“Give Us Our Daily Bread”Luke 11:3August 23, 2026 One blistering hot day when they had guests for dinner, a mother asked her four-year old to give thanks for the meal. “But Mom, I don’t know what to say,” he protested. “Oh, just say what you’ve heard me say,” she told him. Obediently, he bowed his […]
Read More “Give Us Our Daily Bread”“Your Kingdom Come”Luke 11:2bAugust 16, 2026 The coming of the King and the Kingdom of God are persistent themes in Scripture. Both the OT and NT are filled with verses that anticipate a coming King: And there are hundreds more references to the King and His Kingdom. And it is for that kingdom that Jesus […]
Read More “Your Kingdom Come”“Hallowed Be Your Name”Luke 11:2August 9, 2026 G.K. Chesterton said about the spiritual life, “The spiritual life has not been tried and found difficult; it has been found difficult and left untried.” In that statement he is inferring something important about the spiritual life — it is simple, but hard. The spiritual life is not […]
Read More “Hallowed Be Your Name”“Father…”Luke 11:1-2July 26, 2026 Some questions as we begin this morning: This morning we come to one of the most well-known passages of Scripture: the Lord’s Prayer. These words have been sung to multiple tunes, been recited in church many times, and even used at secular events as a source of comfort and encouragement. These […]
Read More “Father…”All it took to capture the disciples’ attention was for Jesus to pray. They heard Him pray, and when He finished, the immediate response was, “Lord, teach us to pray…” (Lk. 11:1). Something about the manner of His praying evidently made them realize the deficiency of their prayers. And they wanted to pray with greater […]
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