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..."

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

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.

"[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....."

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.

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.

"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..."

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