The Lord’s Prayer

1st Petition: Hallowed Be Thy Name

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What does this mean? God's name is certainly holy in itself, but we pray in this petition that it may be kept holy among us also. How is God's name kept holy? God's name is kept holy when the Word of God is taught in its truth and purity, and we, as the children of God, also lead holy lives according to it. Help us to do this, dear Father in heaven! But anyone who teaches or lives contrary to God's Word profanes the name of God among us. Protect us from this, heavenly Father!

Tell God who He is hymn sing….

You are Holy. You are rare. You are prime over all things. We are in awe of You. We revere You. We honor You. We worship You. We obey You. May all believe in Your Name! Your power will ensure Your name is universally honored on the last day!

30 first verses On your mark…get set…

“Hallowed Be Thy Name”

1: Come bless the Lord2: Come bless the Lord

1: All ye servants of the Lord2: All ye servants of the Lord

1: Who stand by night2: Who stand by night

1: In the house of the Lord2: In the house of the Lord

1: Lift up your hands2: Lift up your hands

1: In the Holy place2: In the Holy place

1: And bless the Lord2: And bless the Lord

1: And bless the Lord2: And bless the Lord

Sing it!

Praise Him, praise Him, all ye little children,God is love, God is love;Praise Him, praise Him, all ye little children,God is love, God is love.

Sing it!

Isn’t He Wonderful, Isn’t He WonderfulIsn’t Jesus my Lord Wonderful!Eyes have seen, ears have heardIt’s recorded in God’s WordIsn’t Jesus my Lord Wonderful!

Sing it!

Hallelu, Hallelu, Hallelu, Hallelujah,Praise ye the Lord!Hallelu, Hallelu, Hallelu, Hallelujah,Praise ye the Lord!Praise ye the Lord, Hallelujah,Praise ye the Lord, Hallelujah,Praise ye the Lord, Hallelujah,Praise ye the Lord!!

Sing it!

LSB 789 Praise and thanksgiving, Father, we offer For all things living, Created good:

Harvest of sown fields, Fruits of the orchard, Hay from the mown fields, Blossom and wood.

LSB 790 1 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation! 

O my soul, praise Him, for He is your health and salvation! 

Let all who hear

Now to His temple draw near,

Joining in glad adoration!

1 Chron 16:23 Sing unto Jehovah, all the earth;

Show forth his salvation from day to day.

LSB 791 All people that on earth do dwell,

Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice.

Him serve with mirth, His praise forthtell;

Come ye before Him and rejoice.

Psalm 100A Psalm aof thanksgiving.

1Make a joyful noise unto Jehovah, aall ye lands.

2Serve Jehovah with gladness:Come before his presence with

singing.3Know ye that Jehovah, he is

God:It is he that hath made us, aand

we are his;We are his people, and the

sheep of his pasture.4Enter into his gates

with athanksgiving,And into his courts with praise:Give thanks unto him, and bless

his name.5For Jehovah is good; his

lovingkindness endureth for ever,

And his faithfulness unto all generations.

LSB 793 Praise, my soul, the King of heaven;

To His feet your tribute bring;

Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,

Evermore His praises sing:

Alleluia, alleluia!

Praise the everlasting King.

Psalm 103A Psalm of David.

1Bless Jehovah, O my soul;And all that is within me, bless his holy name.2Bless Jehovah, O my soul,And forget not all his benefits:3Who forgiveth all thine iniquities;Who healeth all thy diseases;4Who redeemeth thy life from adestruction;Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and

tender mercies;5Who satisfieth athy desire with good things,So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle.6Jehovah executeth righteous acts,And judgments for all that are oppressed.7He made known his ways unto Moses,His doings unto the children of Israel.8Jehovah is merciful and gracious,Slow to anger, and abundant in

lovingkindness.9He will not always chide;Neither will he keep his anger for ever.10He hath not dealt with us after our sins,Nor rewarded us after our iniquities.11For as the heavens are high above the earth,So great is his lovingkindness toward them

that fear him.12As far as the east is from the west,So far hath he removed our transgressions

from us.

LSB 794 The Lord, my God, by praised,

My light, my life from heaven;

My maker, who to me

Has soul and body given;

My Father, who will shield

And keep me day by day,

And make each moment yield

New blessings on my way.

Romans 3:24-25 being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

LSB 797 Praise the Almighty, my soul, adore Him!

Yes, I will laud Him until death;

With songs and anthems I come before Him

As long as He allows me breath.

From Him my life and all things came;

Bless, O my soul, His holy name.

Allelujah, allelujah!

Psalm 104

1Praise ye Jehovah.Praise Jehovah, O my soul.2While I live will I praise Jehovah:I will sing praises unto my God while I

have any being.3Put not your trust in princes,Nor in the son of man, in whom there is

no help.4His breath goeth forth, he returneth to

his earth;In that very day his thoughts perish.5Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob

for his help,Whose hope is in Jehovah his God:6Who made heaven and earth,The sea, and all that in them is;Who keepeth truth for ever;7Who executeth justice for the

oppressed;Who giveth food to the hungry.Jehovah looseth the prisoners;8Jehovah openeth the eyes of the blind;Jehovah raiseth up them that are bowed

down;Jehovah loveth the righteous;9Jehovah preserveth the sojourners;He upholdeth the fatherless and widow;But the way of the wicked he turneth

upside down.10Jehovah will reign for ever,Thy God, O Zion, unto all generations.Praise ye Jehovah.

LSB 801 O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder

consider all the works thy hand hath made,

I see the stars, I hear the mighty thunder,

thy power throughout the universe displayed:

Then sings my soul, my Saviour God; to thee,

How great thou art, how great thou art!

Then sings my soul, my Saviour God; to thee,

How great thou art, how great thou art!

Rev 15:3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying,Great and marvelous are thy works, O Lord God, the Almighty; righteous and true are thy ways, thou King of the ages

LSB 802 Immortal, invisible, God only wise,

In light inaccessible hid from our eyes,

Most blessèd, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,

Almighty, victorious, Thy great name we praise.

Psalm 1041Bless Jehovah, O my soul.O Jehovah my God, thou art very great;Thou art clothed with honor and majesty:2Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment;Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;3Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the

waters;Who maketh the clouds his chariot;Who walketh upon the wings of the wind;4Who maketh awinds his messengers;Flames of fire his ministers;5 aWho laid the foundations of the earth,That it should not be moved for ever.

LSB 803 Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee

God of glory, Lord of love!

Hearts unfold like flow'rs before Thee,

Praising Thee, their sun above.

Melt the clouds of sin and sadness, 

Drive the gloom of doubt away.

Giver of immortal gladness, 

Fill us with the light of day!

Ps 5:11 But let all those that take refuge in thee rejoice,

Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them:

Let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

LSB 804 O worship the King, all-glorious above,

O gratefully sing His pow'r and His love;

Our shield and defender, the Ancient of Days,

Pavilioned in splendor and girded with praise.

Psalm 1041Bless Jehovah, O

my soul.O Jehovah my

God, thou art very great;

Thou art clothed with honor and majesty:

LSB 805 Praise God, from whom all blessing flow;

Praise Him, all creatures here below;

Praise Him above, ye heav'nly host:

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

Amen

Psalm 1501Praise ye

Jehovah.Praise God in his

sanctuary:Praise him in the

firmament of his power.

LSB 806 Give thanks with a grateful heart, Give thanks to the Holy One, Give thanks—because He’s given Jesus Christ His Son.

And now let the weak say “I am strong,”

Let the poor say, “I am rich,” –Because of what the Lord has done for

us.

Give thanks…Give thanks…

2 Cor 9:15 Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift.

LSB 807 When morning gilds the skies,

My heart awaking cries,

"May Jesus Christ be praised!"

When evening shadows fall, 

This rings my curfew call:

"May Jesus Christ be praised!"

Luke 19:37-38 And as he was now drawing nigh, even at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen;

LSB 809

Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;

There is no shadow of turning with Thee.

Thou changest not: Thy compassions, they fail not;

As Thou hast been, Thou forever wilt be.

Lamentations 3:22-24 It is of Jehovah's lovingkindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.

LSB 810 O God of God, O Light of Light,

O Prince of Peace and King of kings:

To You in heaven's glory bright

The song of praise forever rings.

To Him who sits upon the throne,

The Lamb once slain but raised again,

Be all the glory He has won,

All thanks and praise! Amen, amen.

Rev 5:11-13 And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels round about the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; 12saying with a great voice,Worthy is the Lamb that hath been slain to receive the power, and riches, and wisdom, and might and honor, and glory, and blessing.

LSB 811

Oh, that I had a thousand voices

To praise my God with thousand tongues!

My heart, which in the Lord rejoices,

Would then proclaim in grateful songs

To all, wherever I might be,

What great things God has done for me.

1 Chron 16:31-36 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;

And let them say among the nations, Jehovah reigneth.

LSB 813  Rejoice, O pilgrim throng!

Rejoice, give thanks, and sing;Your festal banner wave on high,The cross of Christ, your king.

Refrain:Rejoice! rejoice! Rejoice, give thanks, and sing!

Psalm 20:5 We will triumph in thy salvation,

And in the name of our God we will set up our banners:

Jehovah fulfil all thy petitions.

LSB 814 O bless the Lord, my soul!

Let all within me join

And aid my tongue to bless His name

Whose favors are divine.

Psalm 103Bless Jehovah, O

my soul;And all that is

within me, bless his holy name.

LSB 816 From all that dwell below the skies

Let the Creator's praise arise;

Alleluia, alleluia!

Let the Redeemer's name be sung

Through ev'ry land, by ev'ry tongue.

Alleluia, alleluia!

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Psalm 1171O praise

Jehovah, all ye nations;

Laud him, all ye peoples.

LSB 817

Earth and all stars! Loud rushing planets!

Sing to the Lord a new song!

O victory! Loud shouting army!

Sing to the Lord a new song!

He has done marvelous things.

I too will praise Him with a new song!

Psalm 96:1 Oh sing unto Jehovah a new song:

Sing unto Jehovah, all the earth.

LSB 818 In Thee is gladness

Amid all sadness,

Jesus, sunshine of my heart.

By Thee are given

The gifts of heaven,

Thou the true Redeemer art.

Our souls Thou wakest,

Our bonds Thou breakest;

Who trusts Thee surely 

Has built securely;

He stands forever: Allelujah!

Our hearts are pining 

To see Thy shining,

Dying or living 

To Thee are cleaving;

Naught can us sever: Allelujah!

John 16:20-22 Verily, verily, I say unto you, that ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

LSB 819 Sing praise to God, the highest good,

The author of creation,

The God of love who understood

Our need for His salvation.

With healing balm our souls He fills

And ev'ry faithless murmur stills: 

To God all praise and glory!

Deut 32:3 For I will proclaim the name of Jehovah:

Ascribe ye greatness unto our God.

LSB 820 My soul, now bless your Maker!

Let all within me bless His name

Who makes you full partaker

Of mercies more than you dare claim.

Forget Him not whose meekness

Still bears with all your sin,

Who heals your ev'ry weakness,

Renews your life within;

Whose grace and care are endless

And saved you through the past;

Who leaves no suff'rer friendless

But rights the wronged at last.

Psalm 103Bless Jehovah, O my soul;And all that is within

me, bless his holy name.

LSB 821 Alleluia! Sing to Jesus; 

His the scepter, His the throne; 

Alleluia! His the triumph, 

His the victory alone. 

Hark! The songs of peaceful Zion 

Thunder like a mighty flood:

"Jesus out of ev'ry nation

Has redeemed us by His blood.  1

Rev. 7:12 Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.

LSB 822 Alleluia! Let praises ring!

To God the Father let us bring

Our songs of adoration.

To Him through everlasting days

Be worship, honor, pow'r and praise

Whose hand sustains creation.

Singing, ringing: 

Holy, holy, 

God is holy; 

Spread the story 

Of our God, the Lord of glory.Revelation 19:1; Hallelujah; Salvation, and glory, and power, belong to our God:

What it is…

religious, sacred, angelic, believing, blessed, chaste, clean, consecrated, dedicated, devoted, devotional, devout, divine, faithful, faultless, glorified, god-fearing, godlike, godly, good, hallowed, humble, immaculate, innocent, just, messianic, moral, perfect, pietistic, pious, prayerful, pure, revered, reverent, righteous, sacrosanct, sainted, saintlike, saintly, sanctified, seraphic, spiritual, spotless, sublime, uncorrupt, undefiled, untainted, unworldly, upright, venerable, venerated, virtuous

HOLYho·ly   [hoh-lee]  adjective, -li·er, -li·est,noun, plural -lies. Adjective1: exalted or worthy of complete devotion as one perfect in goodness and righteousness2: DIVINE <for the Lord our God is holy — Psalms 99:9)>3: devoted entirely to the deity or the work of the deity  <holy temple/prophets>4 a : having a divine quality <holy love>b : venerated as or as if sacred <holy scripture/relic>5—used as an intensive <this is a holy mess> ; often used in combination as a mild oath <holy smoke>

What it isn’t

corrupt, impious, depraved, evil, immoral, irreligious, irreverent, sacrilegious, sinful, unholy, unsacred, vile, wicked

Using your notes from this week, spend some time writing to God, prayer journal-style. A prayer journal is page/notebook that contains your: prayer requests Bible study notes verses that apply to a situation you are going through daily confessions goals revelations

Reflection ideas….. (tell Jesus what you’ve found /thought about this week):

As you meditate on these verses, what jumps out at you? How are the verses you read related? Do you see a consistent theme in the verses you read? Why do you think those specific words were chosen? What is God teaching you through these verses? What are you learning about God's character and nature? What are you learning about who you are in Christ? What are you learning about what God's plan for you?

Prayer Journal

Partner up! Give worship and praise to God. Worship is “to pay

divine honor to, to adore.” Praise is “expressing admiration, offering thanks and honor, giving glory.” (Clarence

L Barnhart and Robert K. Barnhart, editors, The World Book Dictionary, 1976.)

From these Scriptures, explain the whys and hows of worship, as you praise His Holy Name.

2 Kings 17:36-39Revelation 4:1-11

Prayer Prep

Partner up! Give worship and praise to God. Worship is “to pay

divine honor to, to adore.” Praise is “expressing admiration, offering thanks and honor, giving glory.” (Clarence

L Barnhart and Robert K. Barnhart, editors, The World Book Dictionary, 1976.)

From these Scriptures, explain the whys and hows of worship, as you praise His Holy Name.

2 Kings 17:36-39Revelation 4:1-11

Prayer Prep

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Alleluia, AlleluiaFor our Lord God Almighty reignsAlleluia, AlleluiaFor our Lord God Almighty reigns

Holy, HolyAre You Lord God AlmightyWorthy is the LambWorthy is the LambYou are Holy

Holy, You are holyKing of kings, Lord of lordsI worship you

Popcorn Prayer: Worship, praise, and love God as you read and sing. This is an example of praying the Scriptures.

Read aloud more of your favorite Psalms verses here, popcorn style…

Read aloud Psalm 99

…and Psalm 100

PRAYERYour name is _____________ because…

• Hallowed God• God’s Name• Holy Name• God’s Word • No blasphemy P raiseR epentanceA ppreciationY ouE veryoneR esolve

“To annoy the devil, I say, we should always have this holy name of the Lord in our mouth, so that the devil may not be able to injure us as he wishes. For this purpose it also helps that we form the habit of daily commending ourselves to God, with soul and body, wife, children, servants and all the we have, against every need that may occur. That is why we have blessing and thanksgiving at meals, and other prayers for morning and evening have originated and remain in use.

A simple help appears in the children’s practice of crossing themselves when anything monstrous or terrible is seen or heard, and they exclaim “Lord God, protect us!” “Help, dear Lord Jesus!” etc. Also, if anyone meets with unexpected good fortune, however trivial, he may say “God be praised and thanked; God has bestowed this on me!” etc.

See, in this way, we might train our youth in a childlike way and playfully in the fear and honor of God. Then the First and Second Commandments might be well kept and in constant practice. Then some good might take root, spring up and bear fruit, and people may grow up whom the whole nation may desire and enjoy. In addition, this would be the true way to bring up children well as longs as they can become trained with kindness and

delightFrom Luther’s Large Cat.

This is, indeed, somewhat obscure, and not expressed in good German, for in our mother-tongue we would say: Heavenly Father, help that by all means Thy name may be holy. But what is it to pray that His name may be holy? Is it not holy already? Answer: Yes, it is always holy in its nature, but in our use it is not holy. For God's name was given us when we became Christians and were baptized, so that we are called children of God and have the Sacraments by which He so incorporates us in Himself that everything which is God's must serve for our use.Here now the great need exists for which we ought to be most concerned, that this name have its proper honor, be esteemed holy and sublime as the greatest treasure and sanctuary that we have; and that as godly

children we pray that the name of God, which is already holy in heaven, may also be and remain holy with us upon earth and in all the world.

From Luther’s Large Cat.: “Hallowed Be Thy Name”

But how does it become holy among us? Answer, as plainly as it can be said: When both our doctrine and life are godly and Christian. For since in this prayer we call God our Father, it is our duty always to deport and demean ourselves as godly children, that He may not receive shame, but honor and praise from us.

Now the name of God is profaned by us either in words or in works. (For whatever we do upon the earth must be either words or works, speech or act.) In the first place, then, it is profaned when men preach, teach, and speak in the name of God what is false and misleading, so that His name must serve to adorn and to find a market for falsehood. That is, indeed, the greatest profanation and dishonor of the divine name. Furthermore, also when men, by swearing, cursing, conjuring, etc.,

grossly abuse the holy name as a cloak for their shame. In the second place also by an openly wicked life and works, when those who are called Christians and the people of God are adulterers, drunkards, misers, envious, and slanderers. Here again must the name of God come to shame and be profaned because of us. For just as it is a shame and disgrace to a natural father to have a bad perverse child that opposes him in words and deeds, so that on its account he suffers contempt and reproach, so also it brings dishonor upon God if we who are called by His name and have all manner of goods from Him teach, speak, and live in any other manner except as godly and heavenly children, so that people say of us that we must be not God's, but the devil's children.

Thus you see that in this petition we pray just for that which God demands in the Second Commandment; namely, that His name be not taken in vain to swear, curse, lie, deceive, etc., but be usefully employed to the praise and honor of God. For whoever employs the name of God for any sort of wrong profanes and desecrates this holy name, as aforetime a church was considered desecrated when a murder or any other crime had been committed in it, or when a pyx or relic was desecrated, as being holy in themselves, yet become unholy in use. Thus this point is easy and clear if only the language is understood, that to hallow is the same as in our idiom to praise, magnify, and honor both in word and deed.

Here, now, learn how great need there is of such prayer. For because we see how full the world is of sects and false

teachers, who all wear the holy name as a cover and sham for their doctrines of devils, we ought by all means to pray without ceasing, and to cry and call upon God against all such as preach and believe falsely and whatever opposes and persecutes our Gospel and pure doctrine, and would suppress it, as bishops, tyrants, enthusiasts, etc. Likewise also for ourselves who have the Word of God, but are not thankful for it, nor live as we ought according to the same. If now you pray for this with your heart, you can be sure that it pleases God; for He will not hear anything more dear to Him than that His honor and praise is exalted above everything else, and His Word is taught in its purity and is esteemed precious and dear.

The Lord’s Prayer: Intro—Our Father Who Art In Heaven

Say Mean Matter

Key phrases Own words Answer the questions/Personal application

•What is the connection between this petition and the Second Commandment?

•What are we asking when we pray that God's name be made holy?•How do we keep God's name holy?•How is God's name profaned?______________________________ SS: Hallowed be Thy name. M: name of God. T: keep His name W: God's Word Th: profaned

But not yet have we solved the incantation of this whiteness, and learned why it appeals with such power to the soul; and more strange and far more portentous—why, as we have seen, it is at once the most meaning symbol of spiritual things, nay, the very veil of the Christian’s Deity; and yet should be as it is, the intensifying agent in things the most appalling to mankind. Is it that by its indefiniteness it shadows forth the heartless voids and immensities of the universe, and thus stabs us from behind with the thought of annihilation, when beholding the white depths of the milky way? Or is it, that as in essence whiteness is not so much a colour as the visible absence of colour; and at the same time the concrete of all colours; is it for these reasons that there is such a dumb blankness, full of meaning, in a wide landscape of snows—a colourless, all-colour of atheism from which we shrink?

LP 1st Petition: Discussion Quote

The second gospel gives us a taste of what Jesus meant when he addressed God with the expression 'Abba' (Mk 14,16). It is an Aramaic word used as a form of courtesy

towards an elder, and moreover it became adopted in the language used by children in a family, even if they were grown-up, when they addressed the father.

By calling God "Abba", Jesus manifested the unique relationship between himself and God, and at the same time showed the familiarity, the fidelity, the reverence, the availability which he enjoyed. No prayer, whether ancient Jewish, liturgical or private

has ever ventured to address God as "Abba". Besides being the Father of Jesus Christ, God is also Father

of Christians in every sense. This is not purely a natural phenomenon - everyone is a child of God -, but it is an eschatological gift in Christ.

LP 1st Petition: Our Father?

Avinu shebashamayim yitkadish shimkhahPater hmwn o entoiv ouranoiv,

agiasqhtw  to onoma sou Contrast between the addressing of God by a title,

and the reference to His holy Name (Yahweh). Perhaps a well known phrase from the Qaddish

(6th c.e) May Your great Name be magnified and sanctified

2nd person possesive and passive: You WILL HAVE your name Holy or MAKE Holy your Name.

The work is on Yahweh, not us.

LP 1st Petition: Exegesis

What does this mean? God's name is certainly holy in itself, but we pray in this petition that it may be kept holy among us also. How is God's name kept holy? God's name is kept holy when the Word of God is taught in its truth and purity, and we, as the children of God, also lead holy lives according to it. Help us to do this, dear Father in heaven! But anyone who teaches or lives contrary to God's Word profanes the name of God among us. Protect us from this, heavenly Father!

SS: Hallowed be Thy name.

Semetic cultures encapuslate the entire identity and aspiration of an individual in the name.Many names have been imposed upon and

define the quality of the individual. But if among humanity there are many who do

no honor to their names, God realizes in full the meaning of His Name. Among the divine names there is also "the Holy

One". And God is truly Holy inasmuch as He transcends earthly realities;

He is removed from the ineffectual and evil world, for He is absolutely powerful and good. The Jews speak reverently of the "Name of

God" in order to avoid pronouncing explicitly "God" Himself.

LP 1st Petition: God’s Name

What is the connection between this petition and the Second Commandment? This petition and the Second Commandment both speak about the name of God. "In this petition we pray for exactly the same thing that God demands in the Second Commandment: that His name should not be taken in vain ... but used rightly to the praise and glory of God" (Large Catechism 11145).

Ex. 20:7 You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who missuses His name.

Pray: O Lord God of compassions, stretch out Your hand and grant that all the sick may be healed. Grant them to be counted worthy of health. Free them from the sickness which lies upon them. Let them be healed in the name of Your only-begotten Son. May His holy name

be to them a medicine for health and soundness, because through Him to You is the glory and the strength in the Holy Spirit both now and to all the ages of the ages. Amen. (Serapion of Thumius, d. after 360).

M name of God.

What are we asking when we pray that God's name be made holy? Since God's name is God as He has revealed Himself to us, we cannot make His name holy, but we do pray that He would help us keep His name holy in our lives.

Ps 54:1 Save me, O God, by Your name.

Ps. 103:1 Praise the Lord, 0 my soul; all my inmost being, praise His holy name.

Is 42:8 I am the LORD; that is My name! I will not give My glory to another or My praise to idols.

Pray: Your name be hallowed. Help us, Lord, in purity to keep Your Word that to the glory of Your name we walk before You free from blame. Let no false teaching us pervert; all poor deluded souls convert. Amen.

(Luther).T keep His name holy

To sanctify God’s name, one needs the following:The Holy Spirit who brings forth proper

praise and confession of proper teaching.A place of Sonship as one who may

approach the Father according to the gracious terms He has set forth.

Proclamation of the true Word of God, rightly interpreted and explicated.

A personal spirit of humility and conformity to the will/image of God. Take your SANDLES off!

LP 1st Petition: Word of God

How do we keep God's name holy? We keep God's name holy A. when God's Word is taught among us in its truth and purity;

Jer. 23:28 Let the one who has My Word speak it faithfully.

Jn 17:17 Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.

B. when we live according to the Word of God.

Matt. 5:16 Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven. Eph. 4:1 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.

Bible narrative: Zacchaeus resolved to

live the Christian life (Luke 19:1-9).

W God's Word

According to the Bible the Name of God could and could not be sanctified (i.e. profaned) by man or God. Humanity sanctifies the Name by observing His

commandments. They profane His Name when they transgress it. Lev 22,31.32 states "Observe therefore my commandments and put them in practice. I am YHWH. Do not profane my Holy Name because I am Holy in the midst of the children of Israel."

Note the two parallel forms: the progressive "observe" and "I am Holy"; and the antithetic "observe" and "do not profane".

For God, to sanctify (not profane) His Name is manifested by punishing the Israelites guilty of idolatry in Egypt and then liberating them.

God also sanctifies His Name (not profane) by intervening to punish the guilty pagans. In this way the idolaters see His power (Ex 39, 1-7).

Finally God will one day sanctify His Name in a definite and complete

LP 1st Petition: Profaning God’s Name

When we approach God in prayer, we are reminded of the following:He is the one who will make His name

Holywhether it is hallowed by us (so reaping

eternal benefits through Sonship in Christ)

or rejected in idolotry (thus declaring Holiness in divine punishment).

Continued renewal that we are to keep His name (identity and teaching) set apart and Holy by proclamation and our identity of good works.

LP 1st Petition: Application

LP 1st Petition: BibliographyFirstLuth.com » Chain The Cat Bible Studyhttp://www.firstluth.com/?page_id=135

www.wlsessays.net/files/WendlandKingdom.pdfhttp://www.wlsessays.net/files/WendlandKingdom.pdf

The Lord's Prayer-An Exegesis of sortshttp://www.firstparish.org/cms/content/view/452/45/

The Lord's Prayer in Hebrew - Part 1http://www.hebrew4christians.com/Prayers/The_Lord_s_Prayer_1/the_lord_s_prayer_1.html

Exegesis on The Lord's Prayerhttp://www.lords-prayer-words.com/commentary_sermon_john_calvin_verse_11.html

Galatians 4:6 Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, "Abba, Father."http://bible.cc/galatians/4-6.htm

A Brief Exegetical Study of the Lord’s Prayer « Mr. Storage's Closethttp://mrstorage.wordpress.com/2010/03/18/a-brief-exegetical-study-of-the-lord%E2%80%99s-prayer/

The Lord's Prayer by A.W. Pink-Chapter 2http://www.pbministries.org/books/pink/Lords_Prayer/pray_02.htm

SUMMA THEOLOGICA: Prayer (Secunda Secundae Partis, Q. 83)http://www.newadvent.org/summa/3083.htm#article4

THE LORD'S PRAYERhttp://www.christusrex.org/www1/pater/excursus.html

Interlinear Study Bible on StudyLight.orghttp://www.studylight.org/isb/bible.cgi?query=matthew+6§ion=0&it=nas&oq=isa%25209%3A6&ot=bhs&nt=na&new=1&nb=isa&ng=9&ncc=9

Interlinear Study Bible on StudyLight.orghttp://www.studylight.org/isb/bible.cgi?query=gal+4%3A6§ion=0&it=nas&oq=isa%25209%3A6&ot=bhs&nt=na&new=1&nb=isa&ng=9&ncc=9

How is God's name profaned? God's name is profaned, that is, dishonored, A. when anyone teaches contrary to God's Word;

Jer. 23:31 "Yes," declares the Lord, I am against the prophets who wag their own tongues and yet declare, 'The Lord declares.'"

B. when anyone lives contrary to God’s Word.

Rom. 2:23-24 You who brag about the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law? As it is written: "God's name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of YOU.“

Pray: Dear God, convert and restrain. Convert those who are still to be converted, that together we may hallow and praise Your holy name by both pure and true teaching, and a

good and holy life. Restrain those who refuse to be converted. May they stop misusing, defaming, dishonoring Your holy name and misleading Your needy people. Amen. (Luther).

Th God's name is profaned

When He rolls up His sleevesHe ain't just putting on the ritz(Our God is an awesome God)There's thunder in His footstepsAnd lightning in His fists(Our God is an awesome God)And the Lord wasn't joking when He kicked 'em out of EdenIt wasn't for no reason that He shed His bloodHis return is very close and so you better be believing thatOur God is an awesome God

Our God is an awesome GodHe reigns from heaven aboveWith wisdom, power, and loveOur God is an awesome GodOur God is an awesome God

He reigns from heaven aboveWith wisdom, power, and loveOur God is an awesome God

And when the sky was starlessIn the void of the night(Our God is an awesome God)He spoke into the darknessAnd created the light(Our God is an awesome God)Judgment and wrath He poured out on SodomMercy and grace He gave us at the crossI hope that we have not too quickly forgotten thatOur God is an awesome God

Sing it!

Popcorn Prayer:

Hallowed Be ThyName….

LSB 507 1 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!

Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty!God in three persons, blessèd Trinity!

2 Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore Thee,Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee,Which wert and art and evermore shalt be.

3 Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide Thee,Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see:Only Thou art holy; there is none beside Thee,Perfect in pow'r, in love, and purity.

4 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!All Thy works shall praise Thy name in earth and sky and sea.Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty!God in three persons, blessèd Trinity! 

Rise and shineAnd give God the glory, gloryRise and shineAnd give God the glory, gloryRise and shineAnd give God the glory, gloryChildren of the Lord

Sing it!

Hallowed be Thy name. What does this mean? God's name is certainly holy in itself, but we pray in this petition that it may be kept holy among us also. How is God's name kept holy? God's name is kept holy when the Word of God is taught in its truth and purity, and we, as the children of God, also lead holy lives according to it. Help us to do this, dear Father in heaven! But anyone who teaches or lives contrary to God's Word profanes the name of God among us. Protect us from this, heavenly Father!This petition and the Second Commandment both speak about the name of God. "In this petition we pray for exactly the same thing that God demands in the Second Commandment: that His name should not be taken in vain ... but used rightly to the praise and glory of God"

(Large Catechism 11145).Since God's name is God as He has revealed Himself to us, we cannot make His name holy, but we do pray that He would help us keep His name holy in our lives.We keep God's name holy A. when God's Word is taught among us in its truth and purity; B. when we live according to the Word of God. God's name is profaned, that is, dishonored, A. when anyone teaches contrary to God's Word; B. when anyone lives contrary to God’s Word.

Conclusion

The Lord’s Prayer: 2nd Petition: Thy kingdom come.

Next Time…(9/2)