The Fifth Petition of the Lord’s Prayer What are we asking God to do when we pray the Fifth Petition?

Question 1 What is true of us because of our sins? What is true of us because of our sins?

Matthew 6:12 Isaiah 59:2 Romans 6:23a Key Point 1 Psalm 51:1-4 Psalm 51:2 Matthew 18:21-35 Psalm 4:1 & 66:20 Key Point 2 Key Point 3 Luke 6: forgive others who sin against us do good to those who sin against us not worthy to pray deserve punishment (death) cancel our sins hear our prayers

Matthew 6:12 Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

Isaiah 59:2 But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear.

Romans 6:23a For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Because of our ____, we are not ______ to have God hear our ______. All we deserve from him is _____. Key Point 1 sins worthy prayers death

Question 2 What are we asking for, then, when we pray for forgiveness?

Psalm 51:1-4 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you are proved right when you Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you are proved right when you speak and justified when you judge. speak and justified when you judge.

Psalm 51:2 Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.

Psalm 4:1 & 66:20 Answer me when I call to you, O my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; be merciful to me and hear my prayer. Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld his love from me!

Key Point 2 We are asking that ___ would graciously ______ the ____ of all our ____ and hear our _______. God canceldebt sins prayers

Question 3 How do we show our thanks for God’s forgiveness?

‘Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’ “This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.” Matthew 18:21-35

Luke 6:33,35,36 And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' do that. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

Key Point 3 God’s gracious _________ moves us to ______ and do ____ to others who ___ against us. forgiveness forgive good sin

What I’ve Learned I ask God to graciously cancel my sins and to lead me to forgive and do good to other people.

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