The Lord's Prayer: Lesson 2
A Deeper Look
Pastor Ehizele Giwa
Part of The Lord's Prayer
September 21, 2022

The Lord’s Prayer: Lesson 2

A Deeper Look

Pastor Ehizele Giwa
09/21/2022

Points to Ponder:

  1. How would the late-first or early-second-century church have understood the text?
  2. To whom or who is the text directed?
  3. How does the text apply to us now?

Core Concepts

  1. Communication with God
  2. God our Father
  3. The Kingdom of Heaven
  4. The Holy

9 “In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. 10 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 forgive our debtors. 13 And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. —Matthew 6:9-13 NKJV

KEY POINTS

1. The Textual

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“God’s chosen communication method is prayer and only prayer. If you want to talk to God, you must pray.”

  1. The Our
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a. Jews of the day would have two issues with this opening statement

i. It went against the concept of the tabernacle

  1. Ref: Tabernacle picture

ii. It went beyond any prior Rabbinical claim

69 Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God. 70 Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am. 71 And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth. —Luke 22:69-71 KJV

2. The

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a. The goal of this portion is not to “make God

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;” rather, to view the Father as
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.
b. God is Separate from that which is separate.

3. The

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Come

a. The kingdom of heaven is an

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force bringing the earth back in line with its creator.

5 And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, 6 and said to him, “To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. 7 If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.” —Luke 4:5-7 ESV

b. Jesus does not take the bait of changing sides to obtain power. He chooses instead to be the leader and initiator of the revolution.

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on
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And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a report about him went out through all the surrounding country. —Luke 4:14 ESV
13 And he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and the angels were ministering to him. 14 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, 15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” —Mark 1:13-15 ESV

Action Item:

If you are not highly familiar with the Lord’s prayer, consider placing a sticky note on a mirror/steering wheel/refrigerator or another location you see every day and read the prayer over as many times a day as you are able.

Notes: