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A Guide to Fervent Prayer
Table of Contents
Introduction
No Apostolic Prayers in Acts
Paul, an Exemplar in Prayer
The Wide Spectrum of Prayer
Prayer, a Primary Duty of Ministers
Prayer, a Universal Duty Among Believers
Christians Are to Address God as Father
The Brevity and Definiteness of Apostolic Praying
The Burden and Catholicity of the Apostles’ Prayers
A Striking Omission
I. Hebrews 13:20, 21
Part I
The Resurrection Declares God’s Acceptance of Christ’s Work
The Divine Titles Invoked Discriminate
The God of Peace
"The God of Peace," a Gospel Title
God’s Resurrection of Christ Our Plea
That Great Shepherd of the Sheep
That Great Shepherd
A Shepherd Must Have Sheep
The Superiority of Christ the Great Shepherd
II. Hebrews 13:20, 21
Part 2
Christ’s Resurrection, Part of a Legal Process
The Significance of Christ’s Release from Death’s Prison
The God of Peace Brought Christ from the Dead
Christ’s Petitions for His Own Deliverance
Through the Blood of the Everlasting Covenant
Christ, the Mediator of an Everlasting Covenant
The Well-grounded Petition
This Kind of Praying Produces Spiritual Stability
III. Hebrews 13:20, 21
Part 3
A Prayer for Holiness and Fruitfulness
Paul Turns Messianic Prophecy into Prayer
Faith in a Reconciled God Produces Desires for His Glory
Paul Prays for the Strengthening of the Saints in Their Duties
A Prayer for Restoration to Spiritual Vigor
Divinely Revealed Knowledge Requires Obedience
Herein Lies a Pride-withering Truth
Christ’s Infinite Merits, the Basis of God’s Acceptance of Our Works and Prayers
A Doxology
IV. 1 Peter 1:3-5
Part 1
Those for Whom Peter Offers this Doxology
The Prayer Itself
Obedience, an Indispensable Sign of the Spirit's Saving Work
This Prayer a Doxology, an Expression of Unmixed Praise to God
The Glorious Object of Praise
Because the Father of Our Surety, He Is Our Father
His Abundant Mercy, the Cause of God's Gracious Choice
V. 1 Peter 1:3-5
Part 2
God's General and Special Mercy Must Be Distinguished
This Mercy Is Abundant Because It Is Covenant Mercy
Meditation on the Miracle of the New Birth Evokes Fervent Praise
God's Work of Regeneration Precedes Our Repentance and Faith
Regeneration Produces a Living Hope
The Christian's Hope Is Both Living and Lively
The Saving Virtue of Christ's Resurrection
VI. I Peter 1:3-5
Part 3
The Great Interests of the Regenerate Soul Are Alien to this World
Union with Christ in His Resurrection, the Cause of Our Regeneration
The life that is in the Head must be communicated to the members of His body
The Power that Raised Christ Physically Raises Sinners Spiritually
Glorification Is the Goal of Regeneration
The New Birth Fits Us Immediately for Heaven
By Regeneration We Are Wedded to Christ
The Nature of Our Eternal Inheritance
The Significance of the Term Inheritance
The Excellence of Our Inheritance
The Guarantee that We Will Receive Our Inheritance
The Apostle Paul also declares the fact that none of Christ's brethren shall ever perish
Faith Is the Means of Our Preservation
Though God Keeps Us, We Must Believe
VII. I Peter 5:10, 11
Part 1
The Supplicant's Experience of Restoring and Preserving Grace
The Twin Duties of Christian Pastors
The Twin Duties of Hearers and Students of God's Word
Our Ability to Resist Satan Depends on Prayer
The Remarkable Correspondence Between Peter's Experience and His Exhortation and Prayer
God's Choice of Instruments for Writing His Scriptures Amazingly Appropriate
That He Is "the God of All Grace" Is Uniquely a Gospel Truth
The God of All Grace: A Great Encouragement to Prayer
Only by Faith Can We Enjoy the God of All Grace
VIII. 1 Peter 5:10,11
Part 2
Regeneration Is the Fruit of Election, Not Its Cause
God Dispenses All Manner of Grace Precisely According to Need
The Infallible Proof of His Abundant Grace Toward Us Who Are His
The Argument on Which Peter Bases His Petition
Our Calling and Justification a Cause for Great Praise and Expectation
Glorification Was, from the Beginning, God's Ultimate Goal for Us
Nothing Transitory About the Glory to Which We Are Called
Eternal Glory Is Ours by Our Union with Christ
All Our Hope Is Bound Up in Christ Alone
IX. 1 Peter, 5:10, 11
Part 3
Two Relevant Significations
Our Being Made Perfect Has to Do with the Process of Sanctification
Peter Prays for the Establishing or Confirming of Their Faith
Peter Prays that God Will Impart Moral Strength to Them
Peter Prays that They May Be Settled In Faith, Love, and Hope
Our Suffering with Christ Must Precede Our Being Glorified with Christ
Our Conformity to Christ Necessarily Includes Our Having Fellowship with Him in His Sufferings
God's Grace Is Magnified in Meeting Our Needs and Confounding Our Enemies
Suffering Proves Our Graces and Makes Heaven More Glorious
Grace Is Provided for Both Internal and External Conflicts
Perfection in Grace Is Both Progressive and Eschatological
A Doxology of Infallible Hope
X. 2 Peter 1:2, 3
The Vital Implications of This Benediction
The Special Character of the Second Epistles
The Substance of Peter's Benediction
Peter Prays for Growth in Grace in His Brethren
Though Peace Begins with Justification, It Is Maintained by Our Obedience
The Measure of Bestowal Desired: A Multiplication of Grace and Peace
The Medium by Which Grace and Peace Are Conveyed
The Divine Accomplishment that Moved Peter to Prayer
XI. Jude 24, 25
Part 1
Many Pervert the Gospel of Free Grace into a License to Sin
Jude Gives Clear Indication that These Falsifiers Are Within the Churches
Jude's Concluding Paean to the Triumphant Grace of God
Jude Balances a Fearful Consideration of Apostasies with Confident Praise to a Preserving God
God's Promise to Keep Us from Falling Is Connected to Our Duty to Keep Ourselves
The Proper Use of Precepts, Warnings, and Comforting Doctrines
Seven Exhortations to a Life of Holiness
XII. Jude 24, 25
Part 2
Two Principles of Interpretation Necessary for Understanding This Prayer
Faith Is the Instrumental Means of Our Preservation
Metaphors Describing the Inherent Weakness of Christians Are Meant to Direct Our Faith to God
Christ Does Not Raise Our Hopes Merely to Dash Them
Christ Is Bound by Covenant Obligation to Preserve His People from Total, Final Apostasy
The Glorious Reception with Which Christ Receives and Presents the Redeemed
A Doxology of Grand Ascription Directed to a Divine Person of Infinite Perfections
Christ's Unique Fitness for the Work Assigned to Him
The Highest Praise Is Due the Lord Christ
King Jesus Reigns Both Now and Forever
XIII. Revelation 1:5, 6
Part 1
An Analytical Synopsis of the Prayer
The Doxologies Are Needed to Enlarge Our Conceptions of the Persons of the Godhead
Doxologies Are Wholly Devoted to the Praises of Deity, Particularly to the Works of Divine Grace
The Particular Object of this Doxology
Angels Are Filled with Wonder over the Redeeming Love of Christ for His Church
Christ's Love Is Completely Impartial, Not Evoked by Any Merit in Its Objects
Christ's Love Addressed Itself to Our Greatest Need: The Purging of Our Sins
Christ's Love Is Infinite and Immutable
Christ's Once-for-All Washing of His People
XIV. Revelation 1:5, 6
Part 2
By Saving Faith, One Looks Outside Oneself to Christ
The Blessed Fruits of Saving Faith
The Exalted Positions and Privileges Enjoyed by Christians by Virtue of Union with Christ
The Moral Dominion Exercised by the Christian
The Superiority of Self-Government over Secular Rule
The Sacerdotal Privileges and Duties of the Believer
A Fitting Doxology Based on Who Christ Is and What He Has Done
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