Thy Kingdom Come
People across faith traditions, and even non-faith traditions, practice some form of centering or meditation or prayer. In the Christian tradition, we remember that Jesus taught his followers how to pray. During the six weeks after Easter, we will return to this foundational prayer to discover how this spiritual practice has vital meaning for us today.
Forever
This is our final week for our sermon series following The Lord’s Prayer. This final week, we conclude with a section generally included by most Protestants that is commonly known as a doxology: for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13 (NRSV), 1 Chronicles 29:11 (CEB)
Deliver Us
This week, we move to our penultimate service in our sermon series following The Lord’s Prayer, seeking God’s deliverance from all that tempts us. Just as we spoke last week about how we sometimes don’t realize that we are in need of forgiveness, I suggest it may be possible that we don’t realize when we are tempted. Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13 (GNT)
As We Forgive
This week we examine the concept of forgiveness. It may be worth noting that throughout this series on The Lord’s Prayer, we’ve chosen to read the Matthew text from a different translation each week. This brings us perspective as we read this prayer throughout the series. I hope that it is also illustrative for us as we remember the many ways Christians from different denominations say this prayer! All of this leads us to ask what we are seeking forgiveness…
Our Daily Bread
In the third week of our sermon series on the Lord’s Prayer, Pastor Lea asks what it means to ask God for “enough” when we live in a world of abundance, and how we can partner with God to share our abundance with others, that they might have enough. Scripture: Matthew 6:9-11 (CEB), John 6:30-31,35 (CEB)
On Earth as It Is in Heaven
This week we continue our series exploring the importance of the central teaching of The Lord’s Prayer. Pastor Lea explored the opening verse last week (find her sermon here), and this week we follow seeking God’s kingdom on earth as it is from heaven. It may be that we don’t know quite what we’re asking for when we pray this. Scripture: Matthew 6:9-10 (NLT), Luke 22:41-42 (CEB)
Hallowed Be Thy Name
This Eastertide, join the LJUMC community in exploring the Lord’s Prayer (also known as the Prayer of Jesus or the Our Father). We begin by exploring what it means to “hallow” God’s name, and how we can integrate this practice throughout our lives in addition to the worship we bring on Sunday mornings. Scripture: Luke 11:1, Matthew 6:9-13 (KJV)