The Lord’s Prayer To illustrate one way to pray the Lord’s Prayer, I have often asked people to, “picture the words of the Lord’s Prayer on a computer.

The Lord’s Prayer To illustrate one way to pray the Lord’s Prayer, I have often asked people to, “picture the words of the Lord’s Prayer on a computer screen. Then, pick out one word, underline it and put it in blue font. That says it is a ‘hyperlink’ that will take you to other ‘pages, with other truths’ about that word.” People have asked, “Where is that screen?” Well, here it is. I trust it will assist you in deepening your relationship with Jesus. Even though it is fairly extensive, it certainly is not exhaustive. Advance to the next slide, move the mouse until the curser appears and click on the word(s) of your choice. (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

The Lord’s Prayer Our - Father, in heaven; let Your - Name be holy,
let Your - kingdom come, on earth as it is in heaven let Your - will be done, Give us - this day our daily – bread. Forgive us - our debts - as - we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation - but Deliver us from the evil one. For the kingdom and the power and the glory belong to You, forever! Amen. (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Our…/Us… Note the value of praying in the plural
Jesus gave this prayer using plural pronouns (“our” and “us”) It was the regular practice of the early church to prayer together: Acts 1:14, 2:42, 4:24, 12:12, Colossians 1:3-4, 9-14, 4:2-4 There is great value in praying in agreement with others: Matthew 18:19 It is and will be one way we pray in heaven: Revelation 4:8-11, 5:9-14 Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Acts 1:14 They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers. Return to Our…/us Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Acts 2:42 They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Return to Our…/us Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Acts 4:24 When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. "Sovereign Lord," they said, "you made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and everything in them. Return to Our…/us Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Acts 12:12 When this had dawned on him, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered and were praying. Return to Our…/us Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Colossians 1:3-4 3We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints— Return to Our…/us Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Colossians 1:9-14 9For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. 10And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, 11being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully 12giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. 13For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 14in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Return to Our…/us Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Colossians 4:2-4 2Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. 3And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. 4Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. Return to Our…/us Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Matthew 18:19 Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. Return to Our…/us Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Revelation 4:8-11 8Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under his wings. Day and night they never stop saying: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come." 9Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, 10the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say: 11"You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being." Return to Our…/us Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Revelation 5:9-14 9And they sang a new song: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. 10You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth.“ 11Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. 12In a loud voice they sang: "Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!" 13Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, singing: "To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!" 14The f our living creatures said, "Amen," and the elders fell down and worshiped. Return to Our…/us Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Father… This is the way Jesus typically addressed God in prayer:
For example, Luke 10:21, John 11:41, John 12:27-28, John 17:1, 5, 11, 21, 24-25, Matthew 26:39, Luke 23:34, 46 He is our Father by virtue of creation: Ephesians 3:14-15 He is our Father by virtue of our salvation: 1 John 3:1-3; Luke 11:11-13 Jesus is our “Brother”: Hebrews 2:11 There are benefits of being His children: Romans 8:12-17, 21; Galatians 4:1-7 There are responsibilities of being His children: Responsibilities: Matthew 5:43-48; Ephesians 5:1-2, Romans 8:14 Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Luke 10:21 At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure.” Return to Father Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

John 12:27-28 27 Now my heart is troubled, and what shall I say? “Father, save me from this hour”? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour.28Father, glorify your name! Return to Father Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

John 17:1 and 5 1After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: "Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you.” 5And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began. Return to Father Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

John 17:11 and 21 11I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name—the name you gave me—so that they may be one as we are one. 21that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. Return to Father Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

John 17:24-25 24Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world. 25Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me. Return to Father Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Matthew 26:39 Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.” Return to Father Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Luke 23:34 and 46 34Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” 46Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” When he had said this, he breathed his last. Return to Father Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Ephesians 3:14-15 14For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name Return to Father Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

1 John 3:1-3 1How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears,we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. 3Everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure. Return to Father Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Luke 11:11-13 11Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him! Return to Father Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Hebrews 2:11 Both the one who makes men holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers. Return to Father Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Romans 8:12-17 12Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation—but it is not to the sinful nature, to live according to it. 13For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live, 14because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. 15For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father." 16The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. 17Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co- heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory. Return to Father Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Romans 8:21 that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. Return to Father Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Galatians 4:1-7 1What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate. 2He is subject to guardians and trustees until the time set by his father. 3So also, when we were children, we were in slavery under the basic principles of the world. 4But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, 5to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons. 6Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, "Abba, Father." 7So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, God has made you also an heir. Return to Father Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Matthew 5:43-48 43You have heard that it was said, “Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.” 44But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Return to Father Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Ephesians 5:1-2 1Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children 2and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Return to Father Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Heaven… Heaven not only tells us about the Father’s location, but also His nature: We are created in His image: Genesis 1:26-27; James 3:9; Psalm 100:3 He is the uncreated Creator : Genesis 1:1, John 1:3; Colossians 1:16, 17; He is far greater than His creation: See Job 38, 39, 40 and 41; Proverbs 8:12-31; Isaiah 40:12-29; Romans 11:33-36 Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Genesis 1:26-27 26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them Return to Heaven Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
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John 1:3 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
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Colossians 1:16-17 16For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. 17He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. Return to Heaven Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Proverbs 8:12-31 2 "I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence; I possess knowledge and discretion. 13 To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech. 14 Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have understanding and power. 15 By me kings reign and rulers make laws that are just; 16 by me princes govern, and all nobles who rule on earth. 17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me. 18 With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and prosperity. 19 My fruit is better than fine gold; what I yield surpasses choice silver. 20 I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice, 21 bestowing wealth on those who love me and making their treasuries full. 22 "The LORD brought me forth as the first of his works, before his deeds of old; 23 I was appointed from eternity, from the beginning, before the world began. 24 When there were no oceans, I was given birth, when there were no springs abounding with water; 25 before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was given birth, 26 before he made the earth or its fields or any of the dust of the world. 27 I was there when he set the heavens in place, when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep, 28 when he established the clouds above and fixed securely the fountains of the deep, 29 when he gave the sea its boundary so the waters would not overstep his command, and when he marked out the foundations of the earth. 30 Then I was the craftsman at his side. I was filled with delight day after day, rejoicing always in his presence, 31 rejoicing in his whole world and delighting in mankind. Return to Heaven Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Isaiah 40:12-29 12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on the scales and the hills in a balance? 13 Who has understood the mind [a] of the LORD, or instructed him as his counselor? 14 Whom did the LORD consult to enlighten him, and who taught him the right way? Who was it that taught him knowledge or showed him the path of understanding? 15 Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are regarded as dust on the scales; he weighs the islands as though they were fine dust. 16 Lebanon is not sufficient for altar fires, nor its animals enough for burnt offerings. 17 Before him all the nations are as nothing; they are regarded by him as worthless and less than nothing. 18 To whom, then, will you compare God? What image will you compare him to? 19 As for an idol, a craftsman casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold and fashions silver chains for it. 20 A man too poor to present such an offering selects wood that will not rot. He looks for a skilled craftsman to set up an idol that will not topple. 21 Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the earth was founded? 22 He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in. 23 He brings princes to naught and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing. 24 No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner do they take root in the ground, than he blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind weeps them away like chaff. 25 "To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?" says the Holy One. Return to Heaven Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Romans 11:33-36 33Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! 34"Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?” 35“Who has ever given to God, that God should repay him?” 36For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen Return to Heaven Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Your… We cannot “say” or “prayer” the two words or ideas, “Your” and “my” at the same time. He wants us to seek Him, His ways, and His kingdom first. As we address His priorities, He addresses our needs. Matthew 6:33; Deuteronomy 4:29; 2 Chronicles 7:14; Jeremiah 29:12-13; Isaiah 55:6-9 Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Deuteronomy 4:29 But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul. Return to Your Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

2 Chronicles 7:14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. Return to Your Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Jeremiah 29:12-13; 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Return to Your Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Isaiah 55:6-9 6 Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. 8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD. 9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Return to Your Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Name… This is a reflection of His nature, His character, His reputation: He has many titles but only two names: In Old Testament, Yahweh (LORD): Exodus 3:13-15 – I AM “I am there” In New Testament, Jesus: Matthew 1:21 – Yahweh Saves – “And I care” He is very concerned about how people view and treat His name: Exodus 20:7; See also, Exodus 6:7, 9:16; 1 Kings 20:13, 28; Ezekiel 36:20-23, 39:6; Isaiah 43: 3a, 11,15; Joel 3:17; Daniel 9:19; Psalm 111:9 Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Exodus 3:13-15 13 Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' and they ask me, 'What is his name?' Then what shall I tell them?” 14 God said to Moses, “I am who I am . This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” 15 God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, 'The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.' This is my name forever, the name by which I am to be remembered from generation to generation.” Return to Name Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Matthew 1:21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins. Return to Name Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Exodus 20:7 You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name. Return to Name Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Exodus 6:7 I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. Return to Name Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Exodus 9:16 But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth. Return to Name Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

1 Kings 20:13 Meanwhile a prophet came to Ahab king of Israel and announced, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Do you see this vast army? I will give it into your hand today, and then you will know that I am the LORD.’” Return to Name Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

1 Kings 20:28 The man of God came up and told the king of Israel, "This is what the LORD says: 'Because the Arameans think the LORD is a god of the hills and not a god of the valleys, I will deliver this vast army into your hands, and you will know that I am the LORD.' " Return to Name Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Ezekiel 36:20-23 20 And wherever they went among the nations they profaned my holy name, for it was said of them, 'These are the LORD's people, and yet they had to leave his land.' 21 I had concern for my holy name, which the house of Israel profaned among the nations where they had gone. 22 "Therefore say to the house of Israel, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am going to do these things, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where you have gone. 23 I will show the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Sovereign LORD, when I show myself holy through you before their eyes. Return to Name Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Ezekiel 39:6 I will send fire on Magog and on those who live in safety in the coastlands, and they will know that I am the LORD. Return to Name Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Isaiah 43:11 and 15 11 I, even I, am the LORD, and apart from me there is no savior. 15 I am the LORD, your Holy One, Israel's Creator, your King. Return to Name Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Joel 3:17 Then you will know that I, the LORD your God, dwell in Zion, my holy hill. Jerusalem will be holy; never again will foreigners invade her. Return to Name Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Daniel 9:19 O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For your sake, O my God, do not delay, because your city and your people bear your Name. Return to Name Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Holy… Holiness is God’s most outstanding attribute:
See Isaiah 6:2-3 and Revelation 4:8 Several things are referred to as Holy in Scripture: i.e. Ground,- Exodus 3:5; A Day,- Exodus 20:8; Priests,- Exodus 29:1a; The Most Holy Place, - Exodus 26:33b; even Incense - Exodus 30:37 We are not to treat holy things like we treat other things. God’s holiness speaks more of His distinction, or uniqueness than His perfection. There is none like Him. See Isaiah 43:10-11, 44:6, 45:5-6, 18, 21, 22 Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Isaiah 6:2-3 2 Above him were seraphs, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. 3 And they were calling to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.” Return to Holy Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Revelation 4:8 Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under his wings. Day and night they never stop saying: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come." Return to Holy Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Exodus 20:8 “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.”
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Isaiah 43:10-11 10 “You are my witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me. 11 I, even I, am the LORD, and apart from me there is no savior.” Return to Holy Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Isaiah 44:6 This is what the LORD says— Israel's King and Redeemer, the LORD Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God. Return to Holy Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Isaiah 45:5-6 5 I am the LORD, and there is no other; apart from me there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not acknowledged me, 6 so that from the rising of the sun to the place of its setting men may know there is none besides me. I am the LORD, and there is no other. Return to Holy Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Isaiah 45:18 For this is what the LORD says— he who created the heavens, he is God; he who fashioned and made the earth, he founded it; he did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited— he says: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.” Return to Holy Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Isaiah 45:21-22 21 Declare what is to be, present it— let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago, who declared it from the distant past? Was it not I, the LORD ? And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none but me. 22 “Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.” Return to Holy Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Kingdom… The Kingdom of God is both “here and now” and “there and then”: Revelation 11:15; Revelation 12:10 ; Luke 17:21; Colossians 1:13 Jesus spent much time explaining the kingdom: See Matthew 13:18-52; Mark 4:26-28 Paul summarized the essence of the Kingdom as righteous, peace and joy: Romans 14:17 His kingdom comes in several ways: Matthew 4:17; Matthew 5:3; Acts 14:21-22; James 4:8a; Jeremiah 29:12-13 Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Revelation 11:15 The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said: "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign for ever and ever." Return to Kingdom Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Revelation 12:10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down.” Return to Kingdom Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Luke 17:21 20Once, having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, 21nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the ‘kingdom of God is within you.’” Return to Kingdom Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Matthew 13:18-52 Sorry, this passage is just too long for this page. You will have to look it up in your own Bible. It’s on pages 863 and 864 in my Bible. Does that help?  Return to Kingdom Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Mark 4:26-28 26He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. 27Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. 28All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head.” Return to Kingdom Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit… Return to Kingdom Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Acts 14:21-22 21They preached the good news in that city and won a large number of disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch, 22strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. "We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God," they said. Return to Kingdom Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

James 4:8a Come near to God and he will come near to you.
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Jeremiah 29:12-13 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Return to Kingdom Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Will… God’s will is better than our will:
Note Jesus’ life – Hebrews 10:5-7; Matthew 26:39 His will is not always presently accomplished: Matthew 6:10; 1 Timothy 2:3-4; 2 Peter 3:9 His will can be known and done: Ephesians 5:10,17 His will is clearly laid out in Scripture 1 Thessalonians 4:3; 5:15-18; 1 Peter 2:15; 3:17 His will is best expressed in His commandments i.e. Ephesians 5:21; Proverbs 31:8-9; The Great Commandments state His highest will - Mark 12:29-31 Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Hebrews 10:5-7 5Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said: "Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me; 6with burnt offerings and sin offerings you were not pleased. 7Then I said, 'Here I am—it is written about me in the scroll— I have come to do your will, O God.' " Return to Will Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Matthew 26:39 Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will." Return to Will Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

1 Timothy 2:3-4 3This is good, and pleases God our Savior, 4who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. Return to Will Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. Return to Will Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Ephesians 5:10 and 17 10and find out what pleases the Lord.
17Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is. Return to Will Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

1 Thessalonians 5:15-18 15Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else. 16Be joyful always; 17pray continually; 18give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. Return to Will Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Ephesians 5:21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
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Proverbs 31:8-9 8 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. 9 Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy. Return to Will Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Mark 12:29-31 29“The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.30Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 31The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” Return to Will Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Earth… The three requests of the first half of this prayer are already being accomplished in heaven. The place where they need to be fulfilled is here on earth. Heaven is the template of our best prayers and earth is the target. But it is not just “on earth,” it is also in “my world.” “Lord, let these things be done here in my life and the places I touch.” There are two “place” words in this prayer; “earth” and “heaven.” Part of the purpose of prayer is to let earth affect heaven and heaven affect earth. Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Give us… All things belong to God:
Psalm 24:1; 1 Corinthians 4:7 “Give us” tells us that we cannot “purchase, or demand” what God offers. All we can do is ask: Matthew 5:3; It also tells us that God is a giver: John 3:16; 2 Peter 1:3-4 Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

1 Corinthians 4:7 For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not? Return to Give us Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. Return to Give us Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

2 Peter 1:3-4 3His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 4Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. Return to Give us Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

This Day/Daily… God invites us to do many things each day:
i.e. Exodus 14:13:; Deuteronomy 4:9; 26:16-18; 30:19; Joshua 24:15; Psalm 71:17; 95:6-9; 118:22-24; 145:2 Proverbs 8:34; Daniel 6:10; Luke 9:23; 2 Corinthians 6:1-2: Hebrews 3:13 And even in the morning: Exodus 16:19-21; Leviticus 6:12-13; Numbers 9:21; Psalm 5:3; 30:5; 59:16; 90:14;143:8; Isaiah 33:2; 50:4; Lamentations 3:19-24; Hosea 6:3; Zephaniah 3:5; Luke 4:42; 21:37-38; John 21:1-4 Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Exodus 14:13 Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again.” Return to Daily Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Deuteronomy 4:9 Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them. Return to Daily Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Deuteronomy 26:16-18 16 The LORD your God commands you this day to follow these decrees and laws; carefully observe them with all your heart and with all your soul. 17You have declared this day that the LORD is your God and that you will walk in his ways, that you will keep his decrees, commands and laws, and that you will obey him. 18 And the LORD has declared this day that you are his people, his treasured possession as he promised, and that you are to keep all his commands. Return to Daily Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Deuteronomy 30:19 This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live… Return to Daily Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Joshua 24:15 But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD. Return to Daily Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Psalm 95:6-9 6 Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker; 7 for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. Today, if you hear his voice, 8 do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, as you did that day at Massah in the desert, 9 where your fathers tested and tried me, though they had seen what I did. Return to Daily Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Psalm 118:22-24 22 The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone; 23 the LORD has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes. 24 This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Return to Daily Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Daniel 6:10 Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before. Return to Daily Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Luke 9:23 Then he said to them all: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” Return to Daily Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

2 Corinthians 6:1-2 1As God's fellow workers we urge you not to receive God's grace in vain.2For he says, "In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you." I tell you, now is the time of God's favor, now is the day of salvation. Return to Daily Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Hebrews 3:13 But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness. Return to Daily Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Exodus 16:19-21 19 Then Moses said to them, “No one is to keep any of it until morning.” 20 However, some of them paid no attention to Moses; they kept part of it until morning, but it was full of maggots and began to smell. So Moses was angry with them. 21 Each morning everyone gathered as much as he needed, and when the sun grew hot, it melted away. Return to Daily Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Leviticus 6:12-13 12 The fire on the altar must be kept burning; it must not go out. Every morning the priest is to add firewood and arrange the burnt offering on the fire and burn the fat of the fellowship offerings on it. 13 The fire must be kept burning on the altar continuously; it must not go out. Return to Daily Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Numbers 9:21 Sometimes the cloud stayed only from evening till morning, and when it lifted in the morning, they set out. Whether by day or by night, whenever the cloud lifted, they set out. Return to Daily Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Psalm 30:5 For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. Return to Daily Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Psalm 59:16 But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. Return to Daily Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Psalm 143:8 Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. Return to Daily Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Isaiah 50:4 The Sovereign LORD has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught. Return to Daily Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Lamentations 3:19-24 19 I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. 20 I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me. 21 Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: 22 Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. 23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. 24 I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him." Return to Daily Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Hosea 6:3 Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth. Return to Daily Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Zephaniah 3:5 The LORD within her is righteous; he does no wrong. Morning by morning he dispenses his justice, and every new day he does not fail, yet the unrighteous know no shame. Return to Daily Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Luke 4:42 At daybreak Jesus went out to a solitary place. The people were looking for him and when they came to where he was, they tried to keep him from leaving them. Return to Daily Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Luke 21:37-38 37Each day Jesus was teaching at the temple, and each evening he went out to spend the night on the hill called the Mount of Olives, 38and all the people came early in the morning to hear him at the temple. Return to Daily Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

John 21:1-4 1Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Tiberias. It happened this way: 2Simon Peter, Thomas (called Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together. 3"I'm going out to fish," Simon Peter told them, and they said, "We'll go with you." So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. 4Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus. Return to Daily Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Bread… Reminds us of our physical needs:
Matthew 7:7 Reminds us of our non-physical needs: i.e. Galatians 5:22-23; Hebrews 4:14-16; James 1:5 (with 3:17) Reminds us of regular truths from God’s Word: Deuteronomy 8:2-3; Matthew 4:4 Most of all, it reminds us that Jesus Himself is our bread. What we need most is more of Him: John 6:31-35 Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Galatians 5:22-23 22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Return to Bread Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Hebrews 4:14-16 14Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. 15For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin. 16Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Return to Bread Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

James 1:5 with 3:17 5If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. 17But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Return to Bread Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Deuteronomy 8:2-3 2 Remember how the LORD your God led you all the way in the desert these forty years, to humble you and to test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands. 3 He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. Return to Bread Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Matthew 4:4 Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'" Return to Bread Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

John 6:31-35 31Our forefathers ate the manna in the desert; as it is written: 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.‘” 32Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. 33For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” 34“Sir,” they said, “from now on give us this bread.” 35Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.” Return to Bread Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Forgive us… Our greatest need is for forgiveness; God is a Forgiver!
He did not come simply as a teacher, leader, example or friend, he came as a Savior. Matthew 1:21; Luke 10:19; 1 Timothy 1:15; 1 John 3:8 See also Romans 3:23; 5:12; Galatians 3:22 The essence of forgiveness is releasing someone from a actual debt: We are forgiven based upon Jesus’ death on the cross and our… 1) Confession – 1 John 1:9; 2) Walking in the light – 1 John 1:7; 3) Repentance; Luke 24:46-47, Acts 2:38 – 4) And/or our willingness to grant forgiveness to others (see slide titled “AS we forgive”) Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Matthew 1:21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins. Return to Forgive us Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Luke 10:19 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.
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1 Timothy 1:15 Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst. Return to Forgive us Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

1 John 3:8 He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work. Return to Forgive us Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Romans 3:23 …for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God…
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Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned… Return to Forgive us Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Galatians 3:22 But the Scripture declares that the whole world is a prisoner of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe. Return to Forgive us Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. Return to Forgive us Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. Return to Forgive us Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Luke 24:46-47 46He told them, "This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, 47and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. Return to Forgive us Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Acts 2:38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” Return to Forgive us Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Our Debts… This is another way to acknowledge that we have all sinned. We are all debtors to God: Romans 3:23 There is always at least one Godly way to respond to any situation: For example, Matthew 5:43-48; Mark 12:29-31; Galatians 5:22-23; Ephesians 4:29-32; Philippians 4:8 When we don’t respond in that way, we “borrow against” the Godly response and become its debtor: Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Matthew 5:43-48 43You have heard that it was said, “Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.” 44But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Return to Our debts Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Mark 12:29-31 29“The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 31The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” Return to Our debts Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Galatians 5:22-23 22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Return to Our debts Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Ephesians 4:29-32 29Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. 30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 32Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Return to Our debts Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Return to Our debts Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

As… This word “as” is a very significant comparison. Our willingness to forgive is one condition of our own forgiveness: This is a clear teaching of Jesus. Consider the following passages carefully: Matthew 6:14-15; Mark 11:25; Luke 6:37; 11:4 and especially Matthew 18:21-35 We should treat this topic as seriously as Jesus words did. Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Matthew 6:14-15 14For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. Return to AS we forgive Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Mark 11:25 And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins. Return to AS we forgive Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Luke 6:37 Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Return to AS we forgive Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Luke 11:4* Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation. * Note that this is not a parallel passage with Matthew 6. This is given on a separate occasion. Return to AS we forgive Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Matthew 18:21-35 (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved
21Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?" 22Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times. 23"Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand talents[b] was brought to him. 25Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt. 26"The servant fell on his knees before him. 'Be patient with me,' he begged, 'and I will pay back everything.' 27The servant's master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go. 28"But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him. 'Pay back what you owe me!' he demanded. 29"His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.‘ 30"But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. 31When the other servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed and went and told their master everything that had happened. 32"Then the master called the servant in. 'You wicked servant,' he said, 'I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. 33Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?' 34In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed. 35"This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart." Return to AS we forgive Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

We Forgive Our Debtors We are never more like Jesus than when we forgive. How do we forgive others? Remember the offense: We don’t have to work at this, do we? Recognize it as sin: Jesus forgives sin, not mistakes or bad habits: Matthew 1:21, 1 John 1:9 Remember the cross: The cross is the solution to your sin and this sin: 2 Corinthians 5:21, Release it: This is the essence of forgiveness: Matthew 18:27 Reverse it: Bless instead of curse: Luke 6:27-28 Reapply it: Forgiveness is both and act and a process Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Matthew 1:21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins. Return to We Forgive Our Debtors Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. Return to We Forgive Our Debtors Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

2 Corinthians 5:21 God made him who knew no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. Return to We Forgive Our Debtors Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Luke 6:27-28 27But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. Return to We Forgive Our Debtors Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Lead Us (not)… The primary request of this line is that Our Father would lead us. He is a wonderful Leader: Exodus 15:13; Psalm 23:2-3; Romans 8:13-14; Galatians 5:25 When we follow His leadership, we end up in closer relationship with Jesus: John 15:26; 16:14 Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Exodus 15:13 In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed. In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling. Return to Lead us Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Psalm 23:2-3 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Return to Lead us Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Romans 8:13-14 13For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live, 14because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. Return to Lead us Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

John 15:26 When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me. Return to Lead us Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Temptation… Our temptation does not come from The Father, it comes from our own evil desires: Notice the pattern of James 1:13-15 Contrast this with what Jesus does – 1 John 3:8; Psalm 37:4, James 4:8; John 8:31-32; and Romans 6:4 The Father provides a “way of escape” from every temptation: 1 Corinthians 10:13 Notice that “the way” the Father provides is Jesus Himself: John 14:6 Note these other Scriptures related to prayer and temptation in Jesus’ life Luke 22:31-32; 40; 44; Matthew 26:36-39 Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

James 1:13-15 13When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me." For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; 14but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed.15Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. Return to Temptation Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

1 John 3:8 He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work. Return to Temptation Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

James 4:8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Return to Temptation Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

John 8:31-32 31To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." Return to Temptation Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Romans 6:4 We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. Return to Temptation Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it. Return to Temptation Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Luke 22:31-32 Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift you as wheat. 32But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers. Return to Temptation Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Luke 22:40 and 44 40On reaching the place, he said to them, "Pray that you will not fall into temptation." 44And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground. Return to Temptation Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Matthew 26:36-39 36Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, "Sit here while I go over there and pray." 37He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38Then he said to them, "My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me." 39Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will." Return to Temptation Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

But… The word “but” shows a contrast between these two lines:
When we don’t follow His leadership, we need His deliverance. The more we follow His leadership, the less we need it: Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Deliver Us… God is a Deliverer.
This request reflects Jesus’ passionate prayer in John 17: See verses 11, 12, and 15 It is essential for us to understand when to resist and when to remove ourselves from the temptation: We are to flee (run from) temptation – 1 Timothy 6:11; 2 Timothy 2:22 We are to fight against (resist) the evil one – Ephesians 6:10-13; James 4:7 Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

John 17:11-12 and 15 11I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name—the name you gave me—so that they may be one as we are one. 12While I was with them, I protected them and kept them safe by that name you gave me. None has been lost except the one doomed to destruction so that Scripture would be fulfilled. 15My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. Return to Deliver us Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

1 Timothy 6:11 But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. Return to Deliver us Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

2 Timothy 2:22 Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. Return to Deliver us Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Ephesians 6:10-13 10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Return to Deliver us Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

the evil one… The request is not deliverance simply from evil, but “the evil one.” We should be very aware that the devil is not simply an evil one, but the evil one. This is the normal way that he is referred to by Jesus – Matthew 13:19, 38; John 17:15 Paul – Ephesians 6:16, 2 Thessalonians 3:3 John - 1 John 2:13-14; 3:12; 5:18-19 Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Matthew 13:19 and 38 When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path. The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one… Return to “the evil one” Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Ephesians 6:16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Return to “the evil one” Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

1 John 2:13-14 13I write to you, fathers, because you have known him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, dear children, because you have known the Father. 14I write to you, fathers, because you have known him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God lives in you, and you have overcome the evil one. Return to “the evil one” Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

1 John 3:12 Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother's were righteous. Return to “the evil one” Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

1 John 5:18-19 18We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the one who was born of God keeps him safe, and the evil one cannot harm him.19We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one. Return to “the evil one” Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Kingdom… It is not our kingdom that we are seeking to advance, but His. See the earlier reference to the kingdom. This increases our anticipation and confidence as we pray. We are praying that the King, Himself will rule in this situation. Even though this line is probably not in the original prayer, the truths certainly are biblical. See 1 Chronicles 29:11 Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

1 Chronicles 29:11 Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all. Return to Kingdom Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Power… As we pray, we are not depending on our power for the answers. We are depending upon His power. Jeremiah 9:23; 1 Corinthians 2:4-5; Ephesians 1:18- 20; Philippians 3:10 This also gives us great confidence when we pray. Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Jeremiah 9:23 23 This is what the LORD says: "Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom or the strong man boast of his strength or the rich man boast of his riches… Return to Power Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

1 Corinthians 2:4-5 My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, 5so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power. Return to Power Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Ephesians 1:18-20 18I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength,20which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms… Return to Power Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Philippians 3:10 I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death… Return to Power Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Glory… As we pray, we are seeking to see more than just answers. We are seeking to see more of His glory here on earth. Ephesians 3:20-21; 1 Corinthians 10:31; Revelation 4:11; 5:12 Again, this increases our confidence when we pray. We have no assurance that we are worthy to see our prayers answered. But we are very confident that He is worthy to determine the best outcome of all our prayers. Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Ephesians 3:20-21 20Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. Return to Glory Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Revelation 4:11 and 5:12 11"You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.“ 12In a loud voice they sang: "Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!" Return to Glory Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Forever… There are two “time” words in this prayer: “today” and “forever.” Part of the purpose of prayer is to let today be affected by eternity and eternity be affected by today. Our best prayers are not those that, when answered, only affect the here and now, but are those that, when answered, affect eternity. Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

Amen… This word means more than simply, “I agree.” It is a word of receptivity. As we conclude our prayers, this word does far more than simply let others know we are finished. It means we anticipate receiving the answers to our prayers because we have prayed according to the pattern He gave us. Return to Prayer (c) 2010 Dennis Fuqua - All rights reserved

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