Galatians 4:4-6 “But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, (5) to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. (6) And because you are sons,...

Matthew 8:21-22 “Then another of His disciples said to Him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father." (22) But Jesus said to him, "Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”   We have seen thus far that when men are born into...

Matthew 18:2-6 “Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, (3) and said, "Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. (4) Th...

1 Peter 1:3 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”   We have seen in the previous section that...

Our bodies come from Adam   Genesis 2:7 “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.”   We have seen thus far that mankind is made up of two prima...

1 Thessalonians 5:23 “Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”   God created mankind with two parts, i.e. the outward man...

Acts 2:4 “And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.”    Under the old covenant the saints could not be born-again because Jesus had not yet gone to the cross. In...

Because the disciples were not born-again when our Lord Jesus was with them, there were certain aspects of prayer that our Lord could not teach them. Now that we are born-again however, the Holy Spirit has been sent by God to teach us further about ...

Matthew 6:9-13 “In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. (10) Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. (11) Give us this day our daily bread. (12) And forgiv...

Luke 11:5-10 “And He said to them, "Which of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves; (6) for a friend of mine has come to me on his journey, and I have nothing to set before hi...

Being real before God   Hebrews 5:7 “who, in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His godly fear.”   We ...

According to His will   Luke 22:42 “saying, "Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless, not My will, but Yours, be done.”          We have seen that our Lord spent much time in ...

Having our prayers heard          John 11:41-42 “Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, "Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.&n...

Luke 5:16 “So He Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed.”   There is no commandment given by the Lord that every Christian should spend one hour per day in prayer, nevertheless scripture does teach us to imitate those who through...

Matthew 6:9-11 “In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. (10) Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. (11) Give us this day our daily bread.”   We have seen in an ear...