<p class="s40"><span class="s38"><span class="bumpedFont20">TITLE:  THE POWER OF A PRAYING CHURCH: </span></span><span class="s38"><span class="bumpedFont20">THE MODEL PRAYER</span></span> <span class="s38"><span class="bumpedFont20">(PT.1)</span></span>​</p>
<p class="s42"><span class="s38"><span class="bumpedFont20">TEXT: </span></span><span class="s38"><span class="bumpedFont20">MATTHEW 6:9-13</span></span></p>
<p class="s42"><span class="s38"><span class="bumpedFont20">INTRODUCTION</span></span></p>

<div class="s45"><span class="s43">A. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">There is a difference between knowing and doing</span></span>​</div>
<div class="s45"><span class="s43">B. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">Jesus desires that we know the Lord’s Prayer, and do the Lord’s Prayer </span></span>​</div>
<p class="s42"><span class="s38"><span class="bumpedFont20">OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN</span></span></p>

<div class="s46"><span class="s43">A. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">“Our”</span></span> ​</div>
<div class="s47"><span class="s43">1. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">Takes prayer out of the realm</span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20"> of the individual</span></span></div>
<div class="s48"><span class="s43">2. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">When “I” pray, I am thinking about “Us”</span></span></div>
<div class="s46"><span class="s43">B. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">“Father”</span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">  </span></span>​</div>
<div class="s47"><span class="s43">1. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">Prayer unifies us as a family</span></span></div>
<div class="s47"><span class="s43">2. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">Prayer unifies us as a p</span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">ar</span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">t of God’s family</span></span></div>
<div class="s50"><span class="s43">a. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">We are all God’s creation  (</span></span><span class="s38"><span class="bumpedFont20">Psalm 24:1</span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">, </span></span><span class="s49"><span class="bumpedFont20">The earth </span></span><span class="s49"><span class="bumpedFont20">is</span></span><span class="s49"><span class="bumpedFont20"> the Lord’s, and all its fullness,</span></span><span class="s49"><span class="bumpedFont20">The world and those who dwell therein.</span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">)</span></span></div>
<div class="s50"><span class="s43">b. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">Those who accept Jesus </span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">are God’s Children [offspring]</span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">  (</span></span><span class="s38"><span class="bumpedFont20">John 1:12</span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">, </span></span><span class="s49"><span class="bumpedFont20">But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name</span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">)</span></span></div>
<div class="s50"><span class="s43">c. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">Those who are led by the Spirit are God’s sons and daughters (</span></span><span class="s38"><span class="bumpedFont20">Romans 8:14</span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">,</span></span> <span class="s49"><span class="bumpedFont20">For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.</span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">) </span></span></div>
<div class="s48"><span class="s43">3. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">We pray to “Our Father”</span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20"> –  </span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">Not to the atmosphere</span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20"> / </span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">Not to the ancestors</span></span></div>
<div class="s46"><span class="s43">C. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">“In Heaven” </span></span>​</div>
<div class="s47"><span class="s43">1. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">Our Father is distant enough to elicit respect, awe, wonder and honor…</span></span></div>
<div class="s47"><span class="s43">2. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">Our Father is near enough to know personally and intimately…</span></span></div>
<div class="s48"><span class="s43">3. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">Our elders say, “He sits high, and He looks low”</span></span></div>
<p class="s42"><span class="s38"><span class="bumpedFont20">HALLOWED BE YOUR NAME</span></span></p>

<div class="s53"><span class="s43">A. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">Hallowed = Holy,</span></span> <span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">to be venerable or hallow</span></span>​</div>
<div class="s46"><span class="s43">B. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">Holy is Your name</span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">  </span></span>​</div>
<div class="s47"><span class="s43">1. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">Our name is more than who we are called; our name is who we are</span></span></div>
<div class="s48"><span class="s43">2. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">Since the Father is Holy, h</span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">ow do we ap</span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">proach a Holy Father</span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">?</span></span></div>
<p class="s42"><span class="s38"><span class="bumpedFont20">YOUR KINGDOM COME, YOUR WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN</span></span></p>

<div class="s46"><span class="s43">A. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">Apply Kingdom Principles and Practices to Earthly Living</span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">  </span></span>​</div>
<div class="s47"><span class="s43">1. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">What are the principles and practices that govern how things operate in heaven?</span></span></div>
<div class="s48"><span class="s43">2. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">How do we implement those principles and practices into earthly living?</span></span></div>
<div class="s46"><span class="s43">B. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">Apply God’s Purpose and Plan to Earthly Decisions</span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">  </span></span>​</div>
<div class="s47"><span class="s43">1. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">What is God’s purpose and plan?</span></span></div>
<div class="s47"><span class="s43">2. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">How do we incorporate God’s purpose and plan into earthly decisions</span></span></div>
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<p class="s54"><span class="s38"><span class="bumpedFont20">CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK</span></span><span class="s38"><span class="bumpedFont20">:</span></span> <span class="s38"><span class="bumpedFont20">THAT </span></span><span class="s38"><span class="bumpedFont20">THE LORD’S PRAYER WILL BE A PART OF NURTURING MY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FATHER</span></span></p>
<p class="s54"><span class="s55"><span class="bumpedFont15">WORK FOR THE WEEK</span></span></p>