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March 30, 2022 A Christian's Prayer
Rodney "Gipsy" Smith became a follower of Jesus at age 16, and a year later began preaching after William Booth invited him to become an evangelist with The Salvation Army.
Although this British evangelist had no formal education, he proclaimed the gospel for 70 years.
He made dozens of trips across the Atlantic to preach in the United States, and two presidents invited him to the White House.
Someone once asked Smith the secret of his ministry.
He said, "Go home.
Lock yourself in your room.
Kneel down in the middle of the floor, and with a piece of chalk draw a circle around yourself.
There, on your knees, pray fervently and brokenly that God would start a revival within that chalk circle."
Like Smith, we need the habit of connection found in the place of prayer.
And here's the good news: Jesus provided a great template to guide our prayers when He said, "This, then, is how you should pray" (Matthew 6:9).
Read Matthew 6:7-15
Matthew 6:7–15 (NASB95)
7 “And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words.
8 “So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him. 9 “Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. 10 ‘Your kingdom come.
Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.
11 ‘Give us this day our daily bread.
12 ‘And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 ‘And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.
Amen.’ 14 “For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
15 “But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions.
Let’s recite the Lord’s Prayer together:
Matthew 6:9-13 (NASB) "Pray, then, in this way:
'Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.
'Your kingdom come.
Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.
'Give us this day our daily bread.
'And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
'And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
[For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.
Amen.]'
As we look at verses 7 & 8 I like what the POSB Commentary says:
The Three Great Rules for Prayer (Part II), 6:7-8
(6:7-8) Introduction: among the religious there is often a tendency toward long prayers, particularly in public.
Too often people measure prayer by its fluency and length, thinking that length means devotion.
"Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth; therefore let thy words be few" (Eccles.
5:2).
Christ puts the matter very simply, yet strongly: "When ye pray," follow three great rules.
1. Rule 1: do not use empty repetition (v.7).
2. Rule 2: do not speak much (v.7).
How do we handle the many, many needs?
Lesson writer: It seems that Jesus is not condemning perseverance in prayer but rather verbosity, especially in those who speak without thinking.
3. Rule 3: trust God (v.8).
Preacher's Outline and Sermon Bible - Commentary - Matthew I.
Influence Magazine:
1. Worship.
Jesus began with, "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name" (verse 9).
Rather than starting with a list of needs, Jesus challenged us to acknowledge and worship our Heavenly Father.
This approach begins from a place of relationship rather than a place of requests.
2. God's will.
Next, Jesus said, "Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven" (verse 10).
We live in a fallen world, but Jesus makes it clear God can still accomplish His will on earth.
As leaders, it's our job to pray and welcome God's will in whatever place He has entrusted to us to lead.
3. Provision.
Jesus said, "Give us today our daily bread" (verse 11).
When we seek God to meet our daily needs, we exhibit an ongoing reliance on Him.
The moment we become self-reliant, we abandon the provision made available through prayer.
4. Forgiveness.
Next, Jesus says, "And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors" (verse 12).
Extending forgiveness keeps our hearts soft toward God and the people we lead.
Sometimes leaders have to give extra time to this part of prayer because of the hardships and disappointments experienced in leadership.
5. Temptation.
Finally, Jesus instructed us to pray, "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one" (verse 13).
A regular habit of prayer gives us the spiritual strength to overcome the temptations and win the battles often associated with leadership.
5. What two natural divisions do you observe in the Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13)?
Question 5.
In the first part of this question you are simply looking for what verses are covered in each half of the Lord's Prayer: Matthew 6:9-10 and Matthew 6:11-13.
What is the focus of each?
Then, in the second part of the question, look for the main subject of each half.
If the group needs help, tell them to notice that in the second half of the Lord's Prayer the possessive adjective changes from "your" to "our," as we turn from God's affairs to our own.
The well-known phrase "for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever" is not found in the earliest manuscripts.
First: focused on God:
Worship of Him
Because He is our Father
His majesty and power
Prayer that His holiness will be recognized by all
His Kingdom
His will
On earth as in heaven
Second: focused on our needs
Daily bread only
Why is forgiveness so important?
Deliverance from temptation
Third:
A recognition of Who God is: His Kingdom, power and glory
He can answer our prayers because of these things
8. God is already King.
In what sense are his kingdom and perfect will still future (Matthew 6:10)?
Question 8.
The kingdom of God is his royal rule.
Again, as he is already holy so he is already King, reigning in absolute sovereignty over both nature and history.
Yet when Jesus came he announced a new and special break-in of the kingly rule of God, with all the blessings of salvation and the demands of submission which the divine rule implies.
To pray that his kingdom may "come" is:
To pray both that it may grow, as through the church's witness people submit to Jesus,
And that soon it will be consummated when Jesus returns in glory to take his power and reign.
For what are we praying?
John 18:36 (NASB95) Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world.
If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not of this realm.”
Mark 16:15–18 (NASB95) And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
16 “He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned.
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