Finishing with the dissection of the preface, Pastor Jim moves into the first of the petitions, “Hallowed be Your name”. He explains why we first petition God for God, rather then ourselves and talks about what it meas to “hallow” our Lord and his name.
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Matthew
Continuing in our examination of the preface of the model prayer, Pastor Jim now focuses in on what it means that our Father is “in heaven”. Matthew 6:9 – Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name…”
Pastor Jim examines Christ’s model prayer, the preface, with particular emphasis on “Our Father in heaven”. Matthew 6:9 – Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name…”. He explores some of what it means that we can call God our father by examining ten truths about our relationship to God as adopted sons and daughters.
Matthew 12:36 – I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak. THEME OF THE DAY: SPEECH AND OUR SPIRITUAL HEALTH. Self-examination is an essential discipline in the Christian life. Without it, we may easily find ourselves just drifting through life going about our days and routines with mindless repetition. That is how…
Pastor Jim begins his examination of our Lord’s description of prayer from the Sermon on the Mount. In this message he digs into what Jesus says about the conduct and characteristics of prayer.
When it comes to the human experience, our greatest privilege and responsibility is found in today’s scripture, Matt 22:34-38. It is also called the “great and first commandment” revealed as loving God with every ounce of our being. All Christians will agree loving God is the supreme command in life. It trumps all other things. Yet, get in a crowd of Christians and discuss what it means to love God. We may hear a lot of different things.