The Prayers of Jesus – Week 3
Matthew 6:9–13 (KJV 1900) — 9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Prayer is an opportunity to align our will with __________ ________, and to ask that his will be done in the world __________ _______.
1. Heaven is a real place where God’s throne exists, when angels dwell, and where believers go when they die.
2. Heaven represents the realm in which God’s will is always carried out completely and perfectly.
3. Jesus taught us to pray that God’s will would be done in our lives and around us on earth, just as it is in heaven.
* The first part of Isaiah’s experience was about looking ____________…
Isaiah 6:1–3 (NLT) — 1 It was in the year King Uzziah died that I saw the Lord. He was sitting on a lofty throne, and the train of his robe filled the Temple. 2 Attending him were mighty seraphim, each having six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. 3 They were calling out to each other, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies! The whole earth is filled with his glory!”
Seeking God’s heavenly will on earth always starts with ____________.
* The second part of Isaiah’s experience was about looking ___________…
Isaiah 6:4–5 (NLT) — 4 Their voices shook the Temple to its foundations, and the entire building was filled with smoke. 5 Then I said, “It’s all over! I am doomed, for I am a sinful man. I have filthy lips, and I live among a people with filthy lips. Yet I have seen the King, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.”
Seeking God’s heavenly will on earth always involves repentance.
* The third part of Isaiah’s experience was about looking ____________…
Isaiah 6:6–8 (NLT) — 6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal he had taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. 7 He touched my lips with it and said, “See, this coal has touched your lips. Now your guilt is removed, and your sins are forgiven.” 8 Then I heard the Lord asking, “Whom should I send as a messenger to this people? Who will go for us?” I said, “Here I am. Send me.”
Seeking God’s heavenly will on earth always involves ______________ __________with God’s Word.
That is, we’re on a rescue mission!
Seeking God’s heavenly will on earth boils down to giving God your _________ “__________” and granting him full ownership of your life.
Romans 12:1–2 (NLT) — 1 And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. 2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
What is God calling you to say “__________” to today?