1. Prayer in the Chapel-At-Large
The Chapel at Large provides help to Pray the Model Prayer from Jesus of Matthew 6:9-13

2. The Model Prayer Introduction by Jesus of Matthew 6:5-9a
Introduction begins with “And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites”
Introduction ends with “In this manner,therefore, pray”
SunGrist_Bible in this Chapel-At-Large would seek to enhance your worship and prayer experience, especially among those of you interested in the Bible and Christ yet disgusted with churches.

3. The Model Prayer Context of Matthew 6:5-9a
Jesus first gives the background for how not to pray, the way many religious leaders pray.
They pray to be seen and heard by men in the most prominent places: this is prayer for show to men, not for God.
When you pray do it at home in your own private room and shut the door.
Pray to your Father, and only through Christ, in the secret place of heaven where...

4. The Model Prayer Context of Matthew 6:5-9a
God is seated on the Great White Throne with the clouds as His footstool and the Lord Jesus Christ at His right hand making intercession for our sins and preparing to come get us again in great power and glory!
Your Father, seeing you in the secret place and from His unseen, secret place of heaven, will reward you with answered prayer right out in the open to everybody!

5. The Model Prayer Context of Matthew 6:5-9a
Do not use vain repetition in your prayers, like the heathen; and like in Jesus’ day you will have to go counter to current religious practices like in praise and praise music, the most common form of prayer in public, where approximately 3-5 words without much meaning are repeated over and over again.

6. The Model Prayer Context of Matthew 6:5-9a
You do not, according to Jesus, have to use a lot of words; but in time, and that is a goal of SunGrist_Bible to help you, you should be able to take the concepts of Jesus in each sentence of the Model prayer and extemporaneously develop your own words. (Do not be nervous as it may take time as the model of Jesus, and the meaning behind the sentences starts to make more sense.

7. The Model Prayer Context of Matthew 6:5-9a
Jesus did not mean for you to continue long in a repetition of the exact words of the Model Prayer, as that over a period of years would also result in vain repetition where your heart was not in it and even your mind. Prayer becomes a meaningless ritual!

8. The Model Prayer Context of Matthew 6:5-9a
Since the God who has the hairs of your head numbered, who knows when you sit down to pray or get up from prayer and what you do before and after, you do not have to pray like everybody else since He already knows how your personal needs differ from everybody else!
So Jesus said, “Pray in the manner (not same words after practice) in the manner of the Model Prayer.

9. Sentences of the Model Prayer {Sometimes called the Lord’s Prayer”} By the way, consider this as the message in the Chapel-at-Large.
“Our Father in heaven”: Proper Identification of God as your Father, because He was first the Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, and where this God is located, in heaven.
“Hallowed be Your name.” Model praying begins with proper respect for God the Father.

10. Sentences continued
“Your kingdom come.” This puts your prayer in a proper perspective that God can hear and answer as you recognize before Him a seeking first of His kingdom {also the kingdom of Christ} and His righteousness. This is for the kingdom to increase on earth, established during the life of Christ, and to come in dominion and power at the Second Coming of Christ.
“Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” More perspective for answered prayer as a willingness is expressed to know, do, and spread the influence of God and Christ on earth.

11. Sentences continued
“Give us this day our daily bread”. Notice it is for daily needs only, not a false prayer for prosperity. There is a “god” called Satan, the prince of this world and of the power of this world, who does answer prayers for prosperity when one has agreed to bow down and worship him in the name of a god and has agreed to serve him.
“And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.” Confession of sins to God only is necessary for answered prayer, for forgiveness, and for cleansing from all unrighteousness.

12. Sentences continued
“And do not lead us into temptation”. Dare we have a habit and perspective of leading ourselves into temptations, then pray for God not to lead us into temptation.
“But deliver us from the evil one.” It is consistent with the pattern, or model and manner here, to pray: “Deliver us from the spirit within us that lusteth to envy, from evil and the evil one, also keeping us from unnecessary tangents, temptations, diversions, and the sin and weights which do so easily beset us.

13. Sentences continued
“For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.” We see many kingdoms in this world, the kingdom of the United States, the Arab kingdom of Allah, etc; but the only kingdom that is the “YOURS” of God our Father and His Lord Jesus Christ is the kingdom of Christ. It is growing since established by Christ,and as the only eternal kingdom, and when all other kingdoms are destroyed, will dominant the new earth even as it now dominates heaven.
“Amen”. I really mean it.

14. In the sentence slides to follow, after a repeat of the words from Jesus, you will be asked to consider your own words, in other words pray in this manner in Other words!
As we look at these sentences from Jesus and the Model Prayer in the slides to follow,we will strive to use other words that express the same meaning. For example for the first sentence we will use the phrase “Who are you praying to, according to Jesus?”

15. Who Are You Praying to? According to Jesus!
“Our Father which art in heaven.”
Now you pray these words: Our Father which art in heaven.
Think about the words {as the music plays softly in this Chapel-At-Large} and how someday you can express the meaning in your own words, or a modified version of the model prayer that comes from your heart and has meaning to you and to God, an “Amen” if you please!

16. There is Nothing without Respect for the God of the Universe!
“Hallowed be Your name.”
Now you pray these words, repeating the same words as Jesus taught.
Think about the words {as the music plays softly in this Chapel-At-Large} and how someday you can express the meaning in your own words, or a modified version of the model prayer that comes from your heart and has meaning to you and to God, an “Amen” if you please!

17. See with what Short Sentences you can pray when you come to understand something of the kingdom of Christ!
“Your kingdom come.”
Now you pray these words, repeating the same words as Jesus taught.
Think about the words {as the music plays softly in this Chapel-At-Large} and how someday you can express the meaning in your own words, or a modified version of the model prayer that comes from your heart and has meaning to you and to God, an “Amen” form!

18. Become More Aware of God’s will for earth and your life!
“Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”
Now you pray these words, repeating the same words as Jesus taught.
Think about the words {as the music plays softly in this Chapel-At-Large} and how someday you can express the meaning in your own words, or a modified version of the model prayer that comes from your heart and has meaning to you and to God.

19. Even as Jesus taught previously not to fret about tomorrow, so the prayer is for daily bread and daily needs.
“Give us this day our daily bread.”
Now you pray these words, repeating the same words as Jesus taught.
Think about the words {as the music plays softly in this Chapel-At-Large} and how someday you can express the meaning in your own words, or a modified version of the model prayer that comes from your heart and has meaning to you and to God, an “Amen” if you please!

20. With this sentence as it becomes more personal, confess your own sins to God through Christ.
“And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.”
Now you pray these words, repeating the same words as Jesus taught.
Think about the words {as the music plays softly in this Chapel-At-Large} and how someday you can express the meaning in your own words.

21. Don't lead yourself into temptations, then pray the opposite to God.
“And do not lead us into temptation.”
Now you pray these words, repeating the same words as Jesus taught.
Think about the words {as the music plays softly in this Chapel-At-Large} and how someday you can express the meaning in your own words, or a modified version of the model prayer that comes from your heart and has meaning to you and to God, an “Amen” if you please!

22. Deliver us, Oh God, we pray from evil, the Evil One, and unnecessary tangents and diversions.
“But deliver us from the evil one.”
Now you pray these words, repeating the same words as Jesus taught.
Think about the words {as the music plays softly in this Chapel-At-Large} and how someday you can express the meaning in your own words, or a modified version of the model prayer that comes from your heart and has meaning to you and to God, an “Amen” if you please!

23. Your Kingdom and Your Power is Recognized and Acknowledged!
“For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.”
Now you pray these words, repeating the same words as Jesus taught.
Think about the words {as the music plays softly in this Chapel-At-Large} and how someday you can express the meaning in your own words, or a modified version of the model prayer that comes from your heart and has meaning to you and to God, an “Amen” if you please!

24. Amen, amen,and Amen! “Amen.”
Now you pray these words, repeating the same words as Jesus taught.
Think about the words {as the music plays softly in this Chapel-At-Large} and how someday you can express the meaning in your own words, or a modified version of the model prayer that comes from your heart and has meaning to you and to God, an “Amen” if you please!