Our series on prayer continues with the second portion of the Lord’s Prayer. After first focusing on the glory of God, our daily prayers rightly turn to our most basic physical and spiritual needs, because every good gift is from God (James 1: 17). Quite simply, we must rely on God for our most fundamental physical, moral, and spiritual needs!

Scripture Reference

Matthew 6: 11-13

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Sermon Notes

Jesus Says to Get on Our Knees Asking for Our Needs Daily!

Pray for Physical Needs TODAY (verse 11)

  1. The Petition – our bread for the coming day
    1. Addresses our physical needs (not luxuries), God knows our needs
    2. Emphatically day-to-day, no stockpiling, just like manna
  2. The Blessing – reliance on God, relief from anxiety (Matthew 6: 30-33)

Pray for Forgiveness TODAY (verse 12)

  1. The Petition – forgive our mistakes from yesterday
    1. Recognizes that we mess up daily (1 John 1: 8)
  2. God Will Forgive – because we have an advocate (1 John 2: 1)
    1. Forgiveness through faith in Christ (1 John 1: 9)
  3. The Caveat – as we forgave those sinning against us
    1. We must apply the gospel we received to every single relationship

Pray for Spiritual Protection TODAY (verse 13)

  1. The First Half of the Petition – Avoid testing that would result in temptation to sin
    1. While God never tempts us (James 1: 13-14), He permits trials
    2. While we’re to rejoice amidst trials, it isn’t wrong to pray to avoid them
  2. The Second Half of the Petition – When we do find ourselves in trials, protection from the lies and traps of the Adversary
    1. Rescue us from committing new sin we’ll have to ask forgiveness for tomorrow