Our Father

Inheritance

The Lawyer found out that you cant work for your inheritance

there is no possible way to be good enough

Romans 3:23 LSB

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

next we saw Martha working to please Jesus

Mary Pleasing Jesus by just sitting at His feet

Mary was receiving part of her inheritance

now Luke is showing us another part of our inheritance

by communing with the God of the universe

We are looking at the Father who gave us new life

who gave us a new family

in V 1 the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray

so Jesus taught them the outline of prayer

the first part of prayer is toward God the Father

the second part is asking for or selves

Prayer is another product of our inheritance

but prayer is also something that we choose to do

Today we are looking at the Person of the Godhead the Father

The one who Jesus communed with when He prayed

we see this over and over in the New Testament except for once that we will look at later

Read V 1-2

Who Can Pray?

Who can call God the Father, Father?

In the Old Testament the Israelites God was never referred to as the Father

in fact they never called God by His name

when they wanted to speak of God it was a shortened version of the name

or an attribute of God

But when Jesus taught to pray it was more personal more intimate

Abba father is what a child would call her father

Daddy

this was very new to the disciples extreme

this calling the almighty-- Daddy, Father

this brought a whole new level of intimacy

God has gone from being a far away Judge to a close respected family member

but who made it that way?

lets get back to the question Who can pray?

and who made it that someone can pray?

when we are born we are

John 8:44 LSB

“You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

If we are not of the Father in Heaven we cant assume to be able to call Him Father

so there had to have something change

John 3:3 LSB

Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

John 1:12–13 LSB

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

We have been adopted into the family

Galatians 4:5 LSB

so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.

and because we are adopted we can call Him Daddy

Romans 8:15 LSB

For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons by whom we cry out, “Abba! Father!”

When God created Adam he was considered God’s son

now we have regained what Adam lost

Luke has left out the beginning word OUR

Matthew 6 Jesus said in the sermon on the Mount

with the word OUR this associates Jesus with us

as we are now the sons of God and

Romans 8:17 LSB

and if children, also heirs, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.

Because we are NOW a child of God

Because we are NOW have been Born from above

Because we have NOW been adopted into the family

We can confidently call God our Father/Daddy

But after all that I said we cant come before the throne of God unless we come humble

we cant come in a disrespectful way

like referring Him as the man upstairs

the big guy

He has given us an incredible honor. also brought us into the family

but The Father is still

Almighty God

the Sovereign of the universe

so we need to Hallowed his name

His name we must keep HOLY

set apart

Phillip Keller on hallowed - Putting it into plain language, what Jesus is saying in this prayer is, “Father, may Your person, Your identity, Your character, Your reputation, Your very being always be honored.” ( A layman looks at the Lord's prayer)

the people of Israel profaned the name of God so God scattered them to the nations

Ezekiel 36:22–23 LSB

“Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for My holy name, which you have profaned among the nations, to which you have come. “I will prove the holiness of My great name which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst. Then the nations will know that I am Yahweh,” declares Lord Yahweh, “when I prove Myself holy among you in their sight.

praying that God’s name will be Haloed is more than showing the utmost respect when we come to Him

but it is showing utmost respect in all that we do

Martin Luther (Greater Catechism) asked “How is it [God’s name] hallowed amongst us?” Answer “When our life and doctrine are truly Christian”

we are asking God to make people treat His name Holy

which is done less and less today

the names of God

Name of the LORD is a Strong Tower

Elohim: My Creator -

Elyon: Most High God - Sovereign Over All

Roi: God Who Sees

LORD of hosts (of armies)

Mekeddeshem (M'Kaddesh) LORD Who Sanctifies

The LORD Our Banner

The LORD our Peace

Jehovah Jireh: The LORD Will Provide

Jehovah Rapha: The LORD our Healer

Jehovah Roi: The Lord is My Shepherd

Jehovah Ezer: The LORD our Helper

The LORD is Our Stronghold

God has many different names that describe Him and His character

all of these need to be honored

we want these to be honored by the world

this what this prayer begins with

not just words that are said without meaning

we can address God as our Father

someone we are close to and fully trust

The Almighty who

Gave us a second birth

Made us a joint aire with His Son Jesus

Adopted us as His child

He allows us to come into His presence and talk with Him about anything

but when we come to Him it has to be with Honor and respect

to glorify His name