Corporate Prayer as a Means of Grace (4)

Driving home: Perhaps the primary note of concern being expressed is the vital importance of the present generation becoming thoroughly established, upon these biblical foundations, if Trinity Church is to continue to prosper into the…

Martin mentions a 'hunt-and-find' exercise for children and parents using Romans 6, which serves as an example of sanctified reading and Bible study for a Lord's Day afternoon.

The message was delivered on Sunday morning, April 17, 1994, at the Trinity Baptist Church in Montville, New Jersey. Now before we turn to the portion of God's Word that I shall read in your hearing, I do want to announce again, as I have done on several occasions, and both children and parents have encouraged me to believe you have found it helpful to do a little hunt-and-find exercise in the afternoon. God willing, this evening, our simple signpost to the Celestial City will be taken from a verse in the sixth chapter of Romans. And so for those of you who have found this helpful to use it as...

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In this part of the sermon: Martin shows how Paul's specific prayer requests in Romans 15:30-32 are a mirror image of his outlined plans: deliverance from unbelieving Jews in Judea, acceptance of his…

Martin uses the analogy of a rich uncle's inheritance and a 'Christian Santa Claus' delivering gifts to illustrate the strangeness of Paul's request for prayer that his gifts to the Jerusalem saints would be 'acceptable.' This highlights the underlying suspicion Paul faced.

in his steps, dogged his steps, and he knew it would be no different this time, and so when he gives the specific directives for this duty of corporate prayer for the church at Rome, he says, pray that I may be delivered from the evil influence of the unbelieving Jews in Judea, and secondly, an amazing request, pray that my ministration, which I have for Jerusalem, may be acceptable to the saints. Well, why in the world would you have to pray that a bunch of poor people who are going to have a Christian Santa Claus come, with his wagon loaded full of goodies, pray that they'd say, stop at my h...

32:14 - 33:17 Read in full sermon

Driving home: To believe this heartily and operatively. That is to say we believe it in the heart. And to live accordingly. Is the greatest evidence. That in a man's soul. The powers of the unseen world. Have triumphed. Over those. Of…

Martin quotes John Stone, who states that believing heartily and operatively that prayer is the grandest power for helping others is the greatest evidence that the powers of the unseen world have triumphed over the seen. This quote underscores the profound spiritual significance of prayer.

Have triumphed. Over those. Of the seen. What's the greatest evidence John Stone says.

54:39 - 54:50 Read in full sermon