Lord’s Day 52 Themes and Divisions

W. B. Slomp

The Lord teaches us to trust him in the midst of a world full of temptations

We must:

1. Withstand the lure of Satan

2. Persevere in the midst of trials

3. Be assured of God’s listening ear

H. Kalkman

God’s children cry to their father from the midst of the battle

1. A cry for help against their enemies

2. A cry of a certain and a glorious victory

W. Bredenhof

The Lord Jesus teaches us to end our prayer with:

1. A confession of our weakness

2. A confession of God’s sovereign might and majesty

3. A confession of faith

C. Bouwman

Jesus instructs us to ask Father not to test us because we can’t handle temptation

1. Where temptations come from

2. Why we ask for no temptations

3. What the consequences of the prayer are

C. Stam

Christ teaches the church of the latter days to pray for the perseverance of the saints

1. The ultimate petition of the church

2. The final certainty of the church

C. Van Spronsen

In God’s strength we will overcome

1. Who and what is against us

2. Who is for us

3. The certain victory

R. H. Bremmer

Your only comfort in the conclusion of the Lord’s Prayer

1. The final petition of our prayer

2. The final basis of our prayer

3. The final word of our prayer

J. Kok

The praying soldier

He prays:

1. That he might know himself

2. That he might know his enemies

3. That he might know his God

Our fellowship with Christ in the spiritual warfare

1. Through faith

2. In prayer

3. To victory

Jesus Christ and the conclusion of our prayer

1. He teaches us to pray for strength

2. He calls us to trust the Father

3. He guarantees a hearing for our prayers