Category: The Lord’s Prayer

The Lord’s Prayer, part 6. The last line of the Lord’s Prayer can also be translated “deliver us from the evil one”, which recognises a personal adversary, and opens our eyes to the spiritual battle we’re in.

The Lord’s Prayer, part 5. In Galatians 5, the Apostle Paul states that the entire law is fulfilled just by loving your neighbour; which sounds way too simple. But grasping this is at the very heart of renewing our minds, … Continue reading “Lead Us Not Into Temptation”

The Lord’s Prayer, part 4. We have a huge debt we owe, that we can never repay. We simply accept the forgiveness God provides. Yet, in the same way, we must forgive others, who may owe us a large debt … Continue reading “Forgive Us Our Debts”

The Lord’s Prayer, part 3. The prayer for daily bread would have reminded Jesus’ disciples of how God provided manna in the wilderness, providing for them one day at a time.

The Lord’s Prayer, part 2. Whose kingdom are we building? Our own (which comes so naturally), or God’s, which we actively pursue through love?

The Lord’s Prayer, part 1. Prayer is a living relationship with the God of all things, and it moves the centre of attention away from ourselves, and on to our Heavenly Father.