Then Teach Me to Pray

Scripture Reading:Luke 11:1-4

Luke 11:1-41 Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.”

Luke 11:1-42 So He said to them, “When you pray, say:Our Father in heaven,Hallowed be Your name.Your kingdom come.Your will be doneOn earth as it is in heaven.

Luke 11:1-43 Give us day by day our daily bread.4 And forgive us our sins,For we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us.And do not lead us into temptation,But deliver us from the evil one.”

Is Prayer Important?

The Importance of Prayer

There is forgiveness from GodThere is peace from GodThere is strength from GodThere is opportunity from God

Then Teach me to Pray

“When we have finished our praying we can scarcely bring ourselves to believe that our feeble words can have been heard, or that they can have made a difference in the things concerning which we have been praying. We’ve said our prayers but we have not prayed.”

~Alan Redpath

Then Teach Me to Pray

Praying on the basis of:A new relationship

Luke 11:2So He said to them, “When you pray, say:

Our Father in heaven,

Hallowed be Your name.Your kingdom come.Your will be doneOn earth as it is in heaven.

Galatians 4:6

And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”

How is God like a Father?

He possesses a father’s:HeartLove StrengthConcern for the child’s best interest


Praying on the basis of:A new relationshipA new respect

Luke 11:2So He said to them, “When you pray, say:Our Father in heaven,

Hallowed be Your name.

Your kingdom come.Your will be doneOn earth as it is in heaven.

Isaiah 6:1-31 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. 2 Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one cried to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!”


Praying on the basis of:A new relationshipA new respectA new priority

Luke 11:2So He said to them, “When you pray, say:Our Father in heaven,Hallowed be Your name.

Your kingdom come.

Your will be doneOn earth as it is in heaven.

Colossians 1:13,1413 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and

conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His

love, 14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.


Praying on the basis of:A new relationshipA new respectA new priorityA new submission

Luke 11:2So He said to them, “When you pray, say: Our Father in heaven,Hallowed be Your name. Your

kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

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Romans 12:2And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may

prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.


Praying on the basis of:A new relationshipA new respectA new priorityA new submission

We have covered the three “thy petitions” of the model prayer.

Thy name be hallowedThy kingdom comeThy will be done

Next week we will cover the four “us petitions” of the model prayer.

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Then Teach Me to Pray