Song Numbers1

The Disciple’s Prayer

Mt. 6:9-15

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• This prayer “is sort of blueprint for prayer which New Testament- saints did not follow to the letter in any case on record”. (Gus Nichols)

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Mt. 6:9

• [9] After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

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1. “Our Father which art in heaven”

• Only those who believe in Christ and are baptized into Him can address God as Father

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Gal. 3:26-28

• [26] For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.[27] For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.[28] There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

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1 Pet. 1:23

• [23] Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

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2. “Hallowed by thy name”

• Hallow = means holy, sacred, and reverend• Shows the respect and reverence

that is due the Father

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Ps. 111:9

• [9] He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name.

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Ps. 89:7

• [7] God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.

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Heb. 12:28-29

• [28] Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:[29] For our God is a consuming fire.

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“It marks one an awful sinner to take God’s name in vain.” • Exodus 20:7• [7] Thou shalt not take the name

of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

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Mt. 6:10

• [10] Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

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3. “Thy Kingdom Come”

• The kingdom had not then come, but it did come on Pentecost of Acts 2• Then the kingdom was at hand

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Mt. 3:2

• [2] And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

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Mt. 16:18

• [18] And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

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Acts 2:47

• [47] Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

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4. “Thy Will be done on earth as it is in heaven”

• This is the way Jesus prayed• Lk. 22:42• [42] Saying, Father, if thou be

willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.

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• If we pray for His will to be done – then we should follow His will by faithful obedience

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Lk. 6:46

• [46] And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

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Mt. 6:11

• [11] Give us this day our daily bread.

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“Give us this day our daily bread.”

• Bread = stands for food in general Give us = shows that we depend upon God for our needs

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Js. 1:17

• [17] Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

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• We must “Pray for bread, and then meet the conditions – go to work.” (G. Nichols)

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2 Th. 3:10-12

• [10] For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.[11] For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.

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• [12] Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

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• Daily bread = God teaches us to take life one day at a time• Many problems can be solved if

we focus on “today” and not yesterday or tomorrow

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Mt. 6:34

• 34 Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. (ASV)

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Js. 4:14-15

• 14 whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. What is your life? For ye are a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.• 15 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord

will, we shall both live, and do this or that.

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Mt. 6:12

• [12] And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

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Lk.11:4

• [4] And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us.

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Mt. 6:14-15

• [14] For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:[15] But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses

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Forgive us our trespasses – as we forgive

• We must forgive others in order to be forgiven

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Mk. 11:25

• 25 “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses (NKJV)

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We (Christians) need forgiveness – we are not sinlessly perfect

• 1 Jn. 1:8,10• [8] If we say that we have no sin,

we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.[10] If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

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The sinner who wants to be saved must:

• Hear the word of God• Believe• Repent of sins• Confess faith in Christ• Be baptized for remission of sins

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Mt. 6:13

• [13] And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

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“Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil”

• God does not tempt man to do evil!

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Js. 1:13-14

• 13] Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:[14] But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

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• When we are tempted God provides a way of escape• We must avoid temptation• “Don’t pitch your tent toward

Sodom as Lot did”

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1 Th. 5:22

• [22] Abstain from all appearance of evil.

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Trust to be delivered 2 Tim. 4:18

• [4] And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us.

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