GOD-CENTERED PRAYER (3 OF 8)
Scripture: Matthew 6:9-10
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God-Centered Prayer (3 of 8)
Series: Talking to God
Jonathan McLeod
Matthew 6:9-10
Pray then like this: ''Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, you will be done, on earth as it is in heaven'' (Matt. 6:9-10).
PRAYER IS NOT ALL ABOUT US
There are many inspirational statements about prayer. For example:
- ''More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.''
- ''The prayer of a righteous person has great power'' (James 5:16).
- ''Prayer works.''
- 'Prayer changes things.''
These statements motivate us to take our requests to God in prayer. But prayer is more than just asking God to do things for us. The Lord's Prayer-the model for how we should pray-begins by focusing on God. Have you ever had a conversation with someone in which the person only wanted to talk about himself or herself? Our prayers should not be self-absorbed. Prayer is not all about us.
[Read Matthew 6:5-15.]
''YOUR'' BEFORE ''OUR''
There are three different pronouns in the Lord's Prayer: ''your,'' ''our,'' and ''us.'' There are six requests in the prayer, with each request containing a pronoun. The first three requests use the pronoun ''your'': (1) ''hallowed be your name,'' (2) ''Your kingdom come,'' and (3) ''your will be done.'' The last three requests use the pronouns ''our'' and ''us'': (1) ''Give us this day our daily bread,'' (2) ''forgive us our debts,'' and (3) ''lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.'' The first three requests are about God's glory; the last three requests are about our good.
Prayer is not about coming to God with our personal agendas; it's seeking his agenda for our lives. God is not our errand boy!
GOD'S NAME, KINGDOM, AND WILL
While the focus of the first three requests of the Lord's Prayer is on God, focusing on God is actually beneficial for us.
1. May your name be hallowed.
God's ''name'' refers to who God is. To ''hallow'' God is to honour him as holy. God is holy in ...
Series: Talking to God
Jonathan McLeod
Matthew 6:9-10
Pray then like this: ''Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, you will be done, on earth as it is in heaven'' (Matt. 6:9-10).
PRAYER IS NOT ALL ABOUT US
There are many inspirational statements about prayer. For example:
- ''More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.''
- ''The prayer of a righteous person has great power'' (James 5:16).
- ''Prayer works.''
- 'Prayer changes things.''
These statements motivate us to take our requests to God in prayer. But prayer is more than just asking God to do things for us. The Lord's Prayer-the model for how we should pray-begins by focusing on God. Have you ever had a conversation with someone in which the person only wanted to talk about himself or herself? Our prayers should not be self-absorbed. Prayer is not all about us.
[Read Matthew 6:5-15.]
''YOUR'' BEFORE ''OUR''
There are three different pronouns in the Lord's Prayer: ''your,'' ''our,'' and ''us.'' There are six requests in the prayer, with each request containing a pronoun. The first three requests use the pronoun ''your'': (1) ''hallowed be your name,'' (2) ''Your kingdom come,'' and (3) ''your will be done.'' The last three requests use the pronouns ''our'' and ''us'': (1) ''Give us this day our daily bread,'' (2) ''forgive us our debts,'' and (3) ''lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.'' The first three requests are about God's glory; the last three requests are about our good.
Prayer is not about coming to God with our personal agendas; it's seeking his agenda for our lives. God is not our errand boy!
GOD'S NAME, KINGDOM, AND WILL
While the focus of the first three requests of the Lord's Prayer is on God, focusing on God is actually beneficial for us.
1. May your name be hallowed.
God's ''name'' refers to who God is. To ''hallow'' God is to honour him as holy. God is holy in ...
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