Why/ How to Pray
Jesus doesn't say, "if you pray...", he says "WHEN you pray..." — meaning prayer is THIS in the life of a believer
What is expected (or assumed)?
The word "hallowed" means this
What is to revere or honor; to set apart/ make holy/ consecrate?
In the Lord's Prayer, we pray for God's kingdom to come BEFORE asking for this
What is our daily bread (provision)?
The word "repent" is often described as this physical action -
What is turning around?
Matthew 6 covers three spiritual disciplines: prayer, fasting, and this
What is giving?
In Matt 6, Jesus is warning against this error when he says we should pray behind closed doors
What is performative righteousness? (doing things to be seen by others)
When we pray "hallowed be your name," the word "name" refers not just to a label but to this
What is God's character (who He is)?
Matthew 6:33 — "But seek first the ___ of God, and all these things will be added to you"
What is the kingdom?
James 1:13 says God cannot be tempted with evil, and that He ___ no one
What is tempts?
What phrase from the Lord's Prayer is not actually from the passage in Matt 6?
What is "for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever, amen."
Jesus condemns empty mechanical repetition in prayer — but NOT this, illustrated by the Parable of the Persistent Widow
What is heartfelt persistence?
This Hebrew name of God means "The Lord will provide"
What is Jehovah Jireh?
"Daily bread" means this
What is your daily needs (what you need today - not luxury, not tomorrow, just what you need right now)?
Beyond temptation, the enemy also does this — hint: he did this to Eve, it also is the meaning of the Hebrew word we translate as "Satan"
What is lying/ deceiving / accusing?
Daniel 6:10 tells us that even after a law was signed against it, Daniel got on his knees this many times a day to pray — windows open toward Jerusalem
What is three times a day?
From our study, these are the 4 R's of prayer
What are Required, Rest, Relationship, and Results?
The name "El Elyon" means this —
What is Lord Most High? (He has total control over our lives)
The reign of Christ in His people — both "intrinsically and extrinsically" — means we want to grow in what two ways?
What is internally and externally? (In us and in the world)
Our catechism throwback: these are the two dimensions of sin that Christ conquered with His death and resurrection
What are 1. the victory over universal power of sin and death as well as 2. forgivness for the specific sins we commit every day.
The word "Abba" in "Our Father" conveys this quality of the relationship with God
What is closeness / intimacy?
In Matt 6, Jesus addresses the same core problem in giving, prayer, AND fasting — what is that problem
What is to be seen by others (for human approval)?
This Hebrew name of God means "Lord over us" — and raises the question: do we actually follow all His commands?
What is Adonai?
According to scripture, God owes us ONLY that which He what?
What is promised?
What is the anology Paul gives in Ephesians for the spiritual protection that we can put on against the enemy's schemes
What is the Armor of God?
The doxological ending "For yours is the kingdom, the power, and the glory" appears in this early Christian document from ~80-120 AD but is absent from most original manuscripts
What is the Didache?