Praying to God as “Father” reminds us that we pray on the basis of our relationship with God. Our relationship with God is a love relationship, not a legal relationship. God desires an intimate relationship with us. Prayer is one of the vehicles at God’s disposal by which he can demonstrate who he is. In…
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The Lord’s Prayer: Our Father
If prayer is something we are to do without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17), then we need to make sure we are doing it properly. Jesus taught his disciples to pray, but its important to notice what he did not teach them. For example, he did not teach them the posture of prayer. Nothing is said…
The Lord’s Prayer: Basic Instruction
When Jesus began teaching on the subject of prayer, he anticipated that there would be questions about how prayer should be offered. Prior to the model prayer he listed some basic do’s and don’ts about how to pray. In Matthew 6:5-6, Jesus told the disciples to not pray like the hypocrites, because they pray with…
