A Catechism for Girls and Boys

Questions about Prayer

110. Q. Can you repeat the Lord’s Prayer?
         A. “Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.”

111. Q. How many petitions are there in the Lord’s Prayer?
         A. Six.

112. Q. What is the first petition?
         A. “Hallowed be thy name”.

(Click through to read scriptural proof for question 112.)

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Sunday's Hymn: My Saviour's Love

I stand amazed in the presence
Of Jesus the Nazarene,
And wonder how He could love me,
A sinner, condemned, unclean.

Refrain

O how marvelous! O how wonderful!
And my song shall ever be:
O how marvelous! O how wonderful!
Is my Savior’s love for me!

For me it was in the garden
He prayed: Not My will, but Thine.
He had no tears for His own griefs,
But sweat drops of blood for mine.

He took my sins and my sorrows,
He made them His very own;
He bore the burden to Calvary,
And suffered and died alone.

When with the ransomed in glory
His face I at last shall see,
’Twill be my joy through the ages
To sing of His love for me.

—Charles H. Gab­ri­el

There were so many videos of this gospel song that I had a difficult time narrowing things down. I’ve settled for these two, an a cappella quartet and an instrumental (piano and cello) rendition.

Other hymns, worship songs, sermons etc. posted today:

• I’m So Glad I’m a Part of the Family of God at By Grace Alone
• Oh How I Need You at Gospel Grace
• Jesus My Only Hope at The Happy Wonderer
• Sing Praise to God Immortal Choir at Conjubilant With Song
• Voices From the Past #3 at Tried With Fire 
• Lord’s Day 3, 2013 at The Thirsty Theologian
• Your Weekly Dose of Spurgeon at Pyromaniacs: The freeness of electing love
• Praying the Sermon on the Mount - On Walking Two Miles and Loving Our Enemies at Daily On My Way to Heaven

Have you posted a hymn (or sermon, sermon notes, prayer, etc.) today and I missed it? Let me know by leaving a link in the comments or by contacting me using the contact form linked above, and I’ll add your post to the list.

Round the Sphere Again: When Trials Come

Christ’s Comfort In Crisis
The doctrine of the Trinity is not just an egghead exercise, but a profoundly practical teaching:

The Lord Jesus, on the night of His betrayal, is doing the very thing that we contemporary Christians would never dream of doing. What is He going to say to help these beleaguered, frightened disciples? And the answer is, you’ll see this if you read even casually through John 13-17, He’s teaching them about the Trinity—that’s what He’s doing.

Sinclair Ferguson in The Doctrine of the Trinity Brings Comfort (Ligonier Ministries Blog).

Suspicious of God’s Plan
Have you felt uneasy when things are going well, scared that trouble-free times now mean God must have hard providences in store? I have!

In this video, Nancy Guthrie helps us think through these dark thoughts about God’s providence.

The truth is that God probably does have difficult circumstances planned for your future, not as a sort of “balance” for the easy times, but as part of his plan to bring you ultimate good.

Questioning God’s Discipline
First up, D. A. Carson answers the question “How do we know if God is disciplining us?” (The Gospel Coalition Blog).

And second, a quote that answers the question, “Why should I be frightened of God’s discipline?” You might be surprised by the answer. (Aaron Armstrong at Blogging Theologically quoting a new book from Cruciform Press).