The document is a handbook on prayer based on Matthew 6:9-13, known as the Lord's Prayer. It summarizes the key lessons taught in the Lord's Prayer about how believers should pray. The four main lessons are: 1) Remember you are praying to God the Father; 2) Prayer is more about honoring and glorifying God than fulfilling personal requests; 3) When asking God for things, pray first for the needs of others; 4) Prayer should address both physical and spiritual needs of oneself and others.

1. The Master’s
Handbook
Matthew 6:9-13 on Prayer
August 2011

4. The Master’s
Handbook
Matthew 6:9-13 on Prayer
August 2011

5. Prayer is . . .

6. Matthew 6:9-10
This, then, is how you should
pray: „Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name, your
kingdom come, your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.

7. Matthew 6:11-13
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our debts, as we also
have forgiven our debtors. And
lead us not into temptation, but
deliver us from the evil one.‟

8. A foundational
Matthew 6:9-13 truth . . .
The Lord’s Prayer provides us a
pattern for our prayers.

9. Matthew 6:9-13
What does the Lord’s
Prayer teach us about
HOW we are to pray?

10. HOW we are to pray?
Matthew 6:9-13
Lesson #1. Remember who you’re
talking to!
- OUR Father – He desires to respond!
- THE Father – He is able to respond!

11. HOW we are to pray?
Matthew 6:9-13
Lesson #2. Prayer is more about
God than it is about us!

12. How many requests
does the Lord’s Prayer
contain?
- Hallowed be your name
- Your Kingdom come GOD!
- Your will be done
- Give us. . .
- Forgive us. . . US!
- Lead us not. . .

13. The pattern of the
Lord’s Prayer . . .
- Give us. . .
- Forgive us. . . US!
- Lead us not. . .
- Hallowed be your name
- Your Kingdom come GOD!
- Your will be done

14. HOW we are to pray?
Matthew 6:9-13
Lesson #2. Prayer is more about
God than it is about us!
We must pray that God’s name be
honored, his kingdom advanced and
his will be done!

15. HOW we are to pray?
Matthew 6:9-13
Lesson #3. When it comes to asking
Abba, make it your practice to ask on
behalf of others before asking for
yourself!

16. Matthew 6:11-13
Give me this day my daily bread.
Forgive me my debts, as I also
have forgiven my debtors. And
lead me not into temptation, but
deliver me from the evil one.‟

17. Matthew 6:11-13
Give us this day our daily bread.
Forgive us our debts, as we also
have forgiven our debtors. And
lead us not into temptation, but
deliver us from the evil one.‟

18. Philippians 2:3-4
Do nothing from rivalry or conceit,
but in humility count others more
significant than yourselves. Let
each of you look not only to his
own interests, but also to the
interests of others.

19. Thomas Robert E.
‘Stonewall’ Lee
Jackson

20. “Tell the
general that I
prayed for him
last night like I
have never
prayed for
myself.”

21. Ephesians 6:18
And pray in the Spirit on all
occasions with all kinds of prayers
and requests. With this in mind, be
alert and always keep on praying
for all the saints.

22. Are you
praying for
others on any
kind of
consistent
basis?

23. HOW we are to pray?
Matthew 6:9-13
Lesson #3. When it comes to asking
Abba, make it your practice to ask on
behalf of others before asking for
yourself!

24. HOW we are to pray?
Matthew 6:9-13
Lesson #4 – Prayer is to involve
addressing the needs of both body
AND soul!

25. Physical or Spiritual Needs?
Daily bread Physical
- God‟s provision
Forgiveness Spiritual
- God‟s pardon
Temptation/Evil Spiritual
- God‟s protection

26. HOW we are to pray?
Matthew 6:9-13
Give us this day our daily bread.
Ask Abba for what you NEED!

27. “WE ask not, because we
think we need not. Deep
down we feel secure
when we have money in
the bank, a healthy report
from the doctor and
powerful people on our
side. We do not trust in
God alone.”

28. HOW we are to pray?
Matthew 6:9-13
Forgive us our debts as we forgive
our debtors.
Our soul’s greatest need is the
forgiveness of God!

29. Romans 3:23
For all have sinned and fall short
of the glory of God.
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death . . .

30. 1 Peter 3:18
For Christ died for sins once
for all, the righteous for the
unrighteous, to bring you to God.

31. HOW we are to pray?
Matthew 6:9-13
Forgive us our debts as we forgive
our debtors.

32. Romans 8:1
Therefore, there is now no
condemnation for those who are
in Christ Jesus.

33. Amazing love!
How can it be?
That Thou, my
God, shouldst
die for me??
Are YOU forgiven today?

34. HOW we are to pray?
Matthew 6:9-13
Forgive us our debts as we forgive
our debtors.

35. “You and I deserve hell. We
were hopeless, helpless, and
heavenless. But now we
have life, redemption,
forgiveness and glory. If our lives
are still marked by bitterness,
grudges, and thoughts of retribution,
we just don‟t get it. You haven’t
understood forgiveness until
you’ve given it away.” (Kevin DeYoung)

36. HOW we are to pray?
Matthew 6:9-13
And lead us not into temptation, but
deliver us from the Evil One.

37. Ephesians 6:10-11
Finally, be strong in the Lord and
in his mighty power. Put on the full
armor of God so that you can take
your stand against the devil‟s
schemes.

38. Ephesians 6:12
For our struggle is not against flesh
and blood, but against the rulers,
against the authorities, against the
powers of this dark world and
against the spiritual forces of evil in
the heavenly realms.

39. 1 Peter 5:8-9a
Be self-controlled and alert. Your
enemy the devil prowls around like
a roaring lion looking for someone
to devour. Resist him, standing firm
in the faith.

40. “When it comes to spiritual
battle, we suffer from gross
overconfidence. Our sworn
enemies – the flesh, the world
and the Devil – are not at rest,
so neither should we be…

41. “This very day we will face
temptations to cave to peer
pressure, temptations to
follow that alluring link on the
Internet, temptations to bad
mouth our parents,
temptations to make
shipwreck of the faith. . .

42. “How earnestly we ought to
pray for protection against our
thoughts, the worlds‟ lies, and
the Devil‟s stratagems.”
(Kevin DeYoung)

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Matthew 6:9-13 on Prayer
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45. HOW we are to pray?
Matthew 6:9-13
Lesson #3. When it comes to asking
Abba, make it your practice to ask on
behalf of others before asking for
yourself!

46. How much of
your prayers
focus on the
needs of
others?

47. HOW we are to pray?
Matthew 6:9-13
Lesson #4 – Prayer is to involve
addressing the needs of both body
AND soul!

48. How often do
you pray for
the needs of
your soul (and
the spiritual
needs of
others)?