5. Please Stand
And when you pray, you must not be like the
hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in
the synagogues and at the street corners, that
they may be seen by others.
Matthew 6:5–15 5
6. Please Stand
Truly, I say to you, they have received their
reward. But when you pray, go into your room
and shut the door and pray to your Father who
is in secret. And your Father who
Matthew 6:5–15 6
7. Please Stand
sees in secret will reward you. And when you
pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the
Gentiles do, for they think that they will be
heard for their many words. Do not be like
Matthew 6:5–15 7
8. Please Stand
them, for your Father knows what you need
before you ask him. Pray then like this: “Our
Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your
kingdom come,
Matthew 6:5–15 8
9. Please Stand
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 also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver
Matthew 6:5–15 9
10. Please Stand
us from evil. For if you forgive others their
trespasses, your heavenly Father will also
forgive you, but if you do not forgive others
their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive
your trespasses.
Matthew 6:5–15 10
12. 1 Chronicles 29:11–13 (KJV)
Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory,
and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven
and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and
thou art exalted as head above all. Both riches and honour
come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is
power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to
give strength unto all. Now therefore, our God, we thank thee,
and praise thy glorious name.
12
13. Negative
And when you pray, you must not be like the
hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in
the synagogues and at the street corners, that
they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you,
they have received their reward.
Matthew 6:5 13
15. Positive
But when you pray, go into your room and shut the
door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And
your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Matthew 6:6 15
17. Meaningless Phrases
And when you pray, do not heap up
empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for
they think that they will be heard for
their many words.
Matthew 6:7 17
21. You need to give first
For if you forgive others their trespasses, your
heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you
do not forgive others their trespasses, neither
will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Matthew 6:14–15 21
22. The unforgiving servant
Matthew 18:21 Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often
will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven
times?”
10k talents. Sell it all! Begged for time. Compassion. Forgave all.
100 denarii. Violent. Jailed
Matthew 18:32–35 (ESV)
32 Then his master summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked
servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. 33
And should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had
mercy on you?’ 34 And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers,
until he should pay all his debt. 35 So also my heavenly Father will do to
every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart.”
22
23. Drive it home!
For judgment is without mercy to
one who has shown no mercy.
Mercy triumphs over judgment.
James 2:13 23
24. Pray like this!
Our Father 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 also have
forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Matthew 6:9–13 24
Here’s a thought, if prayer has to be taught then it doesn’t come naturally
Prayer helps you develop a relationship with God-Just like your parents here on earth, your Heavenly Father wants to hear from you and talk to you. When you pray, He listens. Then He answers your prayers in the form of thoughts, spiritual feelings, scripture, or even the actions of other people.
Prayer provides answers-Praying and listening to the answers God gives you can help you better understand your purpose in life. God will help you understand why you are here and what you can do to return to live with Him after this life.
Prayer gives you strength to avoid temptation-Jesus counseled His disciples, “Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation” (Matthew 26:41). Through prayer, we can overcome temptations to sin. Pray for God’s help to keep you from making wrong choices. This will give you the strength to do what is right.
Prayer aligns your will with God’s will-The purpose of prayer is not necessarily to tell God how you want Him to do things. Rather, it’s to better understand Him and His ways, bringing yourself into alignment with His will. As C.S. Lewis is often attributed as saying, prayer “doesn’t change God. It changes me.”
Prayer helps you become more like Jesus-Jesus set the perfect example of prayer. If you try to follow His example through prayer, you will become more like Him and develop a better relationship with Him and Heavenly Father.
And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who
And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who
sees in secret will reward you. And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come,
sees in secret will reward you. And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come,
your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread, 12 and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. 14 For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, 15 but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread, 12 and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. 14 For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, 15 but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
PRAY
Some noticed that “for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever Amen” isn’t in this passage. It isn’t in the oldest manuscripts and was first observed as a margin note in later manuscripts. It is biblical however
Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all. Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all. Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.
And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
Hypocrites
Attention seeking
Fool’s gold
Standing and praying in the synagogue praying OK. Loving it, not so much.
Normal prayer 3x a day 9, 12, and 3. Getting caught in public is no bueno!
But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Contrast
God as audience
Not for public
Eternal reward
And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words.
Mechanical- without real thought
Formulaic- magic word
Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
Inwardly focused prayer. The attention of men, Greedy prayer, the formula for answered prayers.
Vending Machine
Slot Machine
For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Matthew 18:21 Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?”
10k talents. Sell it all! Begged for time. Compassion. Forgave all.
100 denarii. Violent. Jailed
Matthew 18:32–35 (ESV)
32 Then his master summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. 33 And should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’ 34 And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers, until he should pay all his debt. 35 So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart.”
James 2:13 For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Our Father 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 also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Seven parts
God-ward
Our needs
Entreaty Imperatives
Our father in heaven
Abba- daddy
His position
Hallowed be your name
Hallowed-to render sacred
Your kingdom come
Spiritual reality
Physical reality
Jewish prayer, 'May he establish his Kingdom during your life and during your days.
This statement expresses the paradox of God’s rule which will be consummated with the Second Coming but present now in the lives of true disciples.
On earth as in heaven
Give us this day our daily
“this day” God wants His children to live by faith in Him daily. One OT example was that the manna was given daily (cf. Ex. 16:13–21). In the Middle East bread is baked early every day and either eaten or dried hard by nightfall. Today’s bread will not do for tomorrow.
Bread-literal, Lord’s supper, Word of God, Jesus the bread of life, Messianic banquet
Metaphorically it represents God’s provision for all life’s needs
Matthew 6:12 and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
Give and Get
Matthew 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Testing
Our desires
1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
James 1:13…3 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one.
Matthew 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
James 1:14–15 (ESV)
14 But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. 15 Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.
Spiritual evil- devil roaring lion
Mortal evil- the Psalmist would pray deliver me from the plans of wicked men
Internal evil- the heart of man is deceptively evil. Jeremiah
We need a right heart to pray
God comes first
We come next
Let’s pray “the Lord’s Prayer.”
