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Lord, Teach Us To Pray A Study on the Lord’s Prayer
St. John Lutheran Church April 28-May 7, 2020
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Lord’s Prayer Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray … And he said to them, “When you pray, say: “Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread, and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation.” – Luke 11:1-4 When the disciples ask Jesus to teach them how to pray, He does not respond with comments about posture, attitude, or sentiment. Rather, Jesus provides specific words that serve as a foundation on which all Christian prayer and life is built. The Lord’s Prayer is the greatest of all prayers because our Lord Jesus Christ personally gave this prayer to the church.
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How To Use This Devotion
As the disciples ask, “Lord, teach us to pray,” so we also ask Jesus to teach us to pray. Use this daily devotion (10 devotions in total) to deepen your understanding of The Lord’s Prayer and persistently pray to God for all of our needs of body and life. Each devotion includes a reading from Luther’s Small Catechism, a short Online Teaching, and a Prayer Station Activity. First, read through the Catechism Reading. Then, watch the short online teaching (from our pastors – connecting the daily reading to our lives). Finally, complete the Prayer Station Activity. This Study on the Lord’s Prayer will culminate on the first Thursday in May – the annual date for the National Day of Prayer. We give thanks for the gift of prayer. We trust that our Lord both hears and answers all prayers.
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Important Information
Daily Devotion Dates
• Starts on Tuesday April 28, 2020
• Ends on Thursday May 7, 2020 Watch the Daily Teaching
• Church Website: www.sjlplymouth.com • Church Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/sjlplymouth
Resource
• http://catechism.cph.org/en/lords-prayer.html
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The Lord’s Prayer Tuesday April 28, 2020
Catechism Reading As the head of the family should teach it in a simple way to his household Our Father who 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 trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.
Online Teaching Watch the short online teaching on prayer.
Prayer Station Activity We pray the Litany (an ancient prayer teaching us to bring all things to our Lord in need) together. At the beginning and at the end of the Litany, there are three cries to the Lord to have mercy. The Lord loves to have mercy. The Lord came to have mercy. And the Lord continues to have mercy – upon us.
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The Litany Reader 1: O Lord, Reader 2: have mercy. Reader 1: O Christ, Reader 2: have mercy. Reader 1: O Lord, Reader 2: have mercy. Reader 1: O Christ, Reader 2: hear us. Reader 1: God the Father in heaven. Reader 2: have mercy. Reader 1: God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Reader 2: have mercy. Reader 1: God the Holy Spirit, Reader 2: have mercy. Reader 1: Be gracious to us. Reader 2: Spare us, good Lord. Reader 1: Be gracious to us. Reader 2: Help us, good Lord. Reader 1: From all sin, from all error, from all evil;
From the crafts and assaults of the devil; from sudden and evil death; From pestilence and famine; from war and bloodshed; from sedition and from rebellion; From lightning and tempest; from all calamity by fire and water, and from everlasting death:
Reader 2: Good Lord, deliver us. Reader 1: In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our
prosperity; in the hour of death; and in the day of judgment:
Reader 2: Help us, good Lord. Reader 1: We poor sinners implore You Reader 2: to hear us, O Lord. Reader 1: To rule and govern Your holy Christian Church;
to preserve all pastors and ministers of Your Church in the true knowledge and understanding
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of Your wholesome Word and to sustain them in holy living; To put an end to all schisms and causes of offense; to bring into the way of truth all who have erred and are deceived; To beat down Satan under our feet; to send faithful laborers into Your harvest; and to accompany Your Word with Your grace and Spirit:
Reader 2: We implore You to hear us, good Lord. Reader 1: To raise those who fall and to strengthen those
who stand; and to comfort and help the weakhearted and the distressed:
Reader 2: We implore You to hear us, good Lord. Reader 1: To give to all peoples concord and peace; to
preserve our land from discord and strife; to give our country Your protection in every time of need; To direct and defend our president and all in authority; to bless and protect our magistrates and all our people; To watch over and help all who are in danger, necessity, and tribulation; to protect and guide all who travel; To grant all women with child, and all mothers with infant children, increasing happiness in their blessings; to defend all orphans and widows and provide for them; To strengthen and keep all sick persons and young children; to free those in bondage; and to have mercy on us all;
Reader 2: We implore You to hear us, good Lord. Reader 1: To forgive our enemies, persecutors, and
slanderers and to turn their hearts; to give and preserve for our use the kindly fruits of the earth; and graciously to hear our prayers:
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Reader 2: We implore You to hear us, good Lord. Reader 1: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, Reader 2: we implore You to hear us. Reader 1: Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin
of the world, Reader 2: have mercy. Reader 1: Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin
of the world, Reader 2: have mercy. Reader 1: Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin
of the world, Reader 2: grant us Your peace. Reader 1: O Christ, Reader 2: hear us. Reader 1: O Lord, Reader 2: have mercy. Reader 1: O Christ, Reader 2: have mercy. Reader 1: O Lord Reader 2: have mercy. Amen.
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The Introduction Wednesday April 29, 2020
Catechism Reading Our Father who art in heaven. What does this mean? With these words God tenderly invites us to believe that He is our true Father and that we are His true children, so that with all boldness and confidence we may ask Him as dear children ask their dear father.
Online Teaching Watch the short online teaching on the Lord’s Prayer.
Prayer Station Activity Complete the “Good or Bad Father Activity” to consider the role of fathers and children. After completing the activity, close by saying a prayer. Remember, to thank our Heavenly Father for making us His beloved children and for always listening and answering our prayers.
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Fathers – Good or Bad In the space below, list ways that make a great dad and bad
traits that make a dad.
We call God “Father”. He is the best father that anyone can have.
What does this word tell us about God and our prayers?
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The First Petition Thursday April 30, 2020
Catechism Reading Hallowed be Thy name. What does this mean? God’s name is certainly holy in itself, but we pray in this petition that it may be kept holy among us also. How is God’s name kept holy? God’s name is kept holy when the Word of God is taught in its truth and purity, and we, as the children of God, also lead holy lives according to it. Help us to do this, dear Father in heaven! But anyone who teaches or lives contrary to God’s Word profanes the name of God among us. Protect us from this, heavenly Father!
Online Teaching Watch the short online teaching on the Lord’s Prayer.
Prayer Station Activity Complete the “God’s Name Activity”. On the following page, fill out the chart, reflect, respond to the question, and pray. In your prayer, ask God to help you to use His name well and to cherish the preaching and teaching of His Word.
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God’s Name In the space below, list ways that you keep God’s name holy
and ways that you fail to keep God’s name holy.
Ways God’s Name is Kept Holy
Ways God’s Name is Dishonored
In Holy Baptism, God places His name upon us. Through this washing of the water and the Word, we bear
God’s name in all we say and do. How can you gently admonish those who unknowing misuse God’s name in speech or
teaching?
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The Second Petition Friday May 1, 2020
Catechism Reading Thy kingdom come. What does this mean? The kingdom of God certainly comes by itself without our prayer, but we pray in this petition that it may come to us also. How does God’s kingdom come? God’s kingdom comes when our heavenly Father gives us His Holy Spirit, so that by His grace we believe His holy Word and lead godly lives here in time and there in eternity.
Online Teaching Watch the short online teaching on the Lord’s Prayer.
Prayer Station Activity We pray for our community, our neighborhoods, and even our neighbors. On the following page, identify a few of your neighbors (or their houses if you don’t know their names – yet) and pray for them. In your prayer, ask God to bless their family, professions, health, school, etc. Make sure to include a petition that your neighbors would also trust in our Lord Jesus and believe in Him.
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We Pray For Our Neighbors
Make a list (and pray for) those in your community and neighborhood.
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The Third Petition Saturday May 2, 2020
Catechism Reading Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What does this mean? The good and gracious will of God is done even without our prayer, but we pray in this petition that it may be done among us also. How is God’s will done? God’s will is done when He breaks and hinders every evil plan and purpose of the devil, the world, and our sinful nature, which do not want us to hallow God’s name or let His kingdom come; and when He strengthens and keeps us firm in His Word and faith until we die. This is His good and gracious will.
Online Teaching Watch the short online teaching on the Lord’s Prayer.
Prayer Station Activity Respond and reflect to the following questions. Close in prayer by asking God to provide wisdom, protection, guidance, energy, and strength to lead – to our pastors, principal, teachers, and leaders.
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No Obstacle Can Stand In God’s Way
1. Christians have always encountered
obstacles when bringing the Gospel to the world. What obstacles do you see in the world
that hinder the spread of the Gospel or keep people from knowing Jesus?
2. What things in your life threaten to pull you
away from the Word of God?
+ Pray for God to provide wisdom, protection,
guidance, energy, and strength to lead – to our pastors, principal, teachers, and leaders.
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The Fourth Petition Sunday May 3, 2020
Catechism Reading Give us this day our daily bread. What does this mean? God certainly gives daily bread to everyone without our prayers, even to all evil people, but we pray in this petition that God would lead us to realize this and to receive our daily bread with thanksgiving. What is meant by daily bread? Daily bread includes everything that has to do with the support and needs of the body, such as food, drink, clothing, shoes, house, home, land, animals, money, goods, a devout husband or wife, devout children, devout workers, devout and faithful rulers, good government, good weather, peace, health, self-control, good reputation, good friends, faithful neighbors, and the like.
Online Teaching Watch the short online teaching on the Lord’s Prayer.
Prayer Station Activity Complete the “Daily Bread Activity” to consider the daily blessings from God. Remember, to pray and give thanks.
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Daily Bread
Every day, God provides for us. In the bread slice,
write ways that God has provided for you, this day.
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The Fifth Petition Monday May 4, 2020
Catechism Reading And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. What does this mean? We pray in this petition that our Father in heaven would not look at our sins, or deny our prayer because of them. We are neither worthy of the things for which we pray, nor have we deserved them, but we ask that He would give them all to us by grace, for we daily sin much and surely deserve nothing but punishment. So we too will sincerely forgive and gladly do good to those who sin against us.
Online Teaching Watch the short online teaching on the Lord’s Prayer.
Prayer Station Activity We pray the prayer asking our Father in heaven to graciously forgive our sins for Christ’s sake.
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We Pray Together
Let us pray, Most merciful Father, our sins make us unworthy to ask anything of You. For the sake of Your dear Son, do not condemn us for our sins, but hear our cries for mercy and forgive us our trespasses. As You have forgiven us, we, too, pledge to sincerely forgive and gladly do good to those who sin against us; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
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The Sixth Petition Tuesday May 5, 2020
Catechism Reading And lead us not into temptation. What does this mean? God tempts no one. We pray in this petition that God would guard and keep us so that the devil, the world, and our sinful nature may not deceive us or mislead us into false belief, despair, and other great shame and vice. Although we are attacked by these things, we pray that we may finally overcome them and win the victory.
Online Teaching Watch the short online teaching on the Lord’s Prayer.
Prayer Station Activity Make a list (and pray) for those who have forsaken the Christian faith. Ask God to return the wayward and erring – making them wise to salvation through faith in Jesus Christ.
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We Pray for the Lost and Wayward
God loves the whole world and all the people.
Make a list (and pray for) those in who haven’t heard the good news of Jesus, for those who have wandered from the Christian faith, and for those
who are in doubt of His truth.
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The Seventh Petition Wednesday May 6, 2020
Catechism Reading But deliver us from evil. What does this mean? We pray in this petition, in summary, that our Father in heaven would rescue us from every evil of body and soul, possessions and reputation, and finally, when our last hour comes, give us a blessed end, and graciously take us from this valley of sorrow to Himself in heaven.
Online Teaching Watch the short online teaching on the Lord’s Prayer.
Prayer Station Activity Read the Bible verse (Psalm 121:7-8) and identify the ways that God will spare you, help you, and keep you from the evil one.
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The Lord Will Keep You Read the psalm and consider how God spares you,
helps you, and keeps you from the evil one.
Psalm 121:7-8 The LORD will keep you from all evil;
he will keep your life. The LORD will keep
your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.
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The Conclusion Thursday May 7, 2020
Catechism Reading For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen. What does this mean? This means that I should be certain that these petitions are pleasing to our Father in heaven, and are heard by Him; for He Himself has commanded us to pray in this way and has promised to hear us. Amen, amen means “yes, yes, it shall be so.”
Online Teaching Watch the short online teaching on the Lord’s Prayer.
Prayer Station Activity Make a Gratitude List. On the following page, use the sentence starters to help you create a list of things that you are thankful for. Your list may include people, places, occasions, past events, etc. After making your gratitude list, pray to God and give Him thanks for all of the blessings that He daily provides.
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Gratitude List
Today, I’m thankful for…
I really appreciate…
I felt joyful this week when…
My favorite part of the day was…
I am thankful for having the following skills or abilities…
