Lessons from
The Lord’s Prayer
TEXT
: Mat. 6:9-13INTRODUCTION
:A. LORD'S PRAYER, MODEL BEFORE PENTECOST.
B. NOT ONLY WHAT TO SAY, BUT ATTITUDE TAUGHT ON.
I.
OUR FATHER.A. UNIQUE AND BLESSED RELATIONSHIP( 1 John 3:1; 2 Cor. 6:17-18 ).
B. WE MAY APPROACH GOD WITH CONFIDENCE( Heb. 4:16 ).
C. HE PROMISES TO BLESS( Mat. 7:7-11 ).
D. HE HEARS( 1 Pet. 3:12; 5:7 ).
E. HE WILL DELIVER( Rom. 8:31 ).
II.
HALLOWED BE THY NAME.A. NOT A FORMAL RECITATION - OUTPOURING OF THE HEART.
B. SOME DISTANCE OF RESPECT TO BE MAINTAINED( Heb. 12:28-29 ).
C. WHEN WE CONSIDER HIS GREATNESS( Rom. 11:33-36; Rev. 4:8, 11 ).
III.
THY KINGDOM COME - COMMITMENT TO HIS CAUSE.A. Matt. 6:33. PRIORITIES.
B. ARE WE COMMITTED?( Matt. 13:44-46 ).
IV.
THY WILL BE DONE.A. IN OUR OBEDIENCE OUR SOULS ARE SAVED( Heb. 5:8-9 ).
B. HIS WILL IS BEST - WISDOM( Isa. 55:8-9 ), MOTIVE( Rom. 5:8 ).
C. 1 John 5:3. ARE WE WILLING TO DO WHATEVER HE SAYS?
V.
GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD.A. WE ARE DEPENDENTS( Acts 17:25, 28 ).
B. James 1:17. JIMMY STEWART'S PRAYER IN SHANNANDOAH.
VI.
FORGIVE US OUR DEBTS.A. ALL HAVE SINNED( Rom. 3:23 ).
B. FORGIVENESS IS IN JESUS( 1 John 1:6-7, 9 ).
C. JESUS QUALIFIES FORGIVENESS( Matt. 6:12-13 ).
VII.
LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION.A. John 8:12. JESUS WON'T LEAD TO TEMPTATION.
B. Heb. 12:1-2. WE NEED TO FORSAKE SOME THINGS AND FOLLOW.
C. WHEN DO WE GET INTO TROUBLE?
VIII.
DELIVER US FROM EVIL.A. WE ARE SEPARATISTS( 2 Cor. 6:17-18 ).
B. BEING DIFFERENT IS NOT OUR GOAL, BUT A PRODUCT OF BEING PURE ( 1 Pet. 2:11 ).
C. IT IS NECESSARY TO BE HEARD( 1 Pet. 3:12 ).
CONCLUSION
:A. ONLY CHILDREN MAY APPROACH GOD AS THEIR FATHER ( Gal. 3:26-27 ).
B. ARE YOU A CHILD OF GOD?