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October
18 2011
Service

The Lords prayer life revealed, Doctrine of Prayer part 7

Prayer is an index to your spiritual life. Prayer is something that all believers are commanded to do. If you’re not praying correctly or fail in prayer for any reason, that means there’s some problem in your spiritual life; there’s some kink, some syndrome, some arrogance, some problem. The problem will overflow to every aspect of your...
October
16 2011
Service

Reasons for Ineffective Prayer, Doctrine of Prayer Part 6

/6. The reasons for ineffective prayer.\   /a. The most fundamental reason for ineffective or unanswered prayer is that the believer is carnal, out of fellowship, residing in the cosmic system.\   The believer cannot approach the throne of grace while living in the status quo of carnality. If there is...
October
13 2011
Service

Prayer becomes more effective as we mature. Doctrine of prayer part 5

/4. Effective prayer is related to spiritual adulthood. a. Confidence and effectiveness in prayer exists when the believer has advanced to spiritual adulthood.\   Confidence is a virtue directed toward God. Confidence in prayer is dependent upon knowledge of God’s will. Therefore, effectiveness of prayer must relate...
October
12 2011
Service

Defining Prayer in the Church Age, Doctrine of prayer part 4; John 14:14

/3. Prayer is commanded:   a. Prayer is mandated in the OT (Jer 33:3) and the NT,  1 Thess 5:17 pray without ceasing; [make a habit of prayer, habitual and spontaneously; always be in a ready frame of mind to pray].\   Turn to 1Thess 5.   In verses 16-18 we are commanded...
October
11 2011
Service

Ask anything - Doctrine of prayer part 3 John 14:13

John 14:13 "And whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.   John 14:14 "If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it.   /2. Defining Prayer:   a. Prayer is the privileged function of the...
October
09 2011
Service

Ask anything - Doctrine of prayer part 2 John 14:13

John 14:13 "And whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.   /Christ sits at the right hand of God as the Mediator of prayer. All prayer is processed through Him, onto God the Father. “And whatever you ask in My name, that I will process to the...
October
06 2011
Service

Ask anything - Doctrine of prayer part 1 John 14:13

John 14:12 "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me [the preposition “eis” shows us that this is not for salvation but post salvation faith in His word], the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go to the Father.   “Because I go to the...
October
05 2011
Service

The divine production of the Church - representing Christ John 14:12

/Human good: a thought, word or action motivated by love for self, guided by human viewpoint, empowered by sin nature, and chosen by you.\   The doctrine of human good   /1. Human good is dead to God’s plan, therefore it is called “dead works” in Hebrews...
October
04 2011
Service

Raiders of the lost ark. Living in the Holy of Holies John 14:12; 2Co 3:17-18

Recorder. Lord’s supper   Heb 13:10 We have an altar, from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat.   /The brazen altar has been replaced with the cross. The altar of the royal priest is the heart that has been transformed by...
October
02 2011
Service

We have an altar - the heart that produces divine good according the pattern of the cross.John 14:12; Heb 13:10

Heb 13:10 We have an altar, from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat.   We must first understand the concept of type and antitype. The whole study of this subject is called typology and it is very extensive in the word of God. .   /Type: divinely purposed illustration of some...
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