“Our Father, Who is 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 forgive our debtors!

And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil:

For Yours is the kingdom,

and the power, and the glory,

for ever. Amen!” (Matthew 6: 9-13)

1) “OUR FATHER”-

Relationship and Fellowship

• Any time Jesus prayed, He addressed the

Father, first (except on the cross).

• There on the cross, Jesus prayed: „My God,

my God…!“ Why? Because sin will not allow

us to call Him „Father“.

„If I had cherished sin in my heart,

the Lord would not

have listened.“

(Psalm 66:18)

„We know that God does not listen to sinners.

He listens to the godly man who does His will“.

(John 9:31)

It is impossible to pray an effective prayer

without a relationship with God!

2) “WHO IS IN HEAVEN“-

A new Identity in Christ

• Heaven speaks of God’s authority and of

our citizenship.

• Heaven is the source of our blessings.

• We can‘t remember God whole- heartly

until we remember

that we belong to Him!

God‘s authority:

“I tell you the truth, a time is coming and

has now come when the dead will hear

the voice of the Son of God and those

who hear, will live. For as the Father has

life in Himself, so He has granted the Son

to have life in Himself. And He has given

Him authority to judge, because He is the

Son of Man.“ (John 5: 25-27)

Citizenship is in Heaven:

“But our citizenship is in heaven.

And we eagerly await a Savior from there,

the Lord Jesus Christ, Who,

by the power that enables Him to bring

everything under his control,

will transform our lowly bodies so that

they will be like His glorious body.“(Philippians 3: 20-21)

Heaven as the Source of our Blessings:

“Every good and perfect gift

is from above, coming down

from the Father of the Heavenly lights,

Who does not change,

like shifting shadows.

He chose to give us birth

through the word of truth,

that we might be a kind of first fruits

of all He created.“(James 1: 17-18)

3) “HALLOWED BE YOUR NAME”-

Worship

Jesus declared: “Believe me, woman,a time is coming when you will worship the Fatherneither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem.You Samaritans worship what you do not know;we worship what we do know,for salvation is from the Jews.Yet a time is coming and has now come,when the true worshipers will worshipthe Father in Spirit and in truth,for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.God is Spirit, and His worshipers mustworship in Spirit and in truth.” (John 4: 21-24)

God´s character is revealed through

His names

• Jethro means “excellent” (Exodus 18: 1-27)

• Jesse means “Jehovah exists” (Isaiah 11)

• Jeremiah means “Jehovah establishs”

(Jeremiah 31:3; 32: 26.27)

• Barnabas means “the son of exhortation” (Acts 4:36)

• Barabbas means “the son of Abba” (Matthew 27:26)

• Aaron means “bright” (Leviticus 8:2)

• John means “Jehovah has been gracious” (Luke 1: 59-63)

4) “YOUR KINGDOM COME.

YOUR WILL BE DONE ON EARTH,

AS IT IS IN HEAVEN”- Submission

• God‘s needs must be met before mine.

• I voluntarily submit to God.

• I make God my “G.P.S.”

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart

and lean not on your own understanding;

in all your ways acknowledge Him,

and He will make your paths straight

(or: will direct your paths).“(Proverbs 3: 3-5)

Prayer:

“Lord, use me to bring others to You,

for now I know You. I acknowledge you.

Help me to live the life of heaven

here on earth!

Submission requires us

to do three things:

Trust, permit, and yield.

5) “YOUR WILL BE DONE”-

Consecration

• Secret will

• Revealed will

• Permissive will

„None of the rulers of

this age understood it,

for if they had,

they would not have

crucified the Lord of glory.

However, as it is written:

‘No eye has seen,

no ear has heard,

no mind has conceived

what God has prepared for

those who love Him‘-

but God has revealed it

to us by His Spirit.

The Spirit searches all things,

even the deep things of God.

(1st Corinthians 2: 8-10)

6) “GIVE US EACH DAY

OUR DAILY BREAD“- Provision

When Jesus uses the word "bread", He is referring to all we

need for our earthly existence. Our prayers should show

our understanding and belief that God is our

Master Provider, and that He cares about even

our smallest daily needs.

We need to be conscious

of how utterly dependent

we are on our Father

to provide for our daily

physical, emotional,

mental, and spiritual

needs.

7) “FORGIVE US OUR SINS FOR WE ALSO

FORGIVE EVERYONE WHO SINS AGAINST US!”

-Receiving forgiveness and passing it on

• Our prayers should show that we are aware of our

sinfulness.

• The same grace and mercy that God extends to us,

must also be extended

to those who have

offended us.

Didn’t Jesus, while He

was dying on the cross,

forgive the ones who had

put Him there?

He said: “Father, forgive them, for they do not knowwhat they are doing!“ (Luke 23:34)

Later, the Apostle Paul encouraged us to“be kind and compassionate to one another,forgiving each other, just as in Christ,God forgave us.“(Ephesians 4:32)

8) “AND LEAD US NOT INTO

TEMPTATION“- Guidance

This speaks of a cry for

guidance and direction.

Prayer: “Direct our way

towards righteousness.

Rescue us from where

we have been and lead

us towards holiness and

righteousness! Be our

Shepherd and lead us in

Your paths, for

righteousness’ sake!

9) “FOR YOURS IS THE KINGDOM, AND THE POWER,

AND THE GLORY FOREVER AND FOREVER!“-

God‘s Glory

a) “FOR YOURS IS THE KINGDOM…”

The kingdom of God. God is King. He is Lord.

He rules all things.

Because of Jesus Christ we are in God’s kingdom.

“We pleaded with you, encouraged you, and urged you to

live your lives in a way that God would consider worthy.

For He called you to share in His kingdom and glory.

(1st Thessalonians 2:12)

b) “…AND THE POWER…“

• Our King is also powerful.

Which king is not powerful?

Every king is powerful.

But our King is the King of Kings

and the Lord of Lords!

• How powerful is our King?

Nothing is impossible for Him-

He can do anything. He even delivers us

from death- that’s how powerful!

c) “…AND THE GLORY…“

• Because it’s His kingdom.

• Because He has all power.

• He deserves all the glory.

d) “…FOREVER AND FOREVER!“

• How long does God’s Kingdom last?-

Forever!

• How long is God King?-

Forever!

• For how long does God have the power?-

Forever!

• And for how long does God get the glory?-

Forever!

(2nd Chronicles 26: 3-5)

“Uzziah was sixteen years old, when he became king,

and he reigned in Jerusalem for fifty-two years.

His mother’s name was Jecoliah, she was from Jerusalem.

He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord,

just as his father Amaziah had done.

He sought God during the days of Zechariah,

who instructed him in the fear of God.

As long as he sought the Lord, God gave him success.”