WSC 98. What is prayer? A. Prayer is an offering up of our desires unto God, for things agreeable to his will, in the name of Christ, with confession of our sins, and thankful acknowledgement of his mercies. The final section of the Westminster Shorter Catechism addresses prayer (i.e., questions 98 to 107). The catechism lists prayer as […]
Category: Prayer
This is a Sunday school lesson series on prayer, based on the framework of the Westminster Shorter Catechism 98-107.
2. The Use of Prayer: Part 2
WSC 98. What is prayer? A. Prayer is an offering up of our desires unto God, for things agreeable to his will, in the name of Christ, with confession of our sins, and thankful acknowledgement of his mercies. This is the second class on the use of prayer. The focus of today’s lesson will be on who we […]
3. The Use of Prayer: Part 3
WSC 98. What is prayer? A. Prayer is an offering up of our desires unto God, for things agreeable to his will, in the name of Christ, with confession of our sins, and thankful acknowledgement of his mercies. In this third class on the use of prayer, we will learn why we need to pray. We will consider […]
4. The Use of Prayer: Part 4
WSC 98. What is prayer? A. Prayer is an offering up of our desires unto God, for things agreeable to his will, in the name of Christ, with confession of our sins, and thankful acknowledgement of his mercies. For today’s class, we will learn how we are to conduct ourselves in prayer. There are certain forms of prayer […]
5. The Use of Prayer: Part 5
WSC 98. What is prayer? A. Prayer is an offering up of our desires unto God, for things agreeable to his will, in the name of Christ, with confession of our sins, and thankful acknowledgement of his mercies. In this lesson on the use of prayer, we will focus on the circumstances of prayer, specifically, how we should […]
6. The Lord’s Prayer: The Rule of Prayer
WSC 99. What rule hath God given for our direction in prayer? A. The whole Word of God is of use to direct us in prayer; but the special rule of direction is that form of prayer which Christ taught his disciples, commonly called the Lord’s Prayer. Using the Bible to Help Us Pray “For we […]
7. The Lord’s Prayer: Preface
WSC 100. What doth the preface of the Lord’s Prayer teach us? A. The preface of the Lord’s Prayer, which is, Our Father which art in heaven, teacheth us to draw near to God with all holy reverence and confidence, as children to a father, able and ready to help us; and that we should pray with and […]
8. The Lord’s Prayer: First Petition
WSC 101. What do we pray for in the first petition? A. In the first petition, which is, Hallowed be thy name, we pray that God would enable us, and others, to glorify him in all that whereby he maketh himself known; and that he would dispose all things to his own glory. God is Our First Priority We […]
9. The Lord’s Prayer: Second Petition
WSC 102. What do we pray for in the second petition? A. In the second petition, which is, Thy kingdom come, we pray that Satan’s kingdom may be destroyed; and that the kingdom of grace may be advanced, ourselves and others brought into it, and kept in it; and that the kingdom of glory may be hastened. Having established […]
10. The Lord’s Prayer: Third Petition
WSC 103. What do we pray for in the third petition? A. In the third petition, which is, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven, we pray that God, by his grace, would make us able and willing to know, obey, and submit to his will in all things, as the angels do in […]