7.18.21 Huddle
Intro: Welcome to week 2 of our Prayer Series. This week, we will be examining a passage that is often referred to as “The Lord’s Prayer.”
Intro Question
- Do you enjoy praying written/scripted prayers? Why or why not?
Bible Engagement – Luke 11:1-4
11 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
2 He said to them, “When you pray, say:
“‘Father,[a]
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come.[b]
3 Give us each day our daily bread.
4 Forgive us our sins,
for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.[c]
And lead us not into temptation.[d]’”
Bible Engagement Questions
- Is this prayer familiar to you? If so, when did you first hear/learn it? What (if any) memories are attached to it?
- What stands out to you from this text?
Against The Grain
On Sunday, Pastor Bret encouraged us to use this prayer from Jesus as a model for our own prayer. At the same time, he said that there are a number of characteristics that are opposite of the way that we usually pray. Read the following list and then discuss your thoughts on which characteristics tend to go against the grain of your own prayers.
- It is a scripted prayer
- It is plural – “give US our daily bread,” “forgive US our debts”
- It identifies our relationship to God as Father/Child
- It goes from the Mountaintop (Hallowed be your name) to the minutia (give us our daily bread).
- It calls us to forgive others
Respond to the following Quote:
“To pray constantly only for ourselves is a mark of failure in prayer. It is in intercession for others that our faith and love and perseverance will be stirred up and that the power of the Spirit will be found to equip us for bringing salvation to people.”
– Andrew Murray
Close in Prayer