Praying Always (3)
Minister: | Rev. Ronald Van Overloop |
Date: | 4/14/2013 AM |
Text: | Ephesians 6:18; Lord's Day 45 |
Psalters: | 309, 341, 185, 160 |
- In the spirit.
- First, this refers to the spirit of the one praying.
- Second, this refers to the Spirit of God (Jude 20).
- Watching - an attitude of spiritual alertness and anticipation, often urged by Jesus (Col. 4:2; I Peter 4:7).
- Watch against...
- Watch over our thoughts and heart.
- Watch for?
- The more watchful we are, the more we pray.
- Perseverance in prayer (confer Colossians 4:2 and Romans 12:12).
- This is a resolve to withstand all opposition.
- A persistence and insistence, like David crying over and over (cf. Ps. 119:145-147).
- An holy insatiableness after God, desiring still more (Ps. 63:8; Phil. 3:13,14).
- A resolve to rise above discouragements.
- Why prayers should be with perseverance?
- This is a resolve to withstand all opposition.
- Praying for all saints.
- Prayer for ALL militant believers (not triumphant ones).
- Why should our prayers be for all saints?
- What are we to pray for all saints?
- Let us be more frequent and fervent in praying for all saints