Matthew 6:9-13 – Pray then like this:  “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

1. Conduct and characteristics: Matthew 6:5-8 – Part 1

2. The Model prayer: Matthew 6:9-13

   1. “Our Father” – Part 2

   2. “In Heaven” – Part 3

   3. The Petitions – “Hallowed be Your Name”

      1. The Importance of the Petition: Hallowed be Your Name

         – It is first in the three opening petitions which focus on God showing us all of life is God-centered not us centered
         – It reminds us that the chief end of prayer is God’s honor
         – It reminds us that our needs are secondary in our approach to God
         – It reminds us this petition is only possible for those who know God as Father

      2. The ways we may hallow His name

         – Handle His name with great care and reverence – Exodus 20:7, Lev. 20:3, Lev. 21:6, Lev. 22:2, 32
         – Be content in all things in life – Proverbs 30:7-9
         – Live aware we bear and represent His name – 2 Timothy 2:19
         – Make worship of the God revealed in His name a lifestyle – Psalm 63:4; 96:2; 103:1; 113: 1-2; 145:1-2
         – Exercise faith in the roles of God revealed in His names – Isaiah 9:6