Lord’s Prayer: Introduction and the First Petition
After completing the lesson, the student will be able to:
Write out from memory the Introduction, and summarize what it means.
Describe why the title “Father” is appropriate for God.
Describe why the Introduction is addressed to “Our Father” and not “My Father.”
Write out from memory the First Petition, and summarize what it means and how this is done.
List several ways in which God’s name is made ‘hallow’.
List several ways in which God’s name is profaned.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Now we turn our attention to a specific prayer—the Lord’s Prayer. It has been referred to as the Perfect or Model prayer as well as the Disciples Prayer. Why do you think that is? If you answered it is because it was the prayer Jesus taught His own disciples, you are correct! Further, in Luke 11:1-4 we find that this is the model for prayer that Jesus taught at the request of His disciples. The example of Jesus is always one we should follow
It is common to divide this prayer into an introduction, 7 petitions (sections or segments), and a conclusion. It is significant that the first set of petitions deal with God, and the second set of petitions deal with man—surely indicating the place God is to have in our lives and in our prayers.
Introduction
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Our Father, who art in heaven.
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First Petition
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Hallowed be Thy Name.
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Second Petition
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Thy kingdom come.
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Third Petition
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Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
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Fourth Petition
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Give us this day our daily bread.
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Fifth Petition
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And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
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Sixth Petition
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And lead us not into temptation
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Seventh Petition
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But deliver us from evil.
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Conclusion
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For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
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THE INTRODUCTION: Use your catechism to write in the following information about the Lord’s Prayer Introduction. Please copy it word for word below.
It is important to know that only children of God can rightly call God their Father. We become God’s children through an adoption process—a spiritual one though, and not one of flesh or of the body. This adoption begins when we are born again, receiving Jesus as our Savior and our Lord. With this adoption comes a unique and special fellowship with other believers.
What does the Bible say about this unique and special fellowship with other believers and with God? Please summarize what the following verses tell us.
THE FIRST PETITION Use your catechism to write in the following information about the First Petition of the Lord’s Prayer. Please copy it word for word below.
Students / Parents (for the student and a parent to discuss and answer together)
