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Matthew 6:9-15
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9“This, then, is how you
should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,
10your kingdom come, your
will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
11Give us today our daily
bread.
12And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13And lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
14For if you forgive other
people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
15But if you do not forgive
others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
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1)
What is the model
prayer that Jesus
taught us in verses 9 to 13 commonly called?
o
It is commonly
called the Lord’s prayer.
2)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 9 to whom is the Lord’s prayer addressed?
o
It is addressed to our Father in heaven.
3)
What is the nature
of each item in the Lord’s prayer?
o
Each item in the
prayer is a petition.
4)
How many
petitions are there in the Lord’s prayer?
o
There are six
petitions in the Lord’s prayer.
5)
How can the petitions
be grouped together?
o
They can be
divided into two groups.
6)
What is the focus of
each of the two groups of petitions?
o
The focus of the
first group of petitions is on our Father.
o
The focus of the
second group of petitions is on us.
7)
What are the
petitions that are focused on our
Father in verses 9 to 10?
o
Hallowed be our Father’s
name.
o
Our Father’s kingdom come.
o
Our Father’s will be done on earth.
o
As
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It is in heaven.
8)
What does it mean
for our Father’s name
to be hallowed?
o
It is a petition
for our Father’s name
to be honored as holy.
9)
What does it mean to
be holy?
o
To be holy is to
be separate from everything else.
o
Just as
o
Our Father the creator is separate
from the realm of creation.
10)
What is the purpose
of a person’s name?
o
It identifies the
person.
11)
What is another
purpose the name of a person serves in the bible?
o
It alludes to the
character of the person.
12)
What does it mean
for our Father’s name
to be honored as holy, given that a person’s name alludes to the character of
the person?
o
It is a petition
for
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Our Father.
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And not just our Father’s name.
o
To be honored as
holy by his creation.
13)
What is the one
attribute of our Father
that most distinguishes him from humans?
o
It is our Father’s holiness.
14)
What does it mean
for our Father’s will to be done on earth as it is
in heaven?
o
It is a petition
for our Father’s kingdom to fully manifest
itself on earth.
o
So that
o
His will would be done on earth.
o
As
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It is in heaven.
15)
What are the
petitions that are focused on us in verses 11 to 13?
o
Give us today our daily bread.
o
Forgive us our debts.
o
As
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We also have forgiven our debtors.
o
Lead us not into temptation.
o
But
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Deliver us from the evil one.
16)
According to
verse 11 how often is our daily bread to be requested in our prayer?
o
It is to be
requested on a daily basis.
17)
What is the lesson
for us since we are to request our daily bread on a daily basis?
o
The lesson is
that we are not to worry about tomorrow.
18)
What are the debts
that we owe our Father
in verse 12?
o
They are the sins
we commit.
19)
Whom do our debtors
refer to in verse 12?
o
They refer to
those who sin against us.
20)
According to
verse 12 how do we justify before our Father for him to forgive
us our sins?
o
We ask our Father to forgive us our sins.
o
As
o
We also have
forgiven those who sin against us.
21)
Is ‘Lead us not into temptation’
in verse 13 an accurate translation and why?
o
No, because the
word that is translated as ‘temptation’
can also be translated as ‘trial’ in the bible.
o
There are
indicators.
o
That
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‘Trial’ should be
preferred in this case.
o
Please refer to
the CBS of Pray-Part1 for details.
22)
Does our prayer for our Father to not lead us into trials but deliver us from the evil one
always move our Father
in our favor and why, given Hebrews 5:8?
o
No, because a
trial is sometimes in line with our Father’s will for the development of our character.
o
Just as
o
The trial of the
cross was in line with the Father’s
will for Jesus to learn obedience from what he suffered as Hebrews 5:8 says.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Hebrews 5:8 that says,
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8Son though he was, he
learned obedience from what he suffered.
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23)
How then should
we pray for our Father to not lead us into trials but deliver us from the evil one,
given Matthew 26:39?
o
We should pray to
our Father the way Jesus did in Matthew
26:39.
o
That
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If it is
possible,
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May the trial be taken from me.
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Yet not as I will.
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But as you will.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Matthew 26:39 that says,
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39Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and
prayed, ‘My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not
as I will, but as you will.’
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24)
According to
verse 14 what is the
forgiveness of our sins by our
Father contingent upon?
o
It is contingent
upon our forgiving those who sin against us.
25)
According to
verse 15 what if we
do not forgive those who sin against us?
o
Our Father will not forgive our sins.
26)
Why is it important
for us to forgive others in the context of prayer?
o
Our prayer will be hindered.
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If
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We do not forgive others.
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Because
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We are granted
the privilege to pray in Jesus’ name based on the reality.
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That
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Our Father has
forgiven our sins.
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Matthew 6:9-15
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