<p class="s40"><span class="s38"><span class="bumpedFont20">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">– PART 2</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">Do I really believe that God is in control?</span></span>​</div>
<div class="s45"><span class="s43">B. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">What does it mean for God to be in control?</span></span> ​</div>
<p class="s42"><span class="s38"><span class="bumpedFont20">GIVE US</span></span></p>

<div class="s46"><span class="s43">A. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">Give “Us”…</span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">“Our”</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">Takes prayer out of the realm</span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20"> of the individual</span></span></div>
<div class="s47"><span class="s43">2. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">When “I” pray, I am thinking about “</span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">Our</span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">”</span></span></div>
<div class="s46"><span class="s43">B. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">This day… daily…</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">Living in the Present </span></span></div>
<div class="s48"><span class="s43">2. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">Every</span></span> <span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">day God provides</span></span></div>
<div class="s51"><span class="s43">a. </span><span class="s38"><span class="bumpedFont20">Psalm 145:15, 16</span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">, </span></span><span class="s49"><span class="bumpedFont20">15 </span></span><span class="s50"><span class="bumpedFont20">The eyes of all look expectantly to You,</span></span><span class="s50"><span class="bumpedFont20">
</span></span><span class="s50"><span class="bumpedFont20">And You give them their food in due season. </span></span><span class="s49"><span class="bumpedFont20">16 </span></span><span class="s50"><span class="bumpedFont20">You open Your hand And satisfy the desire of every living thing.</span></span></div>
<div class="s51"><span class="s43">b. </span><span class="s38"><span class="bumpedFont20">Proverbs 10:3</span></span><span class="s38"><span class="bumpedFont20">, </span></span><span class="s49"><span class="bumpedFont20">3 </span></span><span class="s50"><span class="bumpedFont20">The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,</span></span><span class="s50"><span class="bumpedFont20">
</span></span><span class="s50"><span class="bumpedFont20">but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.</span></span> <span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">(NRSV)</span></span></div>
<div class="s51"><span class="s43">c. </span><span class="s38"><span class="bumpedFont20">Matthew 6:25</span></span><span class="s38"><span class="bumpedFont20">, </span></span><span class="s49"><span class="bumpedFont20">26 </span></span><span class="s50"><span class="bumpedFont20">Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?</span></span></div>
<div class="s51"><span class="s43">d. </span><span class="s38"><span class="bumpedFont20">Romans 8:32, </span></span><span class="s52"><span class="bumpedFont20">32 </span></span><span class="s50"><span class="bumpedFont20">He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?</span></span></div>
<div class="s53"><span class="s43">C. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">Bread</span></span> ​</div>
<p class="s42"><span class="s38"><span class="bumpedFont20">FORGIVE US</span></span></p>

<div class="s53"><span class="s43">A. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">Forgive = Release</span></span>​</div>
<div class="s53"><span class="s43">B. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">Debts = A</span></span> <span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">wrong</span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20"> which requires </span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">satisfaction</span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">  </span></span>​</div>
<div class="s53"><span class="s43">C. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">As we = Just as  </span></span>​</div>
<div class="s46"><span class="s43">D. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">Forgive = </span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">Have released (</span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">Asserts that something </span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">is occurring while the speaker </span></span></div>
<p class="s54"><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">is making the statement</span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">)</span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">  </span></span>​</p>
<p class="s42"><span class="s38"><span class="bumpedFont20">GET US</span></span></p>

<div class="s46"><span class="s43">A. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">Temptation = tempting, testing, trial</span></span> ​</div>
<div class="s47"><span class="s43">1. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">God does not tempt us – God tests us</span></span></div>
<div class="s47"><span class="s43">2. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">Testing matures us</span></span></div>
<div class="s46"><span class="s43">B. </span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">Get us through / out of / away from </span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">/ [liberate] </span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">the evil of the evil one</span></span><span class="s44"><span class="bumpedFont20">  </span></span>​</div>
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<p class="s55"><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="s55"><span class="s56"><span class="bumpedFont15">WORK FOR THE WEEK</span></span></p>