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Matthew 6:9-15
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stephen Caswell © 2005
Introduction
 
*/How should we pray?/*
In *Luke 11:1* the disciples asked Jesus Christ that very question; they said, /Lord teach us to pray./
In response Christ taught them the Lord’s prayer.
This prayer contains just 66 words, yet it’s so profound.
/My parents sent us to school to get an education to help prepare us for life.
We were taught the 3 R’s, *R*eading, *W*riting and *A*rithmatic.
Somehow I think the spelling of that is wrong.
In Matthew 6 Jesus’ the Master Teacher shares the 5 R’s of prayer with His disciples or learners;/ */Relationship, Reverence, Requests, Reconciliation & Rescue.
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Relationship
 
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New Father/   *Matthew 6:9:* /In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven./
*/Firstly,/* /prayer is based on our *relationship* with God./ /Jesus taught the disciples to address God as their *Father*./
In fact the word */Father/* is used */10 times/* in the first 18 verses of *Matthew 6*.
/Prayer is really a family matter./
*/How can we obtain the privilege of being God’s children?/ */By being born again./*
*Jesus was the first to teach us about the new birth.
*John 1:12-13:* /But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
/When we believe that Jesus Christ is God’s Son who died for our sins we receive Him into our hearts.
The Bible says we are born again.
The Holy Spirit brings us into a new relationship with God.
 
*/The parable of the Prodigal Son describes God’s love for sinners.
/*The younger son asked for his inheritance straightaway.
His Father reluctantly gave it to him.
The son soon left for another country where he wasted his inheritance on loose living.
After his money ran out his friends left him.
Whilst feeding pigs for a living the son realized how foolish and sinful he had been.
He said I will return to my father and say I have sinned against heaven and against you take me back as a hired servant.
/The Father was watching and waiting for His son to come home.
The Father ran to him, forgave him, clothed him, and celebrated His lost son’s return.
*God wants to be our Heavenly Father not our judge.*
/
 
*John 3:16-18 /God wants to be our Father and bring us into the family home./*
After His resurrection Jesus first appeared to Mary Magdalene.
*John 20:17:* /Jesus said to her, Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God./ *Romans 8:14-15:* /For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, *Abba, Father.*
/The word *ἀββᾶ**, *means */Daddy./*/
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*/Through faith in Christ we become God’s children./*/
/Parents love their children and provide for them.
They protect us, take care of us.
God cares for His children and wants us to trust Him.
God loves us like this but in an even greater way.
*/Because God is our heavenly Father; His love & care for us are eternal./*
His family will never be separated from His love, not even by death.
*/Jesus says when we pray to call God our Father./*
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New Freedom  /*Matthew 6:9b:* /Our Father in heaven./
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*/The Queen of England is a very important person./*
Because of this, I couldn’t just walk into the Palace and see her majesty whenever I wanted to.
I would first need to receive a royal invitation.
Royal Guards ensure that no unauthorized person comes before the Queen.
But this restriction doesn’t apply to everyone.
The queen’s children can obtain access to see their Mother at almost any time.
As members of the royal family they were born with this freedom.
*/This is what it’s like for God’s children./*
We have access to our Father’s throne at any time.
/Christians are born into royalty, for our Heavenly Father is also the King of the universe.
He is greater than any president or king.
He is powerful, wise, generous and loving.
/ *Hebrews 4:16:* /Let us therefore *come boldly* to the *throne of grace*, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need./
/c.
New Family  /*Matthew 6:9b:* */Our/*/ Father in heaven./
*/Little Johnnie was saying his bedtime prayers a week before his birthday./*
/In a loud voice he listed all the things he wanted./
*/Do not pray so loudly, his mother instructed.
The Lord is not hard of hearing!
Maybe He isn’t, admitted Johnnie, but Grandma is./*
Some of our prayers are like Johnnie’s.
We just pray for our own needs.
*/Selfish prayers./*
*/Secondly,/* /Jesus taught the disciples to be mindful of our family/.
We are not alone in God’s family.
The pronouns Christ used are plural, /ie/ */us/* and */our/*.
Jesus said /Our Father/, /our daily bread/, /our sins, and our deliverance from evil/.
We mustn’t just pray for ourselves.
Christ wants us to be mindful of others when we pray.
*James 5:16:* /Confess your trespasses to one another, and *pray for one another*, that you may be healed.
/Paul’s letters contain many prayers he offered up for the saints.
He prayed for their needs; primarily their spiritual needs.
When we pray, let us be mindful of the needs of our brethren, not just our own.
Let’s pray for our brothers and sisters and neighbors.
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Reverence
 
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Sanctify God’s Name/ *Matthew 6:9c:* /Hallowed be Your name.
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The 5th Commandment requires children to honor their parents.
/Even more so we should *reverence* God.
*Why?*/
Because our Heavenly Father is holy.
*/Sometimes we rush into God’s presence with a long list of needs./*
When really we ought to remind ourselves of God’s majesty, purity, glory and holiness.
/It’s worth noting, that the Lord’s prayer begins and ends with God’s glory./
*/The kingdom, the power and the glory belong to our God.
And rightly so!/* God wants us to be committed to /His name, His kingdom and His will./
The word */hallowed,/* *ἁγιάζω**, **/means to set apart, sanctify or make holy./**
*/God’s name must be held in *reverence.*/
His name is holy because He is holy.
The */3rd Commandment/* tells us /not to take God’s name in vain/.
*/The Jews respected God’s name so much so that they wouldn’t even say it./*
Today there is little respect for the Lord’s name.
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