this talk give us the meaning of "Give us this day our daily bread"

1. “Give Us This Day
Our Daily Bread”
Matthew 6:5-14

2. Matthew 6:5-13
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 tell you, they
have received their reward. But when
you pray, go into your room and shut
the door

3. Matthew 6:5-13
“…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 they will be heard for
their many words. Do not be like
them, for

4. Matthew 6:5-13
“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.
“Give us this day our

5. Matthew 6:5-13
and forgive us of our debts, as we
also have forgiven our debtors.And
lead us not into te mptation, but
deliver us from evil.”

6. Is it really
necessary to
pray for daily
bread?
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7. “Take care lest you forget the LORD
your God… lest, when you have eaten
and are full and have built good
houses and live in them, and when
your herds and flocks multiply and
your silver and gold is multiplied and
all that you have is multiplied, then
your heart be lifted up, and you forget
the LORD your God…

8. “Beware lest you say in your heart, ‘My
power and the might of my hand have
gotten me this wealth.’You shall
remember the LORD your God, for it is he
who gives you power to get wealth….”
Deuteronomy 8:11ff.

9. “And Jesus said to his
disciples, ‘Truly, I say to you,
only with great difficulty will a
rich man enter the kingdom of
heaven. Again I tell you, it is
easier for a camel to go
through the eye of a needle than
for a rich person to enter the
kingdom of God.”
Matthew, 19:.22

10. “No one can serve two
masters, for either he will hate
the one and love the other, or
he will be devotedto one and
despise the other. You cannot
serve both God and money.”
Matthew, 6:24

11. “…give me neither poverty nor riches,
but give me only my daily bread.
Otherwise, I may have too much and
disown you and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’
Or I may become poor and steal, and so
dishonor the name of my God.”
Proverbs 30:8b-9

12. Praying this prayer is a
revolutionary act against our
self-sufficient tendencies.
Key Point

13. What are we
really saying
when we pray
for daily bread?
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14. We are saying,
“We are dependent
upon you, Lord.”
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15. “Prayerlessnessis our
declaration of
independence from
God.”
~ Anonymous

16. We are saying,
“Thank You”
in advance.
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17. “Thanksgiving is an antidote to
greed and envy. It is a speed bump
on our restless road of acquisition….
When we give thanks we take our
eyes off what we do not have.
God grows larger in our faith.”

18. ~ The Apostle Paul in
Romans 1:21
“For although they
knew God, they did
not honour him as God
or give thanks to
him…”

19. Praying this prayer is a
revolutionary act of honouring
our Father by giving thanks to
Him in advance.
Key Point

20. What is Jesus
really teaching
us by our need
for daily bread?
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21. Could it be that the very reason
we have a sense of physical
hunger is so that we can
learn something vital about
spiritual hunger?

22. “‘Truly, truly, I say toyou, you are
seeking me not because you saw
signs, but because you ate your fill
of the loaves. Do not labor for food
that perishes, but for the food that
endures to eternal life, which the
Son of Man will give to you….
John, 6:26-27, 33-35

23. “For the bread of God is he who comes down
from heaven and gives life to the world.’And
they said to him, ‘Sir, give us this bread always.’
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life;
whoever comes to me shallnot hunger and
whoever believes in me shall never thirst.”
John, 6:26-27, 33-35

24. “Creatures are not born with desires
unless satisfaction for those desires
exists. A baby feels hunger: well, there
is such a thing as food. A duckling
wants to swim: well, there is such a
thing as water. Men feel sexual desire:
well, there is such a thing as sex….
~ CS Lewis
Mere Christianity

25. “The danger is not lest the soulshould
doubt whether there is any bread, but
lest, by a lie, it should persuadeitself
that it is not hungry.”
~ Simone Weil
Waiting for God

26. Praying this prayer is a
revolutionary act in which we say,
“We hunger, Lord,
and only you can give us
the True Bread of Life.”
Key Point

27. Guide Questions for Reflection
What kind of bread do you ask
from God? And it is for what?
For your goodness or not?