P R A Y E R
Lesson 1: P – Parent
Lesson 1: P – Parent“Our Father in heaven”Jesus taught His disciples how to pray in these few verses, and many people have memorized it without truly understanding what Jesus was teaching as a pattern for prayer.Jesus’ first item in this prayer is…
Lesson 2: R - Respect
Lesson 2: R - Respect“Hallowed be Your name.”Even though God is our Father, we need to remember that He is still God who deserves our respect and honor. Respect and honor means that if I did not know how much He loves me, I would be terrified of Him…
Lesson 3: A – Agreement
Lesson 3: A – Agreement“Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”Agreeing with God that His kingdom is far more important than all the dreams or hopes we have for our own life in this world is the level of agreement in view…
Lesson 4: Y – Yield
Lesson 4: Y – Yield“Give us this day our daily bread.”Yielding our most basic will or desire or need to Jesus, to answer as He wants to, is the greatest display of trust in Him we can ever experience. It is also the most difficult! It is difficult…
Lesson 5: E – Eradicate
Lesson 5: E – Eradicate“Forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors.”Why would Jesus place such a high priority on our forgiveness of others? There are two basic answers to this question, and both have the same result in us.First, Jesu…
Lesson 6: R – Raise
Lesson 6: R – Raise“And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.”As we grow, our parents teach us, train us, help us to grow up to be people who are able to do what is needed to live, have a job, and be able to care for others who are…
Jesus’ Pattern of P-R-A-Y-E-R
Jesus' Pattern for Prayer - Matthew 6:9-12 CHARACTER COUNT Lesson 1: P – Parent 2,464Lesson 2: R - Respect 2,367Lesson 3: A – Agreement 2,770Lesson 4: Y – Yield 2,572Lesson 5: E – Eradicate …