Living Out the Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13)

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Living Out the Lords Prayer(Matthew 69-13)
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A. Introduction

• Why the Lords Prayer?
• Structure of the Lords Prayer
• Approach to the Lords Prayer- living between the
  two advents, with already but not yet

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B. Our Father in heaven

• Theistic vs. Atheistic
• Transcendental vs. Immanent
• Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has
  nothing I desire besides you. (Psalms 7325)

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C. Hallowed be your name

• Lesson from Old Testament Israel
• Negatively not to put Gods name in disgrace
• Positively to let Gods name receive honor

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D. Your kingdom come

• Three-tiered meaning
• Revelations from Isaiah
• Make expanding Gods kingdom your life goal

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E. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven

• Handling adversities in life
• The example of our Lord
• Paul We are more than conquerors (Romans 837)

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F. Summary on the three your-petitions

• No longer live for our little selves
• But for Him who died for us and raised again (2
  Corinthians 515)
• Living with joyous expectancy

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G. Give us today our daily bread

• Enjoy our daily portion from God
• Share your daily portion with others
• Anticipate the future, abundant Messianic banquet

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H. Forgive us our debts, as we also have
forgiven our debtors

• Good news is God has forgiven our debts
• Church is we have forgiven our debtors
• We will not stand condemned but will receive
  eternal life before the judgment throne

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I. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us
from the evil one

• Christians will face temptation and encounter
  evil in this life
• Birth pang of the dawning of Gods new world
• Jesus Christ and Him crucified (1 Corinthians
  22)

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J. Summary on the three our-petitions

• We humbly depend on God for our real material and
  non-material needs
• Living with joyous expectancy once again
• Living out the Lords Prayer in this life

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K. Seven-point application

• Enjoy your daily devotion
• Honor God in everything you say and do
• Expand God's kingdom
• Keep faith in God's will
• Lead a simple life
• Practice forgiveness as the core of Christian
  faith
• Confront evil with "Jesus Christ and Him
  crucified."

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L. A feel of the heavenly worship

• The Lords Prayer by Andrea Bocelli
• Our Father, Which art in heaven
• Hallowed be Thy name
• Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done
• On Earth as it is in heaven
• Give us this day our daily bread
• And forgive us our debts as we forgive our
  debtors
• Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from
  evil
• For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the
  glory
• For ever and ever
• Amen