JESUS TEACHES US WHAT TO PRAY

Lord’s Prayer Pattern

• Hallowed be your name

• Worship as praise and thanksgiving – Lk 10.21ff, Matt 21.1-16; 26.30; Mk 14.26

Lord’s Prayer Pattern• Big picture

Kingdom stuff• God’s rule & way

of doing things• Discerning &

doing God’s will – Lk 6.12; 22.42

• Listening –Habakkuk; Jn 5.19f,30; 8.26,28f; 12.49f; Is 50.4f

Lord’s Prayer Pattern

• Daily Bread• Father knows

our needs, avoid anxiety – Matt 6.25-34

• Thanksgiving – Mk 6.41; 14.22f

Lord’s Prayer Pattern

• Forgiveness – Lk 15.21; 18.9ff; 23.46; Matt 7.14f; 18.21-35; Mk 11.25f

• For our persecutors – Matt5.44; Lk 6.27f

Lord’s Prayer Pattern

• Spiritual Battle and strength

• Protection from the evil one – Jn 17.11f,15

• Lk 22.31f

Workers for the harvest

• Mission of the church – inspired by compassion. Matt 9.36ff; Lk 10.2; Jn 4.35f; 15.1-17, 26f

Unity of God’s people• Unity of God’s

people – Jn 17.11, 21ff ( Jn 10.16; 11.52)

• Organic rather than structural unity

• Loving one another – Jn 13.34f; 15.12,17

Holy Spirit

• Ask and receive – Lk 11.13; Jn 14-16

Abba, Father we thank you for the gift of prayer. We ask simply, as your first disciples did, ‘Lord, teach us to pray.’

Amen