The Prayer of Jesus: Dependence on Grace

The Prayer of Jesus: Dependence on Grace

Read James 1:12–18 Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.Matthew 6:13 The site www.missingpersonsofamerica.com was created to highlight the stories of people of who have gone missing “from the most talked about missing cases to the ones you’ve...

The Prayer of Jesus: Confession of Sin

Read Psalm 32 Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.Matthew 6:12 An article written by Brandon Garrett, professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, describes how easily police can coerce false confessions and how credible those false...

The Prayer of Jesus: Expression of Trust

Read Psalm 131 Give us today our daily bread.Matthew 6:11 Agur, son of Jakeh, adds a prayer to the collection of wise sayings in the book of Proverbs. “Two things I ask of you, Lord; do not refuse me before I die: Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither...

The Prayer of Jesus: Declaration of Allegiance

Read Psalm 119:1–16 Your kingdom come, your will be done.Matthew 6:10 “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.” These are the words every American boy and girl learns from a very early age. The pledge has sustained fights from atheists, who...

The Prayer of Jesus: Exaltation of God’s Character

Read Psalm 145 Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.Matthew 6:9 “[The Lord’s Prayer] serves as a lens through which to see Jesus himself,” writes N. T. Wright. “When Jesus gave his disciples this prayer, he was giving them part of his own breath, his own life,...

Jesus: The Faithful Adam

Read Matthew 26:36–46  We have [a high priest] who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin.Hebrews 4:15 In the last book of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Sam Gamgee wakes up with the horrible thought that all of his friends are dead. Instead,...