Brief. Intense. Frequent. Those are the words that Martin Luther used to describe what prayer should be like.
Do you think a healthy prayer life = long prayers on your knees for hours?
This Sunday we are beginning a new fall sermon series on the Lord's Prayer in the Gospel of Matthew chapter 6. Over the weeks we will see how Jesus offered a corrective to some of the poor prayer practices of his day, and also learn how he taught his disciples to pray a 30-second prayer. A prayer which is simple for children and yet profound for theologians.
In preparation for this Sunday, spend a few minutes slowly reading the Gospel of Matthew 6:5-13. Pause on each of the petitions in the prayer to meditate and pray through its significance in your life. May your prayers be brief, yet intense, and frequent as you ponder this text over the next few days and months.
I look forward to worshiping with you all together on Sunday!
Pastor Adam
Praying The Lord's Prayer: Our Father
Matthew 6:5-13
September 2, 2018 • Rev. Adam Feichtmann
How Not To Pray (A Prologue to Praying the Lord's Prayer)
November 4, 2018 • Rev. Adam Feichtmann
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
Praying the Lord's Prayer: Lead Us Not Into Temptation
October 21, 2018 • Rev. Chris Stratton
Life is full of temptations and trials. How are we to pray in the midst of difficult times? This Sunday we have the honor of having Rev. Chris Stratton, Academic Dean at Pacifica Christian High School, continue our fall sermon series on Praying the Lord's Prayer. Rev. Stratton will unpack the sixth petition of the prayer from the Gospel of Matthew 6:13 which is, "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." In preparation for this Sunday, spend a few minutes reflecting on what temptations and trials are currently in your life, then pray for God to lead you away from those situations and shelter you with his loving protection. Have a blessed weekend and may God encourage and strengthen you as you gather together for common worship around Word and sacrament this Sunday. Pastor Adam