THE LORD'S PRAYER - PART 4 (11 OF 20)
by Tim Melton
Scripture: Matthew 6:11
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The Lord's Prayer - Part 4 (11 of 20)
Series: Sermon on the Mount
Tim Melton
Matthew 6:11
At the beginning of John 6 Jesus miraculously fed a crowd of over 5,000 men plus women and children. As people saw the miracle, they begin to believe that He might be the Messiah who was prophesied to come. They were so excited about Jesus that the next day they came looking for Him again. During the night Jesus and His disciples had gone to the far side of the Sea of Galilee. When the people heard about it, they got in boats and sailed across to Capernaum looking for Him. Many of us would admire their commitment to use that much effort to find Jesus, but there was something else happening in their hearts that only Jesus knew.
When they finally found Jesus He confronted them with these words: ''I tell you the truth, you are looking for me, not because you saw miraculous signs but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. ''
Instead of following Him just to be in His presence they were following Him so they could get what they wanted. They were looking for bread for the day, when Jesus was offering Himself as the bread of life for eternity.
We need to be careful in how we pray. We are studying the Lord's Prayer, so we can learn how to draw near to God. We are not learning about prayer so we can better manipulate God to give us what we want. The greatness of prayer is not in what we get, but in the fact that we get to come into God's presence.
As we look back at the beginning of the Lord's Prayer, we find these words.
''Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. ''Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.'' (Matthew 6:9-10)
Jesus instructs us to set our minds aright as we begin our prayer. We are to present our prayers to God our Father. As our Father He is our Provider and Protector. He draws us near and finds joy in the fact that we are His. We next are to remember that He is in heaven. He sits on the throne of heaven wh ...
Series: Sermon on the Mount
Tim Melton
Matthew 6:11
At the beginning of John 6 Jesus miraculously fed a crowd of over 5,000 men plus women and children. As people saw the miracle, they begin to believe that He might be the Messiah who was prophesied to come. They were so excited about Jesus that the next day they came looking for Him again. During the night Jesus and His disciples had gone to the far side of the Sea of Galilee. When the people heard about it, they got in boats and sailed across to Capernaum looking for Him. Many of us would admire their commitment to use that much effort to find Jesus, but there was something else happening in their hearts that only Jesus knew.
When they finally found Jesus He confronted them with these words: ''I tell you the truth, you are looking for me, not because you saw miraculous signs but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. ''
Instead of following Him just to be in His presence they were following Him so they could get what they wanted. They were looking for bread for the day, when Jesus was offering Himself as the bread of life for eternity.
We need to be careful in how we pray. We are studying the Lord's Prayer, so we can learn how to draw near to God. We are not learning about prayer so we can better manipulate God to give us what we want. The greatness of prayer is not in what we get, but in the fact that we get to come into God's presence.
As we look back at the beginning of the Lord's Prayer, we find these words.
''Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. ''Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.'' (Matthew 6:9-10)
Jesus instructs us to set our minds aright as we begin our prayer. We are to present our prayers to God our Father. As our Father He is our Provider and Protector. He draws us near and finds joy in the fact that we are His. We next are to remember that He is in heaven. He sits on the throne of heaven wh ...
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