Introduction
- People Pray –
80 - 90 % of People Say They Pray Regularly
- How to Pray –
Jesus Tells Us How – Lord’s Prayer
- Two Versions – 2
Contexts
Luke
Jesus at Prayer (Luke
11:1)
Observation of Jesus at Prayer Lead to Discussion
Teach Us to Pray (Luke
11:1)
Specific Request; Specific Answer
Heart of the Father (Luke
11:5-11)
Pray Because of Who He Is
Matthew
Not Outward Form (Matt
6:5-8)
Not To be Seen by Others
Not Endless Babbling
The Model Prayer
Practice 1 –
From Didache – Three Times a Day
Practice 2 – From Experience – Phrase by
Phrase
In ‘The Heavens’
Ancient vs Modern World – Here and Now --> There and Later
The Word “Heaven” – Air, Sky, Heaven
Conclusion
Practice Using the Model Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father who art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
And forgive us our debts,
As we forgive our debtors;
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory
forever and ever. Amen.