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2. The Proper Pattern of Prayer, Pt. 1 Matthew 6:9-10
The Proper Purpose of Prayer is to talk with God – not to impress men (Mt. 6:5-6)
The Proper Practice of Prayer is to seek God’s will confident He hears & answers – (Matt. 6:7-8)

3. The Proper Pattern for Prayer Matthew 6:9-13
Who we are praying to
The proper subjects of prayer
All aspects of time

4. “The Proper Pattern of Prayer” Matthew 6:9
“Our Father”
Defines our relationship with God
Who art in Heaven
This differentiates God from man - Numbers 23:19
God is not limited in resources, ability or wisdom

5. Hallowed be Thy Name Matthew 6:9
“This is the passion of prayer and sets its tone
To “Hallow” = make holy; sanctify. We approach God with reverence

6. “Hallowed Be Thy Name” Matthew 6:9
Believe God exists – Hebrews 11:6
Believe what God has revealed about Himself in the Scriptures – cf. Rom. 1
Speak of God with reverence – Prov. 1:7; Exodus 20:7
Have godly behavior – Matt. 5:16

7. “Thy Kingdom Come” Matthew 6:10
Desire for the establishment of the promised kingdom – 2 Sam. 7:12; Isaiah 9:6-7, etc.
Desire for Jesus to reign here & now
This is a pledge of our allegiance to our king and to follow Him now.

8. Thy will be Done Matthew 6:10
This is the focus of prayer for the true Christian
Matt. 21:22; cf. James 4:3; 1 Jn 5:14-15
Selfishness blocks proper prayer
Many resent not getting what they want

9. Thy will be Done Matthew 6:10
Some pray this in defiant surrender
Some pray this in passive resignation
Some pray this in fatalism
We pray this with hope – James 5:13-18
We pray this as Jesus did in the Garden of Gethsemane – Matthew 26

10. Thy will be Done Matthew 6:10
We pray Thy will be done
with passion
in rebellion against sin
with humility
in submission to the Father

11. Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread Matthew 6:11
“Bread” = daily provisions for life
James 1:17
We must work hard, but it is the Lord that provides what we need
Psalm 37:16-20

12. Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread Matthew 6:11
God meets our needs through:
Our own labor (Gen. 3:19 cf. 1 Tim. 5:8 & 2 Thess. 3:10)
His people & own sovereign methods

13. Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread Matthew 6:11
This is for daily bread, not stocked cupboards
It is a command (cf. 1 Tim. 4:3-5)

14. And Forgives Us Our Debts Matthew 6:12
Psychology redefines sin, but nevertheless it is still sin.
Sin is serious for it puts man under God’s condemnation (cf. Romans 1:18f)
Only in Jesus Christ is their forgiveness of sin (Rom. 8:1; Ps. 103:13; 2 Cor. 7:9-10)

15. And Forgives Us Our Debts Matthew 6:12
1 John 1:9; cf. Psalm 66:18
Matthew 18:21-35
James 2:13
Bitterness & resentment are indicators of unforgiveness

16. And Lead Us Not into Temptation Matthew 6:13
“temptation” (πειρασμος / peirasmos) can mean either “a solicitation to evil” or “a testing” depending on context
God does not solicit to evil - James 1:13
1 Corinthians 10:13
John 17:5

17. Benediction 1 Chronicles 29:11
Thine, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Thine is the dominion, O Lord, and Thou dost exalt Thyself as head over all.
1 Chronicles 29:11

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