WSC 104. What do we pray for in the fourth petition? A. In the fourth petition, which is, Give us this day our daily bread, we pray that of God’s free gift we may receive a competent portion of the good things of this life, and enjoy his blessing with them. In the fourth petition, we are asking […]
Category: Prayer
This is a Sunday school lesson series on prayer, based on the framework of the Westminster Shorter Catechism 98-107.
12. The Lord’s Prayer: Fifth Petition
WSC 105. What do we pray for in the fifth petition? A. In the fifth petition, which is, And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors, we pray that God, for Christ’s sake, would freely pardon all our sins; which we are the rather encouraged to ask, because by his grace we are enabled from the heart […]
13. The Lord’s Prayer: Sixth Petition
WSC 106. What do we pray for in the sixth petition? A. In the sixth petition, which is, And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, we pray that God would either keep us from being tempted to sin, or support and deliver us when we are tempted. We face three great enemies: the flesh, the […]
14. The Lord’s Prayer: Conclusion
WSC 107. What doth the conclusion of the Lord’s Prayer teach us? A. The conclusion of the Lord’s Prayer, which is, For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen, teacheth us to take our encouragement in prayer from God only, and in our prayers to praise him, ascribing kingdom, power, and glory to him; […]