Book 3/Chapter 20 Fourth rule (section 11) 1. What is the fourth rule for prayer? 2. What does lack of trust in prayer do? 3. What is our guide in prayer? An illustration (section 12) 1. What comparison does Calvin use for us unburdening ourselves in prayer? A basic motive (section 13) 1. What should …
Not Timidity
GRACE & PEACE “At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) “For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and …
Just One More Piglet
I should begin by saying that I am not an alarmist, and that I don’t believe that the bar codes at Safeway are really antichrist codes. Further, I believe that beast of Revelation was the Roman Empire, long gone, lo, these many centuries, and that the woman who rode the beast was apostate Judaism. This …
The Center of Prayer
Book 3/Chapter 20 Foundation of prayer (section 7) 1. Do we pray according to the occasion? 2. Does this mean there are times when we need not pray? 3. What does lawful prayer demand? The third rule (section 8) 1. What is the third rule for prayer? 2. Which Apocryphal book does Calvin quote with …
Trust Your First Instinct
A novice youth minister was given the assignment of giving a little children’s message to the kids in front of the whole congregation, just before they were all released into children’s church. He was a little nervous, but he had his illustration well-prepared, and thought he was set to go. So the kids came down …
That”s So Gay
So follow this link and watch the three television commercials that are there. (HT: Frank Golubski) Okay, all set? In the first place, I am almost tempted to give my whole-hearted endorsement to such an ad campaign just for the pleasure of hearing modern adults tell teenagers to “knock it off.” No qualifications, no poor …
Some Rules for Prayer
Book 3/Chapter 20 The first rule of prayer (section 4) 1. What is the first rule for framing prayer? 2. What model should we follow in prayer? 3. What is the mind, when left to itself? Disciplining our prayers (section 5) 1. What is most contrary to reverence for God? 2. Why do we lift …
Exhilaration and Maturity
As we continue our journey into musical maturity, we have to remember something about all such journeys. The beginning of any worthwhile endeavor is always exciting. Whether it is the first day of school compared to a gray, school day three months later, or falling in love compared to faithfulness in a troubled patch of …
The First Meal
The Lord’s Supper is the first meal and it is the last meal, because it is the meal that memorializes the Lord Jesus, revealed to us as the Alpha and the Omega, the First and Last. The first food available to our parents in Eden was eaten in communion with God, particularly the tree of …
Come Let Us Reason
Confession Our Father and God, You have established Your Church as a royal priesthood in this world, and so we intercede for the nations of men now, confessing on their behalf so that the grace of Your forgiveness will soon be extended to them all. Father, You have invited us to come and reason together …