Test All Things
Earnestly Contending For The Faith Which Was Once Delivered Unto The Saints
“Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” (1st Thessalonians 5:16-18) It is God’s revealed will that we...
“Behold he prayeth.” (Acts 9:11) Prayer could never save a sinner, but what sinner has ever been saved without it. “All who call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”...
“The peace of God which passeth all understanding shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:7) Usually, this verse is thought to mean that the peace of God...
In 1st Thessalonians 5:25 the apostle makes a simple, yet all-important, request; “Brethren, pray for us.” There is no more important area of the believer’s life than prayer. We dare not...
As we all know, God Who is absolutely sovereign in all things, Who has declared the end from the beginning, and Whose purposes and decretive will cannot be frustrated, has ordained...
Prayer is not a law duty to an absolute God, but gracious fellowship with a covenant God — not practiced that He may love us, but because He loves us; not...
“But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.” (Matthew 6:7) True faith is not receiving what...
“The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.” (Proverbs 15:8) There is a manifest difference made in His elect by grace and the...
All true prayer contains the following elements: 1) It is a holy activity of the entire soul, proceeding from the regenerated heart, dominated by the Spirit of Christ. 2) It is...
Prayer is the blessed means which God has appointed to bring every grace from Christ to the believer. The believer is to let his requests be made known unto God, and...
Many of our prayers are mere mistakes. We complain when we should praise; we ask what would do us hurt, and are unwilling to receive what would do us much good....
We know that God has from all eternity predestinated all things that come to pass in time. Our God “worketh all things after the counsel of his own will…according to his...
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon...
“Try me, O God, and search the ground of my heart: prove me and examine my thoughts. Look well if there be any wickedness in me, any root of bitterness yet...
When reading Paul’s First Epistle to the Corinthians, it is important to observe: to whom the Epistle was written — to those at Corinth “with all that in every place call...
There is sometimes in men’s minds a kind of confusion in this matter. They are in a certain path, from which they want to be extricated; they are under a trial,...
There is an Advocate and Intercessor waiting to present the prayers of those who come to God through Him. That Advocate is the Lord Jesus Christ. He mingles our prayers with...
“Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” (Hebrews 4:16) The wonderful thing about our...
“…praying in the Holy Ghost.”(Jude 20) Prayer is of vital necessity among God’s people. We are drawn into closer communion with God through prayer. We obtain spiritual strength through prayer. Spiritual...
There is doubtless, more genuine prayer in the garrets of the poor, in Union houses, under the hedges, in the barns, fields, streets, and secret corners, where God only can see,...
Family prayer should be constantly attended to. The worship of God ought to be maintained in all the families of the saints. It cannot but be thought a duty incumbent on...
In Hebrews 10:19-22 We find there encouraging words for those who have been saved. Hebrews 10:19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, Hebrews...
Some people pray proudly so as to be seen and heard of men. They do this under the guise of claiming it is their witness before men. Others pray repetitiously thinking...
This is an audio sermon titled “Lord, Teach Us To Pray” The scripture text is from Luke 11:1-4 and the audio is 46 minutes long.
In the preceding number of the SIGNS, sister Gentry asked for our opinion and for the views, of others, on the subject of prayer. The subject of prayer has occasioned us...
This is an audio sermon by Michael Pickett titled: “Prayer and Fasting” The scripture text that brother Michael is preaching from is Mark 9:28-29 and the audio is 47 minutes long.
Do you have the habit of private, regular prayer? I am not asking if your prayers are perfect, whether or not at times you are negligent. But I am asking this:...
Preached at Zoar Chapel, London, on July 26, 1846, by J. C. Philpot “Call unto me, and I will answer thee; and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest...
“The LORD is far from the wicked: but He heareth the prayer of the righteous.”(Proverbs 15:29) Prayer is an intimate communication of the child of God unto His heavenly Father through...
Our message today is taken from the Word of God in Matthew 6:6: “But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to...
What is the mark of a genuine faith and conversion? One of the most important marks of a genuine faith and conversion in Jesus Christ will be prayer, that you practice...
If thou wouldest more fully express thyself before the Lord, study thy filthy estate. God’s promises, the heart of Christ, which thou mayest know by His blood-shedding, by the mercy He...
Isaiah 64:7 And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee. These words are an address of the church and people of...
1 Corinthians 14:15a What is it then ? I will pray the Spirit, and will pray with the understanding also. The design of this epistle is chiefly to reprove the Church...
Preached on Thursday Evening, June 10th, 1841, at Zoar Chapel, London, by J. C. Philpot “He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him.” (Psalm 91:15) In the words of...
We Know Not What We Should Pray For Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the...
“But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret...
Test All Things 