Ask for Help (2 of 3)
Series: Teach Us to Pray
Tony Thomas
Luke 11:1-4
I grew up in the 60s and like most kids my age I grew up listening to the Beatles. I think it's safe to say that John, Paul, Ringo and George weren't exactly theological giants. Somehow, I can't see them hanging around with C.S. Lewis! But, every once in a while they got close to the truth with their songs. For example, one of my favor songs begins like this:
''When I was younger, so much younger than today,
I never needed anybody's help in any way.
But now these days are gone, I'm not so self-assured,
Now I find I've changed my mind and opened up the doors.
Help me if you can, I'm feeling down;
And I do appreciate you being round,
Help me get my feet back on the ground!
Won't you please, please, help me?''
I have no clue on earth whom the Beatles were appealing to, but I'm fairly certain it wasn't God (even though they should have been!). The Beatles were pretty much anti-God. John Lennon once said that he was more popular than Jesus Christ and Christians everywhere burned their Beatles albums. But, even the Beatles occasionally asked for help!
Today is the middle Sunday of a three-week series on prayer. We close each Sunday by reciting the Lord's Prayer (the one that's found in Matthew 6). There's another version in Luke 11. It's shorter, concise, and it sounds a little weird because it's not the one we memorize. But, it's the one I'm using for this series, and I'm using one verse each Sunday.
Last Sunday we focused on God. In Luke 11:2 Jesus said, ''When you pray, say: 'Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come.''' When we pray, the place to begin is with who he is (he's our Father). Then we focus on what he is (he is hallowed and holy). And finally, we focus our thoughts on how he is (Thy kingdom come, which means that he's in charge).
The second ingredient of prayer is asking God for help. This is the part we are most familiar with, where we ask God f ...
Series: Teach Us to Pray
Tony Thomas
Luke 11:1-4
I grew up in the 60s and like most kids my age I grew up listening to the Beatles. I think it's safe to say that John, Paul, Ringo and George weren't exactly theological giants. Somehow, I can't see them hanging around with C.S. Lewis! But, every once in a while they got close to the truth with their songs. For example, one of my favor songs begins like this:
''When I was younger, so much younger than today,
I never needed anybody's help in any way.
But now these days are gone, I'm not so self-assured,
Now I find I've changed my mind and opened up the doors.
Help me if you can, I'm feeling down;
And I do appreciate you being round,
Help me get my feet back on the ground!
Won't you please, please, help me?''
I have no clue on earth whom the Beatles were appealing to, but I'm fairly certain it wasn't God (even though they should have been!). The Beatles were pretty much anti-God. John Lennon once said that he was more popular than Jesus Christ and Christians everywhere burned their Beatles albums. But, even the Beatles occasionally asked for help!
Today is the middle Sunday of a three-week series on prayer. We close each Sunday by reciting the Lord's Prayer (the one that's found in Matthew 6). There's another version in Luke 11. It's shorter, concise, and it sounds a little weird because it's not the one we memorize. But, it's the one I'm using for this series, and I'm using one verse each Sunday.
Last Sunday we focused on God. In Luke 11:2 Jesus said, ''When you pray, say: 'Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come.''' When we pray, the place to begin is with who he is (he's our Father). Then we focus on what he is (he is hallowed and holy). And finally, we focus our thoughts on how he is (Thy kingdom come, which means that he's in charge).
The second ingredient of prayer is asking God for help. This is the part we are most familiar with, where we ask God f ...
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