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Lord, Teach Us to Pray

Date: Mar. 12, 2020

Passage

Luke 11:1-13

The Lord’s Prayer

11:1 Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” 2 And he said to them, “When you pray, say:

  “Father, hallowed be your name.
  Your kingdom come.
3   Give us each day our daily bread,
4   and forgive us our sins,
    for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us.
  And lead us not into temptation.”

5 And he said to them, “Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves, 6 for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; 7 and he will answer from within, ‘Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything’? 8 I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his impudence he will rise and give him whatever he needs. 9 And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. 11 What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; 12 or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”

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Key Verse: Luke 11:2

And he said to them, “When you pray, say:

“Father, hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come.

1. What to pray (1-4)

One of the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray. So Jesus taught them to address God as Father. They were praying to a person who loved them like a Father. They should pray for God's name to be honored and for his kingdom to come. They should pray for their daily physical and spiritual needs. They should pray to also forgive others who sinned against them.

2. Our attitude in prayer (5-13)

Jesus' story about the person who grudgingly gave bread to his friend at midnight contrasted how God our Father sees his children. God will not send us away empty-handed. He wants to hear from us. We can ask and seek God anytime and for anything we need and he will willingly give it. Everyone who asks receives. An earthly father instinctively knows to give good gifts to his children. How much more our Father in heaven will give us good gifts when we ask. He will even give us the Holy Spirit!

Prayer: Prayer: Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Thank you for being a good Father for us and for the wonderful privilege of prayer.

One Word: Pray as Jesus taught us

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Key Verse: 75:2

“At the set time that I appoint
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