Ordinances

Effective Fervent Prayer 1) A Righteous Man Praying 2) A Heavenly Father Hearing James 5:13-20 The biggest obstacle to effective fervent prayer is not making or taking time to pray; it is the unbelief, the little faith, we have in the one to whom we pray. If we believe the promises of God’s Word, and […]

Yours Is the Kingdom O Lord 1) Our Encouragement 2) Our Praise 3) Our Amen 1Chronicles 29:10-20 / Larger Catechism 196 Why are you called to cast all your care upon God? Is it because your needs are so great, or you are so faithful, or so motivated? It is because God cares for you! […]

Deliver Us from Evil 1) Understanding Evil 2) Understanding the Evil One 3) Understanding Jesus’ Deliverance 2Corinthians 11:1-15 / Larger Catechism 195 “Deliver us from evil” is a plea to Christ to rescue us from both the evil of Satan that meets us in life and the evil of our own corruption and failure that […]

Lead Us Not into Temptation 1. The Nature of Temptation 2. The Exposure to Temptation 3. The Escape from Temptation We are vulnerable to temptations all the time. Idleness captured David’s heart and exploited his lusts; fear motivated Abraham to lie; pride brought Peter down in his overconfidence; frustration caused Moses to act in anger […]

Forgive our Sins as We forgive 1) The Glory of Forgiveness 2) The Fruit of Forgiveness 3) The Heart of Forgiveness Matthew 18:21-35, The Larger Catechism 194 The foundation for our exercise of mercy is God’s abounding mercy to us in His Son. When we have the testimony of God’s forgiveness in us, we can […]

Give Us Our Daily Bread 1. What God Owes Us 2. What God Provides for Us 3. What God Expects of Us Matthew 6:24-34 [Larger Catechism 193] Worry is an unhealthy preoccupation and overt fear that does not look in faith to God’s providence, especially for things like food, clothing, shelter. It is a sign […]

Your Will Be Done Our Acknowledgment of God’s Will Our Hindrances to God’s Will Our Prayer for God’s Will Our Inability Luke 22:39-46 [Larger Catechism 192] Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Your Kingdom Come 1. It Has Come with Christ 2. It Is Advancing in the World 3. It Will Come in Full Glory Mark 1:14-28 [L.C. #191] Without tribulation, we Christians would become content in and with this world, unconcerned with our sins, and we would not long for the glory of Christ’s reign. We […]

Ordnances – Hallowed Be Your Name 1. Highly Esteem Our Father 2. Glorify the Father with All Our Being 3. Guard Against Unbelief John 17: 1-9, WLC 190 “Hallowed be Your Name” must set the intent of all our prayers. Beginning prayer with this petition means we pray God would, by His providence, order everything […]

Praying to the Father 1. With Confidence 2. With Reverence 3. With Others Matthew 6:5-13 In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus teaches that prayer flows from an intimate union with God the Father. To pray “Our Father” calms our souls and compels our prayers to know He is good and knows all our needs, and is […]