2. A Mighty Reservoir Of Prayer
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Text: Philippians 4:19
INTRODUCTION:
It is a help sometimes to think about the amazing storehouse from which God is able to supply whatever is necessary for the answering of our prayers. Romans 2:4 speaks of it as “the riches of His goodness”; in Ephesians 1:7 it is “the riches of His grace”; while Ephesians 3:16 has “the riches of His glory”.
I. HOW LARGE IS THE SUPPLY
I. HOW LARGE IS THE SUPPLY
A. No one can count His riches. Paul gives up trying to reckon the sum, and simply says, “O the depth ...”—Romans 11:33.
A. No one can count His riches. Paul gives up trying to reckon the sum, and simply says, “O the depth ...”—Romans 11:33.
B. No one need count His riches. Enough to know that they are more than adequate to cover “all your need”, as the context of our opening phrase teaches us. There are many an occasion in his own experience when he had reason to thank God for the “boundless stores of grace”; you remember, for instance, that time when he received his Master’s definite assurance, “My grace is sufficient for thee”—II Corinthians 12:9.
B. No one need count His riches. Enough to know that they are more than adequate to cover “all your need”, as the context of our opening phrase teaches us. There are many an occasion in his own experience when he had reason to thank God for the “boundless stores of grace”; you remember, for instance, that time when he received his Master’s definite assurance, “My grace is sufficient for thee”—II Corinthians 12:9.
II. HOW VARIED IS THE SUPPLY
II. HOW VARIED IS THE SUPPLY
A. The variety of the requests. They are as different as our personalities, as different as our circumstances, as different as our temptations.
A. The variety of the requests. They are as different as our personalities, as different as our circumstances, as different as our temptations.
B. The variety of the resources. There is a very interesting Greek word used twice in the New Testament, and each time by Peter; it is translated “manifold”. In I Peter 1:6, we have “manifold temptations”— testings, trials, and the like. Then in I Peter 4:10, we have “manifold grace”- different kinds of grace.
B. The variety of the resources. There is a very interesting Greek word used twice in the New Testament, and each time by Peter; it is translated “manifold”. In I Peter 1:6, we have “manifold temptations”— testings, trials, and the like. Then in I Peter 4:10, we have “manifold grace”- different kinds of grace.
III. HOW SECURE IS THE SUPPLY
III. HOW SECURE IS THE SUPPLY
A. The circumstances of earth cannot tarnish it -for it is “in glory”, that place “where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt”, as the Master tells us in Matthew 6:20.
A. The circumstances of earth cannot tarnish it -for it is “in glory”, that place “where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt”, as the Master tells us in Matthew 6:20.
B. The machinations of men cannot diminish it—for it is “in Christ Jesus”, that strong Hiding place “where thieves do not break through nor steal”. Supply will never even diminish, let alone disappear. It is there, all there, always there.
B. The machinations of men cannot diminish it—for it is “in Christ Jesus”, that strong Hiding place “where thieves do not break through nor steal”. Supply will never even diminish, let alone disappear. It is there, all there, always there.
IV. HOW LAVISH IS THE SUPPLY
IV. HOW LAVISH IS THE SUPPLY
A. A false quotation—the phrase being—give us “out of His riches”.
A. A false quotation—the phrase being—give us “out of His riches”.
Jackson, N. (2010). 2. A Mighty Reservoir Of Prayer. In 52 Sunday Night Outlines on Prayer (Vol. 1). Galaxie Software.