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:

      1. “Hallowed be Your Name” – Part 4

      2. “Your Kingdom Come” – Part 5

      3. “Your Will Be Done On Earth As It Is In Heaven” – Part 6

      4. “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread” – Part 7

      5. “And Forgive Us Our Debts as We Forgive Our Debtors”

         1. The request for forgiveness:

            “And forgive us our debts”
            – There is positional forgiveness: justification – new life given: Rom. 5:1, Heb. 10:11-14
            – There is practical forgiveness: sanctification – new life lived: John 13:10, 1 John 1:7-10

         2. The Comparison and Standards for forgiveness:

            “As we forgive our debtors”
            – A deliberate forgiveness: Isa. 43:25, Jer. 31:34, Matt. 9:1-2, Eph. 4:32
            – A complete forgiveness: Jer. 31:34, Heb. 8:12, John 8:11