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The Lord’s Prayer Luke 11:1-13
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Lord’s Prayer What is Jesus doing? Praying Why would Jesus be praying? “Call upon [God’s Name], pray, praise and give thanks
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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What is prayer? Prayer is talking to God in words and thoughts Prayer
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Prayer Invites Commands Out of thanks Needs and concerns
Why should we pray? Invites Commands Out of thanks Needs and concerns Prayer
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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
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Where should we pray? Alone Church Prayer
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When should we pray? Regularly Frequently Prayer
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When we are not sure what to pray for, what does God promise?
Needs Will Prayer
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