1. The Lord’s Prayer

2. Deliver us from Evil

3. By saying “Deliver us…” We’re saying we know we can’t fight evil alone --- we need God to help us. That’s why Luther uses the word “rescue” in his explanation:

4. What does this mean? (Luther) We pray that our Father in heaven would rescue us evil, and finally at the end of our life, take us from this valley of sorrows to himself in heaven.

5. By saying “Deliver us…” We also mean: we DO WANT to fight evil. How would you fight evil? Discuss before continuing

6. God promises to fight off satan: Resist the devil and he will flee from you. (James 4:7) The next verse shows how to resist:

7. God gives you armor and a sword: Paul writes in Ephesians 5: Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, Stand firm then, with the … (Then Paul lists 6 parts of your armor …) Can you think of any before continuing?

8. 1 belt of truth buckled around your waist Jesus said, “The truth will set you free.” On the other hand, believing Satan’s lies will make us into his slaves.

9. 2 with the breastplate of righteousness in place Satan, the accuser, keeps reminding us of the stuff we are ashamed of, but God frees us from Satan’s grip by His promise: “We have been made righteous in God’s sight by faith, so we have peace with God.” (from Romans 5:1)

10. 3 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the good news of peace. As we walk around through life (the feet), we avoid playing into Satan’s hands by turning conflicts into peaceful solutions.

11. 4 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. This is the victory that overcomes the world: our FAITH. (1 John 5:3)

12. 5 Take the helmet of salvation The helmet protects your head (your thought life): See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophies and trickery, based on human traditions. (Colossians 2:8)

13. 6 and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. This is your offensive weapon. Just like Jesus when he was tempted, said “Get away from me Satan, because God’s Word says (then Jesus added a quote.)

14. On the one hand, Doing wrong gives Satan a foothold (according to Ephesians 4:27) One small lie leads to other lies to cover it up.

15. But … Doing good foils the plans of Satan. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. (Romans 12:21)

16. And now the end of the Lord’s prayer:

17. The Conclusion For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen. These words were added by the early Christians. Amen means “yes, it shall be so.”