Doctrine: Prayer
Attribute: Provider
Basic Truth: Prayer
Big Idea: God transforms His children’s motives.
Opening Prayer
- Elaine “Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be your name…”
Josephine Father, You are highly exalted in heaven – You are set apart, holy, and like none other. I worship You in love and awe.
Elaine “your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” - Rhona God, my beloved King, I submit to You and to Your perfect will. I pray people everywhere will exalt Christ as King and submit to Him. I long for Your return, Lord Jesus, when God’s kingdom will rule unopposed on earth just as it does in heaven.
Elaine “Give us today our daily bread.” - Josie God, You and You alone are my abundant Provider. You are the source of all I have and all I need. I depend on You today, Lord, for provision of all my physical and spiritual needs.
Elaine And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” - Sonja Jesus, You paid my sin debt on the cross. I seek Your forgiveness and deliverance today for my specific sins. Lord, compel me to forgive others as You have so generously forgiven me.
Elaine “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.” - Alison Father, I pray for myself and every person in my BSF group, that we will recognize our vulnerability to temptation and will seek Your protection. We are weak and need Your sustaining grace, Lord. My confidence is in Your strength – not my own.
Elaine “For thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever . Amen”
Discussion Questions
First Day
Matthew 6:1-18
Questions 1,2
Breakout Groups of 3 for 5 minutes
Sermon on the Mount
Discourse continues
Who was His audience?
What did Jesus know about His audience?
How did His ideas come across to His audience? To me?
Second Day
Jesus called His people to seek God’s rewards, not human approval
Questions 3a,b,4,5
Third Day
Matthew 6:5-13
Jesus taught believers how to pray.
Questions 6,7,8
Music: “The Lord’s Prayer”
Fourth Day
Matthew 6:19-24
Jesus encouraged storing up heavily treasures.
Share Screen: picture of treasure and cross
Question 9 a,b
Question 10
Breakout Groups of 4 for 4 minutes
Linda, Roslyn, Evangeline, Kristin
Questions 11,12a,b
Fifth Day
Matthew 6: 25-34
Jesus taught that God’s children have no reason to worry.
Share Screen: picture of birds
Question 13
Share Screen picture of flowers
Questions 14a,b,15
Share Screen Kristin s pictures of truck with Matthew 6:33 (light in the world)
Sixth Day
Question 16
Share Screen
Lamentations 3:22,23 ESV
22 “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end;
23 they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”
Closing Music: Great is Thy Faithfulness
Announcements
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