Jesus taught his disciples how to pray, but before he did he taught them how not to pray.
Last Sunday we concluded our fall sermon series on Praying the Lord's Prayer. This Sunday we are taking one week to look at Jesus' prologue to the Lord's Prayer, in which he spends four verses teaching his disciples how not to pray.
In preparation for Sunday, read, meditate, and pray through Mathew 6:5-8. Ask yourself if your life of prayer might be similar to two of the examples Jesus gives of how not to pray. If so, reflect on how you might shift more toward the model of prayer found in the Lord's Prayer.
I look forward to worshiping and praying with you this Sunday!
Pastor Adam
How Not To Pray (A Prologue to Praying the Lord's Prayer)
Matthew 6:5-8
November 4, 2018 • Rev. Adam Feichtmann
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