This is a study on Jesus teaching his disciples how to pray. The disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray like John had taught his disciples. Jesus gave them a model prayer, emphasizing reverence and submission to God. The prayer is for believers and includes praying for God's kingdom to come and for God's will to be done. Jesus also teaches them to pray for their daily necessities, trusting in God's provision. Believers should seek God's kingdom first and recognize God as the source of all good things. They should pray with thankfulness and gratitude. David's praise in the Bible reflects this attitude. The model prayer is not meant to be a repetitive formula, but a guide for the right attitude in prayer.
We're going to continue with our study that we began on last night, our study about how that Jesus had taught his disciples how to pray, all right? And we understand that Jesus was asked to teach them how to pray by a disciple. We don't know the name of that disciple. You know, we don't know who asked this, nor do we know anything about what John taught his disciples, because what the disciple had said to Jesus was he said that he asked Jesus to teach them how to pray like John had taught his disciples.
And so we see the example of the model prayer that Jesus, you know, conveyed to the disciples. And it was all about teaching about an attitude of reverence and submission to God the Father. And we went through several verses of that prayer on last night, and we actually ended up stopping before we got to verse 3. But as we had went on, we see that it is a setting that is different from the setting in Matthew, because we have a setting in Matthew where Jesus teaches about prayer, but in Matthew chapter 6, that teaching on prayer was a part of the sermon from the mountain, where Jesus gave some of his greatest teachings to a great multitude from a mountain, all right? But wherein, as in Luke chapter 11 here, we have that this was at a time that Jesus was praying in a certain place.
And then when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. So the settings are totally different. So these are two totally different coincidences, all right? This is two totally different contexts where these things take place, the teachings on prayer. But as we started off with in this prayer, in Luke chapter 11, verse 2, we see that it indicated our Father, which let us know that it indicates that this prayer is for believers in Jesus Christ, all right? And it went on to say, hallowed be thy name.
So his name represents his being, who he is as the creator and sustainer of life. Therefore, his name is to be revered, all right? This means that we should have that godly respect with God. And it's not a type of respect that we serve God and obey him out of a cowering attitude. But, no, it is a heart that is submissive to God, that is willing to yield and obey him because we love him as our loving Father.
We praise him and worship him. We understand that he's the creator and sustainer of life. And then we understand that it goes on and states, Jesus told his disciples that they need to pray that the kingdom come. It states, thy kingdom come. So we understand that all men must surrender to Christ's lordship, all right? At that point in time, what Christ was teaching about, telling them that they need to pray that the kingdom come, at that point in time, the spiritual kingdom of God was soon to be established.
Whereas now God's spiritual rule is in existence, having been established by the resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ as his king. The entrance into this kingdom is by a spiritual birth. And its citizens manifest inward transformation of their lives. Now, the only kingdom to come that Christians should pray for is the heavenly kingdom, which will come at the end when the kingdom will be delivered up to God, even the Father. And we also see that Jesus told them to pray that thy will be done as in heaven, so in earth.
God wants all men to be saved. That is the will of God. That is the desire of God, that all men be saved and will repent and come to the knowledge of the truth. So therefore, Christians should pray for all men that they will submit to his will so that they may inherit the everlasting kingdom. But now we come down to Luke chapter 11, verse 3. And could somebody read that for us, our first reader? Give us the third verse.
Yes. Give us each day our daily bread. Okay. Give us day by day our daily bread. So we see that believers completely trust in God for the daily necessities. And they say to give day by day our daily bread, which means supplies with the things that sustain life. So Jesus tells us to make petitions in your prayers. When you pray, ask your Father to provide you with your daily necessities. All right? And we also got a cross reference in Matthew chapter 6, verse 33.
Somebody read that for us. Robin? Matthew 7, 33. Matthew 6, 33. Coming to you. Reading from the King James. But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you. All right. So we see that we completely trust in God for the daily necessities. And he said give us day by day our daily bread. All right. Which means supplies with the things that sustain life. All right. And we see the other scripture with Miss Robin just read where Jesus stated, but seek ye first.
That's a very important part of that scripture because sometimes we leave out that first part when it says, but seek ye first. This means this is what you do first above all else, above worrying about your daily necessities and your needs. You can pray to God for those things, but you need to be continually seeking the kingdom. All right. And if you have obeyed the gospel already and become a part of Jesus' spiritual kingdom already, then you need to be continually manifesting this inward transformation of your life.
All right. So that you can be preserved to God's heavenly kingdom when Jesus delivered up the kingdom to his father. All right. So Jesus basically is a king and he tells us, look, you come to a king, bring your petition when you come and pray. Make petitions. All right. And he showed us the things that we need to pray for. Our daily necessities. And the verses in Timothy say that having food and clothing, then we'll be content.
This is considered to be a Christian's daily necessities, food, clothing, and shelter. But also recognizing God as the source of physical sustenance creates a spirit of thanksfulness. All right. All right. When we recognize God as the source of everything that we have and receive good in this life, we understand that it's from God, that it's by his providential care and control, you know, that Christians, you know, be blessed with good things. You know, we understand that that creates a spirit of thankfulness and gratitude toward God.
Let's read 1 Chronicles 29, verses 12 through 16. Tim? Okay. 1 Chronicles 9, you said? 29. 29? Yes, sir. Verses 12 through 16. 12 through 16. Okay. The riches and the honor comes from you, and you reign over all. In your hand is power and might. In your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all. Now, therefore, our God, we thank you and praise your glorious name. But whom am I and who are my people that we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come from you, and of your own we have given you.
For we are aliens and pilgrims before you, as were all of our fathers. Our days on earth are as shadows and without hope. Read verse 16 as well. Verse 16. O Lord, our God, all this abundance that we have prepared to build you a house for your holy name is from your hand and is all your own. All right. We see that David's praise to God, and you see that their praise characterized that same type of attitude that Jesus was teaching the disciples.
Thank you for using Global Telling. Okay. It'll be a second before Charles calls back, but we have this idea of praying for the things that we need. He's talking about there's a lot of things that we want. Jesus didn't instruct us to pray for those. We might want a new car, new house, be able to go on a cruise or do a lot of things that are just things that we really don't need. But just the things that we need are the ones that we should pray for.
You there, Paul, Charles? Anybody else have a thought while we're waiting on Charles? I'm here. Okay. Go ahead. All right. So we pay attention to David's praise. It characterizes the same type of heart attitude that Jesus taught the disciples to have. All right. And what Jesus was teaching them with this model prayer, this Our Father prayer, he wasn't teaching them, look, you take a picture of this prayer and you hang it up on your wall and you recite this and you teach your kids this note.
But even though that's what we see in our society today and this prayer is misused, and you even see it a lot in prison where I'm at when they have their prayer calls and things of that nature. They close out with their prayer. They would all repeat their prayer, holding hands with their heads bowed, repeating their prayer, offering their vain repetitions to God is what they do. But Jesus was not teaching them, look, when you pray, this is what you need to say, and you need to repeat this.
No, what he was doing was showing them what a model prayer conveys, all right, what they need, the type of attitude and reverence for God that they should have and the submission that they should have towards God the Father. So he taught them to hallow God's name in prayer, all right. He told them to exalt God the Father's name and adore him. And then when the prayer is made at our Father, it indicates that this prayer is for believers.
So Jesus is teaching believers how to pray, all right, and told them to hallow God's name. That's why when we start our prayers, we give thanks. We acknowledge that all things come from God and we thank him for the good times and the bad, for our blessings, past, present, and future, big or small, with little or with plenty. We still give thanks no matter what our situation is because we understand that he's the creator and sustainer of life.
And we understand that we must surrender to his lordship. And we teach and we preach about his kingdom. And we live as members of his kingdom once we have obeyed the doctrine of the gospel, of truth. But we also pray for the kingdom. And we pray for the kingdom that is to come at the end when it's delivered up to the fathers. And we pray that the laws will be done, not our own will, but we step down from the thrones of our hearts and we allow God to take that place in our hearts and rule us.
How do he rule us? How do he govern this spiritual nation? By his word. There ain't nothing in your life that you can't go to the word of God to see exactly how God wants you to address that situation and to live when it comes to your becoming a Christian, when it comes to worship in the church, when it comes to how you live as a Christian, how you talk as a Christian, how you love your domestic relationships such as with your husband and your wife, with raising your children, with your bosses, with work.
God did not leave nothing out of his word. And so by submitting to his lordship saying that his will need to be done, you tell God to remove your selfish will and allow his will to be done in your life. But also pray for others who haven't come to the light that they will repent and obey the gospel. That is the will of God that all men be saved. But not only that, but we trust in God completely for our daily necessities.
So we ask him, Lord, provide me this day with what I need to survive, Father. Thank you, Father, for blessing me with a job and a home and a hustle so I can take care of my family and put food on the table. I know all good things come from you. It's because of you that I'm in the position that I'm in. And not only that, but in verse 4 it helps us to understand that we also, when we come to God in prayer, Jesus taught that, look, when you come to God in prayer, don't be self-righteous now.
You need to acknowledge your sins and seek his forgiveness if you have sin in your life. So you need to pray and ask God for forgiveness also within your prayer. So we ain't just offering up vain repetitions when I say, Father, please forgive us for our sins. We also like to take this time to pray for those who may have hurt us and wronged us and sinned against us because that's necessary. Jesus taught that that is necessary.
So he told you right here to acknowledge your sins and seek his forgiveness. So let's read verse 4 of Luke chapter 11 in our next reading. Hey, Sylvia. Yeah? Luke what now? Eleven, verse 4. Okay. Eleven and four. And forgive us our sins for we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us and do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. Amen. Now let's break this verse down. So first it's stated that Jesus taught them that they need to pray and ask forgiveness for their sins.
All right. So we acknowledge our sins when we come to God in prayer and we seek his forgiveness. Now we know what involves seeking forgiveness. You not only just tell God, well, Father, I've lied today. Forgive me. Then, well, I'm just going to go lie again, you know, intentionally. I'm going to practice this lie. Well, that's not the right way to seek God's forgiveness. We understand that we must confess our sins and we must repent, which means making the firm decision within our hearts to turn away from sin and turn to God.
So what you did when you obeyed the gospel in the beginning as becoming a Christian, you not only do that right then, but that's something you do your whole life. You live the crucified life of a child of God by fellowshipping with your brothers and sisters in Christ, going to worship service, praying to God, studying your Bible, not only studying and growing in knowledge but practicing the truth that's learned and confessing your sins and turning away from them.
That is the true and proper way to ask for forgiveness. Okay? And, you know, so that's why Jesus told us, look, and forgive us our sins. So we must humbly repent and confess our own sins. Confess our own sins. Let's read 1 John 1, verse 9. Yeshiva? Okay. 1 John. 1 John what chapter? Chapter 1, verse 9. It says, But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from the all-wicked.
All right. So this is talking about Christians. It states that if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. But then let's go on. It states, And if we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. So who is me to go to God and pray and say, Well, I ain't going to ask for forgiveness because I know I ain't committed no sin.
Then that means that I'm trying to make God out to be a liar, and the truth is not in me. But then chapter 2, verse 1 in 1 John states, My little children, these things write out to you that ye sin not, and that sin not means, doesn't mean that they can be without sin as human beings because we all fall short. But this, he prays that they do not practice sin. And he states that if any man sins because he knows that sin and being a human is possible, then what he says that we can do as Christians.
We have an advocate with the Father. Who is that advocate? Jesus Christ the righteous. Oh, so what you saying? He's just an advocate to forgive sins only for Christians? No. Go ahead up in the context. It states, And he is the propitiation for all sins. Well, okay, so all sins. Who's John referring to? Christians. But then he goes on to state that not for all only, but also for the sins of the whole world. So when Jesus teaches his disciples to pray, he teaches them, Look, you need to acknowledge the God that you have sinned, or you need to confess your sins, or you need to repent.
You need to ask for God's forgiveness in his verses because sin is a direct attack on God. Why do you think that he told them that God's name is to be hollow? Hollow be thy name. God is holy, just, and good. He don't come in contact with sin. He don't have no fellowship with the world of darkness. But he exposed them by his magnificent light. He is holy. All right. He want us to live holy. But also in this verse we see that for we also forgive everyone that is indebted to us.
So also we must be forgiving of others. So plainly stated, what I'm stating is that an unforgiving heart would not be forgiven. So if I say, Well, I'm just not going to forgive that. I mean, I love you, but look, I just, I can't forgive you. Then I'm already telling myself one thing. Say, Well, I know I'm not going to be forgiven. So I'm not only not forgiving this person, but I'm walking around with a burden on me.
And I'm at fault with my creative. I'm not walking into life because I'm being unforgiving. Now, just because you forgive someone, it doesn't make them right for what they have done to you or to someone you love. Forgiving someone doesn't say, Look, you was right, I was wrong. You was right for doing that to me. Or, Well, you did that to me, but I accept it and I want you to treat me like that. No, that is not what forgiveness is saying when you forgive the other party.
Forgiving someone means you want to be obedient to God and you want to love your neighbor as yourself. And then you might say, Well, he don't deserve forgiveness. Well, that's where grace come in at. Because all of us was undeserving of forgiveness and we was deserving of judgment as the human race. But God allowed grace to come in. He sent his only begotten son to die in our place. So we got to forgive others. Let's look at Matthew chapter 6, verses 14 and 15.
Let's see, Patricia. Okay. Matthew 6, 14. 14 and 15. All right. For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Amen. And that's just plainly stated. If you don't forgive, I ain't going to forgive. I ain't going to forgive you. If you don't have mercy, I won't have mercy on you. You know. It's no give or take.
You know, it's just reaping and sowing. Okay. I'm going to read a context from Matthew chapter 18, verses 23 through 35. It states, and it's about the unforgiving servant. All right. I want you all to pay attention to this. Starting verse 23, it states, therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king. Now, pay attention to what Jesus is teaching about. He's teaching about the kingdom. And a lot of his teachings is a majority about the kingdom.
They say, therefore the kingdom of heaven is likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants. And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him which owed him 10,000 talents. But for as much as he had not to pay, his Lord commanded him to be sold and his wife and children and all that he had in payment to be made. The servant therefore fell down and worshiped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
Then the Lord of that servant was moved with compassion and loosed him and forgave him the debt. But the same servant went out and found one of his fellow servants which owed him 100 pence, and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. And his fellow servant fell down at his feet and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. And he would not, but went and cast him into prison till he should pay the debt.
So when his fellow servant saw what was done, they were very sorry and came and told him to their Lord all that was done. Then his Lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt. Because thou desired me, which means thou asked me and begged me. Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow servant, even as I had pitted on thee? And his Lord was wronged, which meant his God was angry with his Lord, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
So likewise shall my Heavenly Father do also unto you. If he from your hearts forgives not every one of his brothers their trespasses. Amen. So that's playing the stage. It's just like that. It's just like that when we go and don't be forgiven. It's crazy because, especially as Christians, knowing we have been forgiven, not that just the fact that forgiveness is available, but we have been forgiven as Christians. And then when we go and don't forgive others, that's crazy.
Because God has made salvation possible by grace when we was undeserving of it. We owed a large debt to God, the human race did. And it was only deserving of judgment and punishment and death. But God had grace and mercy on us and forgave us the debt. And sent his Son to die instead. So Jesus taught that, look, how foolish is we when we are not forgiven. So he told us, when you stand praying, your heart needs to be right.
You need to be forgiven. You need to be confessing your sins. You need to be revering God, honoring him, hollowing his name. You need to ask your Father for your daily necessities and depend on him, knowing that all good things come from him. He is the source of physical sustenance. He is the creator of life. All right? He wants you to have a spirit of thankfulness. Acknowledge your sins. Be forgiven. But also within this prayer, we desire God's continual protection and guidance.
And that's why I say to lead us not into temptation, which means guard us so that we will not enter into situations which expose us to the temptations of evil, Father. So when we pray in the morning, we say, Fathers, I go out this day, Father God, I pray that you will protect me from situations that will lead me into evil. And if I do come in contact with those situations, help me to resist, Father, and do your will.
We pray to him like that because we know that he's sovereign. He's powerful. He's in control. He can strengthen and make you able not only to desire to do his will, but to give you the strength and the power to carry it out. And we got two more scriptures for tonight, and they're short. Let's read 1 Peter chapter 5, verses 8 and 9. Well, three. 1 Peter chapter 5, verses 8 and 9. Verse 8. Be a sober spirit.
Be on the alert. Your adversary the devil prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. But resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren who are in the world. All right. And then if you would have read that previous verse if I would have told you, it's stated in verse 7. I'm going to back up to 6 and say, Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon him, for he cares for you.
All right. Then it went on to tell you to be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil is a roaring lion. That is true. Like this ain't figurative speaking. Christians have an adversary, and he is the devil. He is the enemy. We are engaged in an all-out war. There are no quarter ends. There are no first quarter, second quarter, third quarter. No. And there is no ceasefire. It's all-out war. We're safe until the day you die.
Amen. And God your Father. Amen. And God your Father, you can ask him for protection. Satan is the enemy of Christians, and he comes with trickery and deceit and lies. He comes to steal, kill, and destroy your faith in God. So you've got to pray to God that you do not be led into temptation and that you do not You have one minute remaining. And that you won't enter into situations that expose us to the temptation of evil.
But deliver us from evil, which means help us to resist the evil one, even if I come in contact with evil this day. And the last scripture for tonight is John chapter 4, verse 7. Robin? I'm sorry. I was reading some verses of Hebrews just now. What is the reference again? John chapter 4, verse 7. I'm sorry. All I heard was 4, verse 7. What book? James. James. Okay. Got it. Reading from the King James. Submit yourselves, therefore, to God.
Then resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Thank you for using global telling. Amen. Amen. Charles has been telling us about the war that we have. If we resist him, then he will flee from us. We practice resistance. We do it on a regular basis. The more often that we are faced with temptation and we resist it, the easier it becomes to resist it. It's like practicing anything. We want to get good at basketball.
We get out there and practice playing a lot. We get better and better. But he's still there. He's still looking for that opening in order to be able to defeat us. He can't. So, we have to look at him as coming from another direction. The more we practice, the more we grow, the easier it becomes. Amen. At the same time, I was told in one of the Corinthians that he who thinks he stands should take heed lest he fall.
We never should get the idea that we resisted so much that he's not going to come back. We've reached that point where we're so strong, we let our egos take over. We're not going to stumble. He's really got us then. So, is Charles calling back? Yeah, I'm here. Go ahead. All right. So, the model prayer that Jesus gave to these disciples, it conveys an attitude of reverence and submission. All right. And he teaches them how to conduct a prayer to God.
All right. So, he wasn't literally telling them to say, All Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done as it is in heaven. Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins. But we also forgive everyone that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. He wasn't telling them, look, this is what you say. He was giving them a model prayer.
Okay. He was teaching them about the right heart attitude and the reverence they have for God and submission. He's even got many other teachings on prayer. But there's nothing wrong with us saying this prayer. But you got to think about what you're saying before you say it. If not, we're just offering up vain repetitions. We're babbling words. We're speaking without thinking, being repetitive sometimes, you know. And that's not acceptable to God. So, for everything you do as a Christian, God either left you a command or we see a pattern, which is an example that we can follow from the New Testament.
And we don't put things in the place of what we feel the Bible is telling us. Well, the Bible will show me where it says thou should not. You know, a lot of people use that. The Bible will show me where the Bible say I should not use instruments in the church. I should not do this or that. But where God is silent, we got to respect his silence. All right. Well, I don't go to church and say, well, the Bible didn't say where I should praise as in church.
So, we can praise as. No, you got to respect his silence. Did you see that in the New Testament? Did you see a good time in the New Testament? Did you see any instruments in the churches in the New Testament? So, you got to respect the silence of God. And it's just like that when it comes to teachings about prayer, okay? We got to learn this new life that we live. It's a totally new life. It's not the life that you live from your mother's womb up until the day before you became a Christian.
This is a whole new life. You got to learn how to walk again. You got to learn how to crawl. You got to start out with the bottle and the passage. And then graduate to eat a little meat. Amen. Then you escape. It's a whole new life in the kingdom. And you don't live the way you want to. You live the way your father tells you to live. Amen. How do you do that? How do you know? You open your Bible and you find book, chapter, verse.
And you keep Scripture in context like we did throughout these studies. And that's how you know the truth. And the truth will make you free. But just a heads up for tomorrow's lesson. We're going to continue.
