Lessons from the Lord’s Prayer

Teach Us to Pray

The Lord’s PrayerOur Father in heaven,

hallowed be your nameYour kingdom come, your will be done

on earth as it is in heaven.Give us today our daily bread.

And forgive us our debtsas we also have forgiven our debtors.

And lead us not into temptation,But deliver us from the evil-one.

For yours is the kingdom and the powerand the glory forever,

Amen.

Matthew 6:9-13

Asking for God’s

Direction & Protection“Lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from the evil one.”(Matthew 6:13)

Keep us safe from ourselves and the devil” The Message

Lead us…

- (Psalm 32:8-10) - He promises to do so

- (Psalm 139:23-24) – Wanting to be led

Not into temptation…

- (1 Cor. 10:13) - He provides a way out

Asking for God’s Direction“Let me not slide mindlessly toward evil today. Make me alert

to its temptations and strong to resist it, with neither fear nor regret.”

- Philip Yancey

Deliver us from evil…- “Psalms of Refuge” (Psalm 3)

- (Psalm 91)

From the evil one…- (Luke 11:14-28)

- (1 John 4:4 and 5:18-20)

- A Mighty Fortress Is Our God!

Asking for God’s Protection“Lord, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me!

Many are saying of me, ‘God will not deliver him.’ But you, Lord,

are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.”

- David in (Psalm 3:1-3)

Our Ultimate Deliverance!“Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup, You make my lot secure.

the boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful

inheritance.…because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,

Nor will you let your faithful one see decay. You make known to me the path of life;

You will fill me with joy in your presence; with eternal pleasures at your right hand.”

(Psalm 16)