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.

1. Hallowed.

“How is it (God’s name) hallowed amongst us? When our life and doctrine are truly Christian.” Martin Luther (The Sermon on the Mount, Hughes,168)

2. Hallowed be your

3. Hallowed be your name.

“Many men (and women) use “God” and “Jesus” as oaths, or as expressions of disgust or of anger, or in connection with jokes. But to the degree that this prayer is answered, not only will they put aside such habits, but they will regard God’s name as so holy that the thought of it will be sufficient to incite a spirit of reverence and holy fear.” (Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount and His Confrontation with the World, Carson, 85)

Sermon Questions

1. What does God's name mean to you?

2. Does your name have a meaning? What is it, and have you aimed to live up to it?

3. How have you aimed to keep God's name holy in your life?

4. How do we live in a world where God's name is definitely not revered?

5. What steps do you plan to take to keep God's name holy?

6. What other Biblical references support the honoring of God's name?