Sermon Tone Analysis

Matthew

Jesus asked His disciples not to be hypocrites.

ὑποκριτής hypocrite (actor): a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives.

Reward

μισθός misthos: a payment for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing; understood as a tangible wage.

Reward

ἀποδίδωμι apodidomi: to reward or punish (whether tangible or intangibly) based upon what a person deserves.

Prayer does not bring

Vain repetition

βατταλογέω battologeō: a word occurring only here in the NT, for which the following meanings have been suggested: “to speak stammeringly,” “to say the same thing over and over again,” “to babble,” “to rattle off,” “to speak without giving thought to what is spoken.”

Nichol, F. D. (Ed.).

(1980).

The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary (Vol.

5, p. 345).

Review and Herald Publishing Association.

Nichol, F. D. (Ed.).

(1980).

The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary (Vol.

5, p. 345).

Review and Herald Publishing Association.

Prayer does not provide God with information of what He would otherwise be unaware, nor is it intended as a means of persuading Him to do what He would otherwise be unwilling to do.

Prayer links us with the Omniscient One, and conditions our wills to cooperate effectively with His will.

Nichol, F. D. (Ed.).

(1980).

The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary (Vol.

5, p. 345).

Review and Herald Publishing Association.

Nichol, F. D. (Ed.).

(1980).

The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary (Vol.

5, p. 345).

Review and Herald Publishing Association.

“Prayer is the opening of the heart to God as to a friend.

Not that it is necessary in order to make known to God what we are, but in order to enable us to receive Him. Prayer does not bring God down to us, but brings us up to Him.” SC 93

“Prayer is the opening of the heart to God as to a friend.

Not that it is necessary in order to make known to God what we are, but in order to enable us to receive Him. Prayer does not bring God down to us, but brings us up to Him.” SC 93

Our hearts need to be prepared for pray.

Our rewards depend on it.

God is not our last option He is our only option.

Matthew 6:9

Matthew 6:

Knowing to whom you are praying to and his authority creates adoration.

As Jesus demonstrated this sample prayer to His disciples, He demonstrated that He wanted to be connected to God’s major plan of bringing God’s kingdom down to earth by being a tool for God’s will to be done here on earth through Him.

Matthew 6:

Daily

Prayer does not provide God with information of what He would otherwise be unaware, nor is it intended as a means of persuading Him to do what He would otherwise be unwilling to do.

Prayer links us with the Omniscient One, and conditions our wills to cooperate effectively with His will.

ἐπιούσιος epiousios, a word that appears in the NT only here... Its exact meaning is uncertain.

The single occurrence of the word in secular Greek literature throws little light on its meaning.

Among the meanings suggested are the following: (1) necessary for existence, (2) for the present day, (3) for the coming day.

Nichol, F. D. (Ed.).

(1980).

The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary (Vol.

5, p. 347).

Review and Herald Publishing Association.

Nichol, F. D. (Ed.).

(1980).

The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary (Vol.

5, p. 347).

Review and Herald Publishing Association.

When God is your provider then He can intercede for you.

Today’s prayer is not enough for tomorrow.

Such as the people of God had to get up every morning to receive their daily bread of Mana, God wants you to depend on Him through pray every day and receive Him as your daily bread.

Matthew 6:12

Forgive

ἀφίημι aphiēmi, a common word in the NT, frequently meaning “to send away,” or “to dismiss,” “to leave”...The meaning “to forgive” is probably based on the idea that the repentant petitioning soul is sent away in peace.

Nichol, F. D. (Ed.).

(1980).

The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary (Vol.

5, p. 347).

Review and Herald Publishing Association.

Jesus teaches us that the only one that can forgive the debt of sin is God.

We need to ask for forgiveness and learn how to forgive.

We need to learn how to confess our sins not only to God but also to our brother and sisters.

Matthew 6:

Jesus teaches us that the only one that can forgive the debt of sin is God.

We need to ask for forgiveness and learn how to forgive.

We need to learn how to confess our sins not only to God but also to our brother and sisters.

Matthew 6:

Temptation

πειρασμός peirasmos, “temptation,” also “trial,” or “test,” .....The petition should perhaps be understood as a request, “Do not permit us to enter into temptation” (see ; see on ).

This part of the Lord’s Prayer is sometimes understood as a plea to God to remove all temptation from us.

But God’s promise is not that we shall be protected from temptation, but that we shall be protected from falling ().

Too often we willfully place ourselves in the way of temptation (see on ).

Truly to pray “lead us not into temptation” is to renounce the ways of our own choosing and to submit to the ways of God’s choosing.

The petition should perhaps be understood as a request, “Do not permit us to enter into temptation” (see ; see on ).

This part of the Lord’s Prayer is sometimes understood as a plea to God to remove all temptation from us.

But God’s promise is not that we shall be protected from temptation, but that we shall be protected from falling ().

Too often we willfully place ourselves in the way of temptation (see on ).

Truly to pray “lead us not into temptation” is to renounce the ways of our own choosing and to submit to the ways of God’s choosing.

Nichol, F. D. (Ed.).

(1980).

The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary (Vol.

5, p. 347).

Review and Herald Publishing Association.

Jesus wants us to depend completely on Him in supplication and choice.

Nichol, F. D. (Ed.).

(1980).

The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary (Vol.

5, p. 347).

Review and Herald Publishing Association.

Matthew

Jesus recognize God as being the owner of everything, having the strength of everything, and being the only one to be worshipped over everything.

Jesus taught His disciple to end there prayer in praise or gratitude.

Four Part Prayer

Adoration

Confession

Thanksgiving

Supplication