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...

Luke 21:36 “Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.”   In the passage of scripture quoted above the Lord Jesus admonishes His saints ...

The temple has changed   Mark 11:17 “Then He taught, saying to them, "Is it not written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations'? But you have made it a 'den of thieves.'”   We have seen that under the new covenant tha...

Hebrews 6:19-20 “This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, (20) where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to t...

Proverbs 10:22 “The blessing of the Lord makes one rich, and He adds no sorrow with it.”   Another subtler path that will lead believers to committing the sin to death is becoming caught up with the things of the world. The reason I say that th...

Luke 8:13 “But the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away.”   Another path that will lead believers to committing the sin to...

2 Timothy 4:1-4 “I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom: (2) Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all long...