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The Lord's Prayer
This week we continue to reflect on prayer by taking a look at the prayer that Jesus outlined for us - not as a set of words to memorize and repeat, although that is not at all a bad thing when done thoughtfully - but as a guide for us as we pray. It it a prayer that reminds us about what prayer looks like, and the posture we take as we enter into prayer.
In the verses that come just before, Jesus reminds us about the posture we assume when we come to prayer, one that knows that God knows already, but one that also knows that God invites us into His presence so that we can be with Him as we share what in on our hearts. In the prayer itself there is much to reflect upon:
Our - we come together as a community not just as individuals
Father - the kind of relationship God wants to have with us
God's name - His character or Who He is
God's Kingdom - placing God's priorities first
Forgiveness - Seeking forgiveness even as we offer it
Temptation - Seeking to avoid those things that direct us elsewhere
. . . and so much more.
This is what Pastor Pablo explores with us this week. If you would like to listen to the sermon once again, or perhaps for the first time, you can access our sermon library here. If you would like to watch the entire service, you can access our livestream archives here.
Matthew 6
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5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
9 “This, then, is how you should pray:
“‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
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your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
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Give us today our daily bread.
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And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
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And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.’
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