The Lord's Prayer
A fresh look at the Lord's Prayer
And Do Not Bring Us Into Temptation
February 19, 2023 • Pastor Steve Poole • Matthew 6:9–13
The Lord’s Prayer: And Do Not Bring Us Into Temptation Steve Poole TEXT – Matthew 6:9-13 CSB 1. A better understanding of “Temptation” * James 1:13 * “Do not bring us into trials.” 2. Jesus prayed to remove a trial. (Matthew26:39) * “But trials of another kind, persecution, spiritual conflicts, agony of body or of spirit, these may come to us as a test or as a discipline.” ~ Ellicot * Trial, meaning to ‘pierce through, as with a spear or spit’. * A better translation could be “Do not allow us to come into trials beyond which we can endure for Your glory and our growth.” 3. Persevering THROUGH trials brings God’s blessing 4. God allows trials to come into our lives in order to build us in the faith. APPLICATION 1. Share your trial, then pray, “Lord, bring us not into trial, but deliver us from the evil one,” together with another Jesus-follower who gets it. 2. Pray for deliverance with perseverance. 3. Pray for the global church.
Forgive Us
February 12, 2023 • Pastor Kent Landhuis • Matthew 6:5–15, Matthew 18:21–35
The Lord’s Prayer: Forgive Us Pastor Kent Landhuis THEME - The more I know how much I’ve been forgiven, the more forgiving I become. TEXT - Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 18:21-35 OUTLINE Four Truths about Forgiveness. 1. Forgiveness is simple. * Sin needs to be forgiven. * God forgives our sin. * We forgive others. * We believe in forgiveness. * Matthew 6:12 2. Forgiveness is complicated. * True or False? * * Where deep wounds between people are concerned, forgiveness can be unpacked in a moment. * * Most people agree about what forgiveness is and how it should take place. * * Good people resolve all their disagreements. * * There are times when it is wrong to forgive. * For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it. James 2:10 3. Forgiveness is unconditional. * Matthew 18:21-45 * God demonstrated his love for us in this - While we were still sinners Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 * God loves sinners unconditionally because there is no good thing in us that moves God to love us or forgive us. 4. Forgiveness is conditional. * Matthew 6:14-15 * If we confess our sins God is faithful and just and to forgive us our sins. 1 John 1:9 * Matthew 18:21-45 NEXT STEPS * Ask God to forgive you. * Forgive others.
Give Us This Day our Daily Bread
February 5, 2023 • Gary Sager • Matthew 6:5–13, Matthew 6:11, Luke 9:23, Matthew 6:25–26
The Lord’s Prayer: Give Us This Day our Daily Bread Gary Sager THEME – “Give us this day our daily bread.” Matthew 6:11 TEXT - Matthew 6:5-13 FOCUS: Our Heavenly Father 1. Pray to the Father about His Name “Hallowed be your name” 2. Pray to the Father about His Kingdom “Your kingdom come” 3. Pray to the Father about His Will “Your will be done” FOCUS: ‘Us’ and ‘Our’ 1. Pray for Provision “Give us this day our daily bread” (Present) 2. Pray for Pardon “Forgive us our debts” (Past) 3. Pray for Protection “Lead us not into temptation” (Future) FOUR THINGS that this prayer/petition will do for us: 1. Acknowledge Our Dependence - “Give” 2. Deepen Our Compassion - “Us & Our” 3. Affirm God’s Faithfulness for Today - “This Day” * Therefore, I tell you do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink nor about your body, what you will put on. Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet, your Heavenly Father feeds them (Matt 6:25-26). 4. Grow Our Gratitude - “Daily Bread” HEART OF THE MATTER (Bread of Life) * Like so many other things in the Bible, the physical is just a shadow of the real * John 6:32-35 - Jesus is the bread of life, the true manna sent from heaven, God’s ultimate provision for our lives. We need bread daily to live, but we need Christ daily to truly live. * We need His life in us. We need to pick our crosses daily and follow Him (Luke 9:23) * Jesus is our true “daily bread.”
Your Will Be Done
January 29, 2023 • Pastor Kent Landhuis • Matthew 6:9–10, Luke 7:1–10
The Lord’s Prayer: Your Will Be Done Pastor Kent Landhuis THEME - Teach us to pray so that we have confidence that in our lives we will experience God’s will. TEXT -https://www.bible.com/bible/111/mat.6.9-10.niv, Luke 7:1-10 OUTLINE - Praying the Lord’s Prayer grows our confidence. 1. We find our confidence in knowing God’s plan. * What is God’s will (plan) for my life? * Scripture’s inerrancy. * Providential circumstances. * Conviction based on reason. * Holy Spirit impressions. * "Therefore, my brothers, I implore you by God’s mercies to offer your very selves to Him, a living sacrifice, dedicated and fit for His acceptance, the worship offered by mind and heart. Adapt yourselves no longer to the pattern of the present world, but let your minds be remade and your whole nature thus transformed. Then you will be able to discern the will of God and to know it is good, acceptable, and perfect." Romans 12:1-2 NEB 2. We ground our confidence in God’s authority. * Luke 7:1-10 * Matthew 8:23-27 * Luke 7:11-17 * Luke 7:36-50 * Matthew 8:28-34 3. We rest confidently in God-centered prayers. * "Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven." ~ Matthew 6:10 * "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will." ~ Matthew 26:39 * "Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see." ~ Hebrews 11:1 NEXT STEPS * Pray with confidence. * "Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need." ~ Hebrews 4:16
Your Kingdom Come
January 22, 2023 • Pastor Kent Landhuis • Luke 11:1–2, Luke 14:16–23
The Lord’s Prayer: Your Kingdom Come Pastor Kent Landhuis THEME - Teach us to pray for more of God’s Kingdom to come - right now! TEXT - Luke 11:1-2, Luke 14:16-23 OUTLINE 1. Pray for God’s Kingdom to come. * Luke 11:2 * Psalm 47:8 * Psalm 103:19 * Isaiah 52:7 * Revelation 19:6 2. Surrender to God’s reign. * Kingdoms have a king. The king is the ruler. We are not the king. * Luke 14:16-23 (What excuses do we make to avoid surrender and submission to the king?) * “There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all, does not cry, 'Mine!'” ~ Abraham Kuyper 3. Live into God’s rule. * Your kingdom come… on earth as it is in heaven. (Matthew 6:10) * Luke 7:1-23 * “The Kingdom of God is where what God wants done is done.” Dallas Willard NEXT STEPS * Pray.
Father, Hallowed Be Thy Name
January 15, 2023 • Pastor Steve Poole • Luke 11:1–4
The Lord’s Prayer: Father, Hallowed Be Thy Name Steve Poole THEME – The only thing my heart should be hallowing—worshipping—is God. TEXT – Luke 11:1-4 Hallowed be Thy name means… * Regard Him as holy. (John Piper) * Praise and honor of God should be the issue of everything. (J.I. Packer) * Soli Deo Glory (Bach) Five Solas 1. Sola gratia (by grace alone) 2. Solo Christo (on the basis of Christ alone) 3. Sola fide (through the means of faith alone) 4. Soli deo Gloria (to the ultimate glory of God alone) 5. Sola Scriptura (as taught with the final and decisive authority of Scripture alone) “Father, hallowed be thy name” All that is--bows down, all that breathes--cries out at the mention of Your name. Earth and heaven shout praise that shakes the ground for the glory of Your name.
Lord, Teach Us to Pray
January 8, 2023 • Pastor Steve Poole • Luke 11:1–4, 1 Timothy 2:1, James 5:13–18
The Lord’s Prayer: Lord, Teach Us to Pray Steve Poole THEME - What does God want to do in my life in 2023? TEXT – Luke 11:1-4 OUTLINE What would you like God to do in your life this year? What does God want to do in your life in 2023? 1. Lord, Teach Us to Pray * Luke 11:1-4 2. “Opening Windows to God.” ~Frank Laubach * 1 Timothy 2:1 * James 5:13-18 3. Lord, Teach Us to Pray… * …more expectantly * …more for the sick * …more for our lost loved ones * …more for deliverance from our vices * …more for our leaders * …more for the lost, dark, hopeless world and people NEXT STEPS 1. Pray “Lord, teach me to pray.” Every day this week. 2. Make a plan to “open windows to God” at least once every hour this week. 3. Pray every day. 4. Intercession. Thanksgiving (SIT) 5. Start a prayer journal - write down your prayers