Sermon Audio: Lord Teach Us To Pray (Part 2)
Speaker: Pastor Val Watkins
Scripture Text: Luke 11:1-4
Duration: 19:09
Size: 8.77 MB
Luke-The Investigative Gospel
Lord Teach Us To Pray
Part 2
Luke 11:1-4
In the last half of the prayer we turn from praying for God’s glory to praying for our needs.
1. Praying On The Basis of a New Dependence – “Give us day by day our daily bread.”
God never gives us a reservoir of grace in our lives, but expects us to turn to Him everyday for the grace sufficient to meet the challenges of that day.
The only bread that will satisfy completely and forever is the provision of the Lord Jesus Himself.
2. Praying On the Basis of God’s Pardon – “Forgive us our sins”
Christian’s can and do still sin and Therefore stand in need of daily confession and forgiveness.
Some say but I can’t forgive, is it really I can’t or is it I won’t?
3. Praying On the Basis of God’s Protection – “And do not lead us into temptation”
Rather it accepts the danger of temptation, acknowledges our deficiency in dealing with it, and asks for deliverance from it.
Because we do not know what dangers we will face each new day, we need God’s protection to cover us.
“Our father in heaven, Hallowed be your name,” focus on the God of the Universe as Father.
priorities – “Your kingdom come”
purposes – “your will be done on earth as it is in heaven”
provision – “give day by day our daily bread”
pardon – “forgive us our sins, for we forgive everyone who is indebted to us”
protection – “and do not lead us into temptation but deliver us from the evil one.”