Luke 11:1-4

Inspirational illustration of Luke 11:1-4 -- Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Give us our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, for we forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.

"He said to them, "When you pray, say: 'Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, for we also..."

Inspirational illustration of Luke 11:2-4 -- He said to them, "When you pray, say: "'Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not

So how does this all fit with prayer? Rick Brown leads us to see prayer in a fresh way, but also the way of Jesus.

"Once Jesus was in a certain place praying. As he finished, one of his disciples came to him and said, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his..."

"[Jesus continued his teaching about how to pray:] "Give us each day the food we need, ...""

"[In response to one of the disciples asking Jesus to teach them to pray,] Jesus said, "This is how you should pray: "Father, may your name be kept..."

"What we are taught to seek or shun in prayer, we should equally pursue or avoid in action. Very earnestly, therefore, should we avoid temptation,..."

"[Jesus continued his teaching about how to pray:] "... and forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. And don't let us yield to....."

Is God really your Father? When we approach God in prayer, it needs to be more than by rote, but instead as if we were speaking to our Father.

How do you pray? Prayer is learned and we need to learn from Jesus how to pray.

"My Beloved, Far too often in your world, children and their fathers have great difficulty communicating. Sometimes this situation is because of..."

"Dear Child of God, James, my half brother, hit the nail on the head when he taught about why My people lack so many of the simplest and yet most..."

Why do we make things so complex? Prayer should be simple, just like Jesus taught it and not made unnecessarily complex.

When Luke summarized the heart of the early church, he chose to highlight one particular word — Phil Ware continues his series on prayer this week, focused on the early church's devotion to prayer that they learned from Jesus.

Growing in prayer, feeling a connection with the Father, and being formed to be a useful vessel for Jesus to use to bless others is a journey. Phil Ware, with the help of Chad Higgins, continues his series on Lord Teach Us to Pray focusing on learning from Jesus.