The Seventh Petition The Seventh Petition of the Lord’s Prayerof the Lord’s Prayer

What are we asking God What are we asking God to do when we pray the to do when we pray the

Seventh Petition?Seventh Petition?

Question 1Question 1

What is evil?What is evil?

Genesis 3:16 & 23

Job Ch 1 & 2

Psalm 91:9-10

Key Point 1

Romans 8:28

2 Corinthians 12:7-10

Revelation 21:3-4

Acts 7:59-60

Key Point 2

Key Point 3

Satanbrought evil

into the worldby mankind’s

fall into sin

use evil for our good

help us bear evil

deliver us from evil completely in heaven

uses evil to make life hard

keep evil away

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Genesis 3:16-19 & 23To the woman he said, "I will greatly increase your pains in To the woman he said, "I will greatly increase your pains in

childbearing; with pain you will give birth to children. childbearing; with pain you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you." over you."

  To Adam he said, "Because you listened to your wife and To Adam he said, "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat of it,' "Cursed is the ground because of must not eat of it,' "Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and your life. It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your you will eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return.“and to dust you will return.“

So the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden So the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. to work the ground from which he had been taken.

Job Ch 1 & 2In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name

was Job. This man was blameless and upright; was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil. he feared God and shunned evil.

The LORD said to Satan, "Very well, then, he is in The LORD said to Satan, "Very well, then, he is in your hands; but you must spare his life." your hands; but you must spare his life."

His wife said to him, "Are you still holding on to His wife said to him, "Are you still holding on to your integrity? Curse God and die!" He replied, your integrity? Curse God and die!" He replied, "You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we "You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?" accept good from God, and not trouble?"

In all this, Job did not sin in what he said. In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.

Evil is all the ________ Evil is all the ________ we experience in ___ we experience in ___ as a result of ____ as a result of ____ ruining this _____.ruining this _____.

Key Point 1Key Point 1

hardshipshardshipslifelife

sin’ssin’sworldworld

Question 2Question 2

What are we asking What are we asking God to do about the God to do about the evil that threatens us?evil that threatens us?

Psalm 91:9-10

If you make the Most High If you make the Most High your dwelling - even the your dwelling - even the LORD, who is my refuge -LORD, who is my refuge -

    then no harm will befall you, then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near no disaster will come near your tent.your tent.

Romans 8:28

And we know that in all things And we know that in all things God works for the good of God works for the good of those who love him, who those who love him, who have been called according have been called according to his purpose. to his purpose.

2 Corinthians 12:7-10To keep me from becoming conceited because To keep me from becoming conceited because

of these surpassingly great revelations, there of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, "My grace is from me. But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. weak, then I am strong.

Key Point 2Key Point 2

We ask that ____ would We ask that ____ would keep ____ from us, or if keep ____ from us, or if he permits it to come, he permits it to come, that he would ___ it for that he would ___ it for our ____ and would help our ____ and would help us ____ it.us ____ it.

GodGodevilevil

useusegoodgoodbearbear

Question 3Question 3

What are we asking What are we asking God to do in the God to do in the future about the evil future about the evil that threatens us?that threatens us?

Acts 7:59-60

While they were stoning him, While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, "Lord Jesus, Stephen prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." Then he fell receive my spirit." Then he fell on his knees and cried out, on his knees and cried out, "Lord, do not hold this sin "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." When he had against them." When he had said this, he fell asleep. said this, he fell asleep.

And I heard a loud voice from the throne And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." old order of things has passed away."

Revelation 21:3-4

Key Point 3Key Point 3

We ask that ____ We ask that ____ would deliver us from would deliver us from ___ completely in ___ completely in ______.______.

GodGod

evilevilheavenheaven

What I’ve LearnedWhat I’ve Learned

I ask God to bring me I ask God to bring me safely through all the safely through all the hardships of life until hardships of life until he takes me to he takes me to heaven.heaven.

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