Simon Elliott finishes off our Lord's Prayer series, and what a great series it's been. Teaching us how to pray as the lord taught us.

 

Key verses:  Matthew 6:1-18, Luke 11:1-4; Psalms 47,93,97,145; John 1:1-14; 1 Chron 29:10-13“For thine is the Kingdom, the power and the Glory for ever and ever Amen”

• a series to help us pray
• Prayer follows Hebrew poetic form that you find in some psalms
• A worship time as well as a prayer
• doxology = Words of Glory

“If these words are not from the lips of Jesus, they certainly reflect his mind”

What does it mean?

• Kingdom = God’s sovereign rule
• Power = God’s ultimate ability to bring about his will and rule
• Glory = recognition of his Kingdom and Power
• AMEN = I agree, I bring myself under God’s truth

The Christmas connection

• Look who’s talking
• Humility not arrogance should always characterise the Christian walk

Application Activities

• Spend some time over Christmas reading through the psalms listed above
• Try rewriting the Lord’s prayer in your own words to express the truths we have unpacked over the series
• In your community group talk about how we might need to bring ourselves into the truth of the Lord’s prayer
• How might we make sure we remain humble in the expression of our faith to those around us?

 

Sermon Topics: Prayer