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In this exercise, we will follow the pattern of the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6:9-13, using the New English Translation. Make the Lord’s Prayer your own by following the examples in italics below each portion of the prayer.
“So pray this way:
Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored,”
Claim three names or attributes of God by speaking them aloud
“may your kingdom come,”
Cry out to God for His church to grow and his Son to return
“may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”
Mention a specific situation in which you long for God’s will to be done, above your own will
“Give us today our daily bread,”
Thank God for His provision and ask Him to help you trust Him to meet ALL your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus (Phil. 4:19)
“and forgive us our debts, as we ourselves have forgiven our debtors.”
Example: “God, you forgive us time and time again. Thank you for your example of forgiveness and please help me forgive __________. Help me see forgiveness as freedom for me and trust in you, not a condoning of any wrongdoing.”
“And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.”
Example: “Lord, I’m so tempted to _________, even when I recognize it as Satan’s trap. Please help me remember that your way is best and replace the temptation to do something wrong with a desire and longing to do something right.”
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Over the next two days, we will follow two different examples of Jesus’ prayers as patterns we can also follow in our prayers: today, from John 17 and tomorrow, from Matthew 6.
Before going to the cross, John records a lengthy prayer in which Jesus prays for himself, for his disciples and for all believers. Read John 17 and then, following that model, make a list of things to pray over in the same three categories today:
Prayers for yourself:
Prayers for the local body of believers (your local church, women´s ministry, or your IRSM group):
Prayers for all believers worldwide:
Just as we follow Christ’s pattern from John 17 today, it has been a joy and a blessing to know that all this month, we have joined in prayer for many of the same things as one voice on behalf of Iron Rose Sister Ministries! Please continue to lift us up in your daily prayers.