Adapted from Sun Mar 1 message by Mr Cheah
Introduction
- “The Lord’s Prayer” (or should be named “Disciples Prayer”?)
- Actual Lord’s Prayer is in John 17
- Prayer involves worshipping & approaching God with due reverence
Our Father in Heaven
- Faith requirement; acknowledge God as our Father
- Limitation of earthly fathers but we have a perfect Father who loves, cares & guides us
- Through faith in Christ we have privilege access to God’s presence
- Father has authority to withhold & to give
- Knowing all this allows us to deepen our relationship with God
Honor: Hallowed be your name
- Our greatest concern is to bring concern to God
- Hallowed = sacred & holy
- Requires us demonstrate holiness, separation from evil & devotion to God’s purposes
Expectation: Your kingdom come
- God’s power, authority & will is forever
- Are we looking forward & praying for Jesus’ return? We pray for Jesus’ return for the establishment of His eternal kingdom
- Pray for his purposes & plans to be accomplished on earth even at this time
- Every one of us in our corner let our light shine as a beacon for God’s word as truth to save
Your will be done
- God’s purpose is still on the right track even with the sins of men
- A call for us to pray sincerely to see His plan, purpose & desires to be fulfilled
- What is His plan? It is in His Word & trusting the Holy Spirit’s guidance
- Pray, attentive to God’s will & do!
Petition: Give us today our daily bread
- Right attitude request God to provide for out daily needs
- Acknowledge & conscious that it’s God who provides
- We are actually very dependent on God our provider
- God is loving & provides for His people
“And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:19 NIV)
- Make request according to God’s plan with the purpose of honouring Him
- Allow God to demonstrate his Fatherly love for us
- Supply our basic needs & to serve God more effectively
- Be content with what you have as what you have is more than enough – you have God!
- When asking for what you want, ensure that you are right by God & what God gives you blessed others
Forgive us our sins
- We are sinners; anyone who says otherwise is a liar
- Prayer is a time to be forgiven of our sins
- Have compassion on others; forgive others
Dependence: Lead us not into temptation; Deliver us from evil
- By ourselves we will never win the battle of yielding to temptation – need to rely on our God
- Pray to get our feet out of the path falling into temptation
- Deliver us from evil one who is full of schemes attacking God’s plan
- How? Watch & pray
For yours is the kingdom & the power & the glory forever
- Acknowledgement of the sovereignty of God
- One day, every knee will bow