Every Christian must ask, as Jesus' disciples asked Him, "Lord, teach us to pray." Jesus' response to His disciples is the timeless answer for every believer in every circumstance of life. What Christians commonly call "The Lord's Prayer" would more accurately be called "Christ's Model Prayer for the Believer." In this series we focus on each of its phrases, as well as the Jesus' often-overlooked preamble, in which He gives us four key characteristics of Biblical prayer. http://www.teachingtheword.org Precise and correct knowledge of God's will comes through two inseparable means. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=72120&view=post&blogid=8485 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0400 The Biblical order - and the reasons for it - are quite specific: We are to pray to the Father, through the Son, and in the Holy Spirit. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=72138&view=post&blogid=8485 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Much of the problem of prayer in our time is the lack of reverence. Does this reflect today's growing irreverence for fatherhood, both human and divine? http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=72147&view=post&blogid=8485 Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0400 How can we ever justify seeking to advance the kingdom of our own self-will when Jesus himself submitted to the Father's kingdom priorities? http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=72248&view=post&blogid=8485 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0400 James and Job both tell us a great deal about the true meaning of submission to the will of God. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=72268&view=post&blogid=8485 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Many postmodern Evangelicals chafe at the idea of utter dependence upon the Father for everything. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=72306&view=post&blogid=8485 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Does "forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors" mean that we are saved by this work? No, Jesus had something else in mind: God's anger with an unforgiving spirit. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=72361&view=post&blogid=8485 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0400 The last part of Jesus' model prayer is perhaps the most misunderstood. Ironically, it is also a prayer that most Evangelicals cannot honestly pray. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=72386&view=post&blogid=8485 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Jesus' model prayer for believers confronts us with life-changing questions. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=72603&view=post&blogid=8485 Sun, 23 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0400