The Lord will answer--Pray often and persistently--The importunate friend--The unrighteous judge--An urgent desire necessary--Implicit trust necessary--Seek first the Kingdom of God--Labor and confidence hand in hand--The sin of worry--God knows best--Thy will be done. XIV The Power of Faith Confidence vs. faith--The incident of the fig tree--Forgiveness accompanies prayer--Reason for concrete examples--The interpretation--Jesus's own interpretation--Examples of the power of faith--The dispensation of the fulness of times, the wonderful example. {8} XV The Handmaid of Faith The case of Mr. Baldwin--Words added to faith--The principle of works--A parable--The works of Jesus--The works of man--Conclusion. XVI The Meaning of Repentance The irreverence and ruthlessness of Pilate--The necessity of repentance--The barren fig tree--Repentance a fundamental doctrine--Jesus's exclamation against the wicked--Repentance a universal principle--Things of which to repent--The service principle of the Gospel. XVII Baptism by Immersion The first principles and ordinances--Baptism essential to salvation--Humility and obedience the psychology of baptism--The law of obedience in daily life--The example set by Jesus--The purpose of baptism--The door of the sheep-fold. XVIII The Gift of the Holy Ghost What Jesus told Nicodemus--The laying on of hands--The teaching and practice of Paul--The practice of the apostles--The teaching and practice of the apostles derived from Jesus--What is the gift of the Holy Ghost?--The conditions and the source of intelligence. XIX The Foundation Stone A few questions--Parables by the sea--The meaning of the parables--The Church and the Kingdom--The testimony of Peter--The testimony of Jesus--Its significance. XX The Test of Authority The figure of the architect--The application--One mark not sufficient--The submission of Jesus--The submission of the apostles--The second mark--Two orders of priesthood. XXI The Third Mark The horror of darkness--The speech of the Indian Chief--The figure of the architect again--The plan of eternal life--The necessity of plans--The application--The principles of the Gospel--Men judged by the Gospel--The three marks. {9} XXII Single Minded Loyalty A supreme privilege--The true worth of membership--Conditions of membership--Single minded loyalty--No man can serve two masters--A simple application--A parable in point--The light of the body--A summary--A paraphrase. XXIII Riches and the Kingdom of God A liberal man--An unnatural doubt--The case of the rich young ruler--The difficulty of the sacrifice--The conclusion of Jesus--The amazement of the disciples--The power of God--A promise of worldly blessings--The object of the world's desire--The parable of the unjust steward. XXIV Succeeding With What One Has The rich man and Lazarus--Wanted, a chance--The parable of the talents--A general law--The water boy--Intellectual endeavor--Spiritual growth--The lesson applied.