The Lord’s Prayer Luke 11:1-13

Lord’s Prayer What is Jesus doing? Praying Why would Jesus be praying? “Call upon [God’s Name], pray, praise and give thanks

Lord’s Prayer Teach us to pray What did the disciples ask of Jesus? Teach us to pray How did Jesus answer His disciples? Gave them what we call the Lord’s Prayer

Lord’s Prayer “When you pray, say:” He is our Father What does Jesus answer teach us about the importance of the Lord’s Prayer? “When you pray, say:” What relationship does Jesus indicate we have with God? He is our Father

Lord’s Prayer In our baptism when God adopted us as His children When and how was this relationship established? Galatians 3:26-27 In our baptism when God adopted us as His children

Lord’s Prayer No The boldness of asking Was the friend motivated by love toward his neighbor? No What motivated the friend to honor the request? The boldness of asking

Lord’s Prayer Is the motivation of the friend the same as God’s motivation in hearing and answering our prayer? (Romans 8:31-32) No. God has given us all good things in Jesus so we trust he will continue to give all good things

Lord’s Prayer Open Door policy What promise does the Lord give to the baptized children of God who “ask,” “seek,” and “knock” in prayer? Open Door policy

Lord’s Prayer Is this a promise of the Gospel which teaches us to rely on God’s grace, or Law which teach us to rely upon ourselves? Gospel. God will hear not because of what we do, but because we are his children.

Lord’s Prayer Our fathers are wicked and still give us good things. What comparison is there between our father and “our Father”? Our fathers are wicked and still give us good things. Our Father is perfect and knows all the more how to give good things.

Lord’s Prayer The Holy Spirit What does the Father promise to give His children? The Holy Spirit Why is the Holy Spirit given by the Father and prayed for by His children? Because the Spirit brings us to and keeps us in faith.

What is prayer? Prayer is talking to God in words and thoughts Prayer

Prayer Invites Commands Out of thanks Needs and concerns Why should we pray? Invites Commands Out of thanks Needs and concerns Prayer

Prayer Church and enemies Missionaries and pastors Authority For whom and what should we pray? Church and enemies Missionaries and pastors Authority In trouble and sick Prayer

Where should we pray? Alone Church Prayer

When should we pray? Regularly Frequently Prayer

When we are not sure what to pray for, what does God promise? Needs Will Prayer