day he said to the monarch that he’d like to find a place where there is no hypocrisy – no...
Jul 1, 2012 | Matthew
Nearly all of us have had to pass judgment on various things throughout the day. What would be most appropriate for lunch? Does this shirt clash with my skirt or trousers? Will I get in trouble with my Mom, if I do what I’m tempted to do. You were driving to church,...
Jun 13, 2012 | Matthew
In checking my records, I could not believe that I found no recorded of ever preaching directly from this verse. That either means I’m not keeping very good records or I ought to be ashamed of myself. Without a doubt I have referred to this verse a thousand times...
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...
