Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever, Amen.

Luke 11:1 “Lord teach us to pray”.

“This profound prayer invites a glorious, uplifting conclusion—especially in oral reading.” (New Testament Text and Translation Commentary, Comfort,16)

1. Our.

2. Our Father.

3. Our Father in heaven.

“The Lord’s prayer has been and remains the greatest prayer of the church.” (The Sermon on the Mount, Hughes, 157)

1. Immortal, invisible, God only wise, in light inaccessible hid from our eyes, most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days, almighty, victorious, thy great name we praise.

2. Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light, nor wanting, nor wasting, thou rulest in might; thy justice like mountains high soaring above thy clouds, which are fountains of goodness and love.

3.To all life thou givest, to both great and small; in all life thou livest, the true life of all; we blossom and flourish as leaves on the tree, and wither and perish but naught changeth thee.

4. Great Father of glory, pure Father of light, thine angels adore thee, all veiling their sight; all praise we would render, O help us to see ‘tis only the splendor of light hideth thee. Walter Smith 1867 https://hymnary.org/text/immortal_invisible_god_only_wise

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever, Amen.

Sermon Questions

1. When did the Lord's prayer become significant in your life?

2. How have you developed to understand God as a personal God while maintaining respect and awe toward Him?

3. As you recite the Lord's prayer now, how does it impact you each time?

4. Do you think we recite the Lord's prayer enough? Too much?
5. As you think about this opening phrase, what is the significance of these words?

6. How does the starting of Matthew's recording of the Lord's prayer compare with the starting recorded by Luke in Chapter 11 of his gospel?

7. How can having God as Father serve as an encouragement this week to you? To someone around you?