Classic Sermon Outlines
CLASSIC SERMON OUTLINES — Alexander Maclaren
A. The Meaning of the Prophet.
The abil 0 give. | suppose this prophet did not mean more than the acai: truth that God was able to give Amaziah more than a hundred talents.
2. The probability of God's giving. He simply meant, "You will very likely get more than the one hundred talents that you have lost, if you do I { | God: »
teousness. In the Old oe we have instances ay ee prosperity did not always attend righteousness. In the Old Testament we find the book of Job and the book of Ecclesiastes and many a Psalm, all of which were written in order to grapple with the question, "How is it that God does not give the good man more than the hundred talents he has lost for the sake of being good?"
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SERMON SEVEN
A PATTERN PRAYER
Bow down Thine ear, O Lord, hear me; for I am poor and needy. Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O Thou my God, save Thy servant that trusteth in Thee. Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto
Thee daily. Rejoice the soul of Thy servant: for unto Thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. For Thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon Thee.
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I. THE INVOCATIONS.
A. The General Idea of Invocation. When we call upo
4 Pattern Prayer ce ae is most ieee rey byt ee sane sot yet plain and intelligible metaphor, "Bow down thine ear," as an eager listener puts his hand to his ear and bends the lobe of it in the direction of the sound.
B. A Description of the Process of Deliverance and the Need and Weakness of the Suppliant: the petition for protection, safety, and mercy.