The document is a handbook on prayer based on Matthew 6:9-13, the Lord's Prayer. It teaches that prayer should focus on God rather than ourselves. Specifically, it discusses three key lessons from the Lord's Prayer: 1) Remember who you're talking to - our Father who desires to respond. 2) Prayer is more about God than us - we must pray for God's name, kingdom, and will. 3) Examples of how to pray for God's kingdom - through conversion, commitment, and the final consummation. The overall message is that prayer should honor God and focus on advancing his purposes rather than our own desires.

1. The Master’s
Handbook
Matthew 6:9-13 on Prayer
August 2011

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Rediscovering the Good News
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4. The Heidelberg
Catechism (1563)
129 questions
and answers
52 Lord’s Day
Readings

5. The Master’s
Handbook
Matthew 6:9-13 on Prayer
August 2011

6. Prayer is . . .

7. A foundational
Matthew 6:9-13 truth . . .
The Lord’s Prayer provides us a
pattern for our prayers.

8. Matthew 6:9-11
This, then, is how you should
pray: „Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name, your
kingdom come, your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven. Give us
today our daily bread.

9. Matthew 6:12-13
Forgive us our debts, as we also
have forgiven our debtors. And
lead us not into temptation, but
deliver us from the evil one.‟

10. Matthew 6:9-13
What does the Lord’s
Prayer teach us about
HOW we are to pray?

11. HOW we are to pray?
Matthew 6:9-13
Lesson #1. Remember who you’re
talking to!
- OUR Father – He desires to respond!
- THE Father – He is able to respond!

12. Concerning prayer,
which form of prayer
do you think gets the
most attention?
A. Praise
B. Confession
C. Thanksgiving
D. Petition
E. Other

13. The God to whom we pray . . .
-The great Santa
in the Sky
- World‟s biggest
vending machine
-The ultimate app
store

14. HOW we are to pray?
Matthew 6:9-13
Lesson #2. Prayer is more about
God than it is about us!

15. How many requests
does the Lord’s Prayer
contain?
- Hallowed be your name
- Your Kingdom come GOD!
- Your will be done
- Give us. . .
- Forgive us. . . US!
- Lead us not. . .

16. HOW we are to pray?
Matthew 6:9-13
Lesson #2. Prayer is more about
God than it is about us!

17. The pattern of the
Lord’s Prayer . . .
- Hallowed be your name
- Your Kingdom come GOD!
- Your will be done
- Give us. . .
- Forgive us. . . US!
- Lead us not. . .

18. The pattern of the
Lord’s Prayer . . .
- Give us. . .
- Forgive us. . . US!
- Lead us not. . .
- Hallowed be your name
- Your Kingdom come GOD!
- Your will be done

19. HOW we are to pray?
Matthew 6:9-13
Lesson #2. Prayer is more about God
than it is about us!
We must pray about God’s name,
kingdom and will!

20. HOW we are to pray?
Matthew 6:9-13
We must pray about God’s name!
“Hallowed be Your name”
To set apart; to make holy

21. Q.122
What does the first request
mean?

22. A. 122
Hallowed be your name” means,
“Help us to really know You,
to bless, worship and praise
You for all Your works and for
all that shines forth from
them: Your almighty power,
wisdom, kindness, justice,
mercy, and truth.

23. A. 122
And it means, help us to direct
all our living – what we
think, say, and do- so that
Your name will never be
blasphemed because of us
but always honored and
praised.”

24. Psalm 8:1
LORD, our Lord, how majestic is
your name in all the earth!
Psalm 115:1
Not to us, LORD, not to us but to
your name be the glory.

25. HOW we are to pray?
Matthew 6:9-13
We must pray that God’s name be
honored!
“Hallowed be Your name”

26. HOW we are to pray?
Matthew 6:9-13
We must pray about God’s kingdom!
“Your kingdom come!”

27. HOW does God’s
kingdom come to earth?
Matthew 6:9-13
 Through conversion

28. Colossians 1:13-14
For he has rescued us from the
dominion of darkness and brought
us into the kingdom of the Son
he loves, in whom we have
redemption, the forgiveness of
sins.

29. Matthew 4:17
From that time on Jesus began to
preach, “Repent, for the kingdom
of heaven has come near.”

30. Mark 1:14-15
After John was put in prison, Jesus
went into Galilee, proclaiming the
good news of God. “The time has
come,” he said. “The kingdom of
God is near. Repent and believe
the good news!”

31. Mark 12:34
When Jesus saw that he had
answered wisely, he said to
him, “You are not far from the
kingdom of God.” And from then
on no one dared ask him any more
questions.

32. all souls
praying for lost souls
FIRST WEDNESDAY OF MONTH
Beginning in October

33. HOW does God’s
kingdom come to earth?
Matthew 6:9-13
Through conversion
Through commitment

34. Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not a
matter of eating and drinking, but
of righteousness, peace and joy in
the Holy Spirit.

35. Matthew 6:33
But seek first his kingdom and
his righteousness, and all these
things will be given to you as well.

36. Luke 17:20-21
Once, having been asked by the
Pharisees when the kingdom of
God would come, Jesus replied,

37. Luke 17:20-21
“The kingdom of God does not
come with your careful
observation, nor will people say,
„Here it is,‟ or „There it is,‟ because
the kingdom of God is
within you.”

38. HOW does God’s
kingdom come to earth?
Matthew 6:9-13
Through conversion
Through commitment
Through consummation

39. Matthew 24:30
At that time the sign of the Son of
Man will appear in the sky, and all
the nations of the earth will mourn.
They will see the Son of Man
coming on the clouds of the sky,
with power and great glory.

40. Revelation 1:7
Look, he is coming with the
clouds, and every eye will see
him, even those who pierced
him; and all the peoples of the
earth will mourn because of
him. So shall it be! Amen.

41. 1 Corinthians 15:24
Then the end will come, when he
hands over the kingdom to God
the Father after he has destroyed
all dominion, authority and power.

42. Revelation 22:20b
Come, Lord Jesus.

43. Praying “Your Kingdom
Come!”
Matthew 6:9-13
 the conversion of lost people
The commitment of God’s people
The consummation of God’s plan
for the ages

44. HOW we are to pray?
Matthew 6:9-13
We must pray about God’s will!
“Your will be done on earth as it is in
heaven!”

45. Isaiah 53:6a
We all, like sheep, have gone
astray, each of us has turned to his
own way.

46. Luke 22:42
Father, if you are willing, take this
cup from me; yet not my will,
but yours be done.

47. How often do you
rush into God‟s
presence, being
quick to make
your demands or
offer your requests
while giving little
thought to His will?

48. HOW we are to pray?
Matthew 6:9-13
Lesson #2. Prayer is more about God
than it is about us!
We must pray that God’s name be
honored, his kingdom advanced
and his will be done!

49. The Master’s
Handbook
Matthew 6:9-13 on Prayer
Next Sunday:
Lord’s Day readings #50-51

50. When you
consider your
prayers, how
“God focused”
are they?