The Lord's Prayer: Pray like this.

Matthew 6:9-13 "...Pray then like this:

“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..."

Luke 11:2-4 "...And he said to them, “When you pray, say:

“Father, hallowed be your name.

Your kingdom come.

Give us each day our daily bread, and

forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us.

And lead us not into temptation...”

In Review:

How is a Christian's righteousness to differ from both religious and secular people?

- it is greater because it is not external, but internal.

How is a Christian's love to differ from both religious and secular people?

- it is broader because it is reaches out even to enemies.

How is a Christian's prayer to differ from both religious and secular people?

- it is deeper because it isn't selfish or repetitive.

What is the difference between "pray this" and "pray like this"?

- Matthew's account seems to indicate the prayer is a model of good prayer.

- Luke's account seems to validate the saying the prayer as it was given.

Why is it important at the beginning of prayer to recall who God is?

- He's personal. He's holy.

- There's value in remembering He reigns in absolute sovereignty.

Why pray for His kingdom to come and His will to be done?

- Our natural tendency is to live in our culture and want our will to be done.

- Our need is for His kingdom to replace the corrupt kingdom's of this world.

- Our goal should be to see His will being done here and now.

What is the significance of asking for daily bread?

- "Give us" acknowledges our need for His supply.

- "daily" acknowledges the ongoing repeated need for Him.

- "bread" signifies the necessary, not the luxurious.

Why is forgiveness important?

- Heaven is not a place of wrongdoing.

- Reconciliation is necessary for the kingdom and will of God to come to earth.

Matthew 6:14-15 "...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..."

Does God lead people into temptation?

James 1:13 "...Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one..."

Matthew 4:1 "...Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil..."

What is the difference between these two passages?

- God doesn't tempt people with evil.

- the devil tempts people with evil.

- Jesus showed us how to resist temptation.

Does God deliver us from evil?

1 Corinthians 10:13 "...No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it..."

What is missing in the ESV Lord's Prayer?

"...For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen..."

- This KJV phrase is not found in the early manuscripts.

How shall we pray?

- Recognize who God is.

- Recognize our need.

- Speak and live reconciliation.

- Recognize temptation and expect deliverance from evil.