Prayer
Posted 6/20/2010
Your kingdom come
- Jesus' eternal kingdom Jer 23:5
 - We will join Him Dan 7:27
 - Not physically here yet Luk 19:11
 - A spiritual dominion of those saved Col 1:13
 - Physically begins when the devil is cast down [Rev 12:10}
 
Your will be done
- Do God's will, not just call Him Lord Mat 7:21
 - Doing brings family fellowship Mat 12:50; Mar 3:35
 - Jesus' obedience in drinking the cup of death Mat 26:42
 - Delight in will results in doing Ps 40:8
 - Participating in doing God's will is spiritual food Joh 4:34
 - God's will: those who see Jesus and believe Joh 6:40
 - Doing so truly and righteously reveals God Joh 17:17
 - David did God's will Act 13:22
 - Paul did God's will in going to certain imprisonment and possible death Act 21:12-14
 - The Spirit's transforming work in my mind proves God's will Rom 12:2
 - Pray to be filled with the knowledge of God's will in wisdom and understanding Col 1:9
 - God's will: my sanctification and abstinence from sexual immorality 1Th 4:3
 - God's will: give thanks in everything 1Th 5:18
 - Takes endurance to do Heb 10:36
 - Equipped by God to do Heb 13:21
 - God's will: Do right to silence the ignorance of foolish men 1Pe 2:15
 - As done in heaven:
    
- Performing and obeying Ps 103:20-21
 - Done Dan 4:35
 
 
Give us this day our daily bread
- Physically and spiritually Mat 4:4
 - Daily manna Ex 16:16-35
 - Just enough is best Pr 30:8
 - Jesus is the true bread of life Joh 6:31-59
 - Be content with what we have 1Tim 6:8
 
Forgive us our debts
- Iniquity, transgression, and sin Ex 34:7
 - Restore blessings removed because of sin 1Ki 8:34,  Ps 32:1
    
- By each man's actions and heart 1Ki 8:39
 
 - Change the hearts of those oppressing the forgiven 1Ki 8:50
 - Fortunately, God hears prayers for forgiveness Ps 130:1, Dan 9:19-20, both personally and nationally
 - If we say we don't sin and need forgiveness, we are lying to ourselves 1Jo 1:8
 - Forgiveness requires confession 1Jo 1:9
 - Forgiveness from God brings cleansing 1Jo 1:9, 7, Eph 1:7
 - Parable of the unforgiving servant Mat 18:21-34
 - Those forgiven more are more grateful Luk 7:36-50
 - ? "odd" passage Luk 17:1-10
 - Forgive as we've been forgiven by God in Christ Eph 4:32, Col 3:13
 
Do not lead us into temptation
- The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak Mat 26:41
 - Jesus prayed to not have to enter temptation Luk 22:40-42,46, and was strengthened through it Luk 22:43
 - Temptation is common, handleable, endurable, and escapable 1Cor 10:13
 
Deliver us from evil
- Blessings from God and imperviousness to harm 1Ch 4:10
 - Protection from God Ps 121:7,8
 - Deliverance from God Jer 15:21
 - Not escape, but resisting evil Joh 17:15
 - Rescued from evil and wrath of God Gal 1:4, 1Th 1:10, 1Ti 4:18
 - Death is powerless because it's been conquered Heb 2:14-15
 - Freed from sinning 1Jo 3:8, 5:18-19 and the power fo the devil