The Lord's Prayer

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1. The Lord’s Prayer Matthew 6:7-15
2. “ And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. Pray then like this:
3. Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
4. For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
5. What does this tell us about... God? The “kingdom of God”? How we should live?
6. “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
7. What? A radical declaration of who we are to God How? By the blood of Jesus Why? Grace, free and unmerited God, our Father
8. And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God. Galatians 4:6-7 God, our Father
9. “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
10. What? Life and community, the way God intended Ruled by God himself, the only worthy king Who? You’re invited When? Partially, now Completely and eternally, in the future The kingdom of God
11. When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne...Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. Matthew 25:31-34 The kingdom of God
12. Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed, nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.” Luke 17:20-21 The kingdom of God
13. Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
14. God provides for us daily. But life’s still hard. Doing Aim to follow God’s commandments Trusting Depend on the God who’s in control of it all Running the race
15. And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 Running the race
16. So we pray. Because we have a good, caring God who wants us to look to him for all of our needs. Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18