The Bible’s The Lord’s Prayer Greatest Hits

Is there a song that you misheard the lyrics, but the wrong lyrics are stuck in your head even after learning the correct ones? Is there a time when you had to change your mind so drastically that you had to make a public statement or otherwise announce the change to everyone? Opening Questions

There’s a bathroom on the right. This is the dawning of the age of asparagus. ’Scuse me while I kiss this guy. The ants are my friends, they’re blowin’ in the wind. I wanna know, have you ever seen Lorraine? We built this city on sausage rolls. I’ve got two chickens to paradise. I’ll never leave your pizza burning. Dirty deeds, thunder chief. Misheard Lyrics There’s a bathroom on the right. bad moon rise. This is the dawning of the age of asparagus. Aquarius. ’Scuse me while I kiss this guy. the sky. The ants are my friends, they’re blowin’ in the wind. answer I wanna know, have you ever seen Lorraine? the rain? We built this city on sausage rolls. rock and roll. I’ve got two chickens to paradise. tickets I’ll never leave your pizza burning. be beast of burden. Dirty deeds, thunder chief. done dirt cheap.

Week 1:Psalm 23 “The Lord is my shepherd…” Week 2:1 Corinthians 13:4-7 “Love is patient, love is kind…” Week 3:Matthew 5:3-11 The Beatitudes “Blessed are the…” Week 4:Matthew 6:9-13 The Lord’s Prayer “Our Father…” The Bible’s Greatest Hits

When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. I tell you, they have received their reward in full. Instead, go into your room and close the door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. When you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, who think they will be heard because of their many words. This is how you should pray… Matthew 6:5-8

Yours is the kingdom, power, and glory forever. Amen. This is how you should pray: 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. Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. Do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. Matthew 6:9-I3

When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation. Luke II:2-4 Our? in heaven? Your will be done? earth/heaven? Deliver us from evil?

Our Father Matt 23:9– Matt 26:42– Luke 15:21– Acts 17:28– Matt 5:16– one Father, in heaven my Father prodigal son’s father we are his offspring glorify your Father Kingdom Come Psa 103:20– Luke 22:42– 2 Thess 3:1– angels do God’s will your will be done rapidly

Daily Bread Prov 30:8– Isa 33:16– Rev 2:17– Matt 4:4– Eph 6:18– give me daily bread bread will be supplied hidden manna not on bread alone pray for others saints Forgive Matt 18:33– Psa 66:18– Mark 11:26– unmerciful servant without confessing, God doesn’t answer we must forgive God hates figs

Temptation James 1:13– Psa 19:13– Luke 22:40– 1Cor 10:13– 2 Pet 2:9– God cannot tempt guard against willful sin pray that we do not fall common to man rescue from trials Evil John 17:5– 2 Thess 3:3– 1 Jn 5:18– ask God to protect from evil one God will protect from evil one evil one cannot harm

“Doxology” (exalting verse) Not in the earliest writings Similar to many traditional Jewish doxologies 1 Chron 29:11 (greatness, power, glory) Didache (teaching of the Twelve) Henry the VIII (1525) Henry the VIII (1541) Protestant: kingdom, power, glory forever Catholic: detached Orthodox: …to Father, Son, and Spirit forever Kingdom, Power, Glory I Am, I Am

Adoration in heaven, hallowed name, kingdom come Confession our debts Thanksgiving father, kingdom power and glory Supplication daily bread, lead us, deliver us A. C. T. S.

Do your prayers follow too much of a “recipe?” Are your prayers balanced among adoration, confession, thanksgiving, and supplication? James 1:13 tells us that God does not tempt us to sin. Is there anything that you blame God for? Closing Questions