The Lord’s Prayer: Conclusion June 30, 2024 Rod Earnshaw Fatherhood of God, Prayer, Christianity in Practice 1 Chronicles, Colossians 1 Chronicles 29:10-13 Colossians 1:3-14 Prayer is Un-alone Prayer is Unceasing Prayer is Understanding Prayer is Unselfish
Lead Us Not Into Temptation June 16, 2024 Rod Earnshaw Temptations, satisfaction, Sin, Greed Genesis, Matthew Genesis 3:1-13 Matthew 4:1-11 Bible passages on Temptation We are all Adam’s children Jesus knows how to say no Jesus is our example
Forgive Us Our Sins June 9, 2024 Rod Earnshaw Our Atonement, Christianity in Practice, Lord's Prayer, Forgiveness Isaiah, Matthew Isaiah 6:1-7 Matthew 18:21-35 God’s forgiveness and ours Our Forgiveness God’s forgiveness and our emotions Note: at 40:00 there was a break in the recording, denoted by a short beep
Give Us Today Our Daily Bread June 2, 2024 Rod Earnshaw Trust, Prayer, He Provides, Lord's Prayer Luke, Exodus Exodus 16:13-26 Luke 12:13-21 God provides all our daily needs What if God doesn’t provide? Sometimes we endure hardship in order to avoid something worse (Exodus 13:17-18; Isaiah 57:1) Teaches us to rely on Him God’s purposes are bigger than us (Job) God’s creative power of redemption Calls on us to trust Him
Your Kingdom Come, Your Will be Done May 26, 2024 Rod Earnshaw God's Kingdom, God's Glory, Prayer, Fatherhood of God, Lord's Prayer Genesis, Revelation Genesis 2:8-25 Revelation 21:1-7 “My kingdom Come” is the problem “Your kingdom Come” is the solution
Hallowed Be Your Name May 19, 2024 Rod Earnshaw Sin, God's Glory, Prayer Isaiah, Colossians Isaiah 6:1-8 Colossians 1:15-20 We pray for God’s name to be hallowed This is the first prayer, our primary concern This is entirely right. God is worthy of all glory, honour, power and praise (Revelation 4:11) We are natural worshippers, this is what we were made for (Romans 1:18-25) This corrects our natural sinful prayer
Our Father in Heaven May 12, 2024 Rod Earnshaw Christianity in Practice, Fatherhood of God, Lord's Prayer, Prayer Matthew, Hosea Hosea 11:1-11 Matthew 6:25-34 Matthew 7:7-12 What does it mean to pray ‘Our Father’? What does it mean ‘Our Father in Heaven’? What does it mean to pray as children?
Teach Us To Pray May 5, 2024 Rod Earnshaw Prayer, Christianity in Practice, Lord's Prayer Matthew Matthew 6:5-15 Should not: Pray for show (v5-6) Thoughtless repetition (v7) Inform God (v8) Pray like this: Follow the topics in the Lord’s Prayer Reframe how we think about our problems and come to God with them