Table of Contents

Humility

Foreword Donna Partow 11

Preface 13

1 Humility: The Glory of the Creature 17

2 Humility: The Secret of Redemption 25

3 Humility in the Life of Jesus 33

4 Humility in the Teaching of Jesus 39

5 Humility in the Disciples of Jesus 47

6 Humility in Daily Life 55

7 Humility and Holiness 63

8 Humility and Sin 71

9 Humility and Faith 79

10 Humility and Death to Self 85

11 Humility and Happiness 93

12 Humility and Exaltation 99

A Prayer for Humility 107

Notes 111

Abiding in Christ

Preface 117

John 15:1-2 121

1 All You Who Have Come to Him 123

2 You Will Find Rest for Your Souls 129

3 Trusting Him to Keep You 135

4 As the Branch in the Vine 141

5 It Is As You Came to Him, by Faith 147

6 God Has United You to Himself 153

7 He Is Your Wisdom 159

8 He Is Your Righteousness 165

9 He Is Your Sanctification 171

10 He Is Your Redemption 177

11 The Crucified One 183

12 God Himself Will Establish You in Him 189

13 Every Moment 195

14 Day by Day 201

15 At This Moment 207

16 Forsaking All for Him 213

17 Through the Holy Spirit 219

18 In Stillness of Soul 225

19 In Affliction and Trial 231

20 That You May Bear Much Fruit 237

21 So Will You Have Power in Prayer 243

22 Continue in His Love 249

23 Abide As Christ Abides in the Father 255

24 Obeying His Commandments 261

25 That Your Joy May Be Full 267

26 Showing Love to Fellow Believers 273

27 That You Might Not Sin 279

28 He Is Your Strength 285

29 It Is Not in Ourselves 291

30 The Guarantee of the New Covenant 297

31 The Glorified One 303

Living a Prayerful Life

Introduction 311

Part 1 The Prater Life

1 The Sin of Prayerlessness 319

2 The Cause of Prayerlessness 325

3 The Fight Against Prayerlessness 333

4 How to Be Delivered from Prayerlessness 337

5 How Deliverance from Prayerlessness Might Continue 341

6 The Blessing of Victory 345

7 The More Abundant Life 351

8 The Example of Our Lord 357

9 The Holy Spirit and Prayer 363

10 A Proper Knowledge of What Sin Is 369

11 The Holiness of God 373

12 The Importance of Obedience 379

13 The Victorious Life 385

Part 2 The Inner Room

14 Suggestions for Private Prayer 393

15 The Use of Time and the Example of Paul 397

16 Ministers of the Spirit 405

17 Preaching and Prayer 409

18 Wholeheartedness 411

19 "Follow Me" 413

20 The Holy Trinity 415

21 Life and Prayer 417

22 Are We Carnal or Spiritual? 421

23 Examples in Godly Men 423

24 Light from the Inner Room 427

Part 3 The Deepest Secret of Pentecost

25 The Spirit of the Cross in Our Lord 435

26 The Spirit of the Cross in Us 439

27 We Are Crucified with Christ 443

28 The Holy Spirit and the Cross 445

29 The Cross in Contrast to the Flesh and the World 449

30 The Spirit and the Cross 453

31 Christ, Our Example 457

Epilogue 459