When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray, He gave them a simple 6 step pattern to follow, known as the “Lord’s Prayer.” Jesus didn’t intend for us to just pray the same words he spoke in Matthew 6:9, He intended it to be an outline for prayer. Use each verse of the Lord’s prayer as a guideline to help keep your prayer-time on track.
- Church bulletin version or Bible companion card -
“Pray, then, in this way:”
Step 1 “Our Father Who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name.” This is the call to praise and worship. Take time to honor the Lord and consider His greatness. Remember His faithfulness to you and be encouraged by His promises.
Step 2 “Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.” Align yourself with God’s will, and listen so you can know His desires. Proclaim God’s will over your life, family, church, the lost, etc. Wait and allow the Lord to share His heart and will with you.
Step 3 “Give us this day our daily bread.” Ask God for your needs and the needs of others. Be specific, and ask in faith for anything you know the Lord wants to give you ie. Ask and I will give you the nations as an inheritance. (see step 2).
Step 4 “And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” Ask God for forgiveness in any areas of known sin, and speak out forgiveness toward anyone you have not forgiven.
Step 5 “And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” Ask God for the grace to stand firm in the face of temptation and resist the schemes of the enemy. Remembering to look to Jesus for the way of escape.
Step 6 “For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.” Finish with proclaiming who God is and exalting His name. Take time to thank Him for the answers to come, and to worship Him.
Wayne Dillard
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Monday, April 5, 2010
The Holy Trinity surely blessed Wayne with firm and instant wisdom in the area of prayer. While as humans we remain shocked with great collective intake of breath, as Christians we cannot deny that Wayne has the better part. He now dwells ‘underneath the everlasting arms’ ready to rise to meet Christ at His triumphant return! What an incredible blessing for Wayne!
And now we must hold up the arms of his spouse and daughters as was done for Moses in order that Wayne’s steadfast, purposeful, significant and successful work continues. In his death as in his life, we must recognize that his Prayer ministry is VERY near to the Holy Trinity and we all will do well to emulate Wayne in his quest to have a deep and close relationship with the Holy Trinity by the only method available to Christians and that is through PRAYER!
Holy Spirit and Comforter guide us into your wisdom in all we need to do to assist Kathleen, Julia and Jessica in their next steps.
We are truly grateful for every scintilla of knowledge, insight and prudent good sense that You, Holy Trinity plan to give Wayne’s family, as well as his extended family which is comprised of all of us!
Wayne, this is a gut-blow just as when my cousin, Bob, passed two years ago this July. People who matter leave a huge void which Satan and his demons just love to fill but that is just not going to happen! We prayerfully request in the form our brother, Jesus gave us to not to be led into temptation.
Our prayers to Heaven ensure our constant time in the throneroom of God and we are so thankful for that certainty. Praise God, the Father, Jesus, the Son and the Holy Comforter in this VERY hard time.
Sincerely yours, in Christ,
Judith Elizabeth Connell