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4  THE THIRD CONCERN IN PRAYER:- Our spiritual needs  forgive us our debts, as we also h ave forgiven our debtors. 6. Why do you think Jesus is emphasizing forgiveness in prayer? Mathew 6:14-5 7. Give an incidence when you asked God to forgive you and  why you asked Him to forgive you.(Personal). lead us not into temp tation but d eliver us from evil. 8. What does the word ‘temptation’ mean to you. (use dictionary or bible glossary) 9. Why do you think Jesus is telling us to pray that we may not be led into temptation. (James1: 14-15) 10. Which evil is Christ saying we should pray to be delivered from? (1 Peter5:8) 11. What has God instructed us to do that would deliver us from the hands of the evil one? Ephesians 6:10-18. 12. What have you learnt in the Lord’s Prayer and how are you going to apply it to you prayer life? Note: Make it an effort to answer every question and carry a note book to write down what others are revealing as it’s a good thing because you never know what God will speak through the other person. Answer these questions, using the scripture passages given. For challenging questions, you may refer to other passages as well.  This study was done using NIV version and all scripture reference are extracted from there, you also use any other version as you know it  would be easier to understand. © 2009 Bible Study Share Group, Church of the Resurrection, Bugolobi Church o f Uganda – Issue 2 All Rights reserved  TOPIC: PRAYER II Continuation  THE LORD’S P RAYER In the previous lesson we looked at Mathew 6:5-9, and learnt about Jesus’ rebuke and notion about hypocrites and His emphasis on personal prayer. We continue this study to see what prayer Jesus said we ought to say.  The Lord’s Prayer is a powerful prayer used in many churches as part of liturgy or as a model for prayer. Various authors have written a lot about the Lord’s Prayer and how we can apply it to our lives. It is interesting that all through the four Gospels, Christ prayed for a number of things and summed it up for His disciples in what we call today ‘THE LORD’S PRAYER’  THE GOD WHO WE PRAY TO DAY 1 Our fa ther in Heaven a) What do the following scripture tell you about the father-son relationship between: Christ and God  John 5:19 :…………………………………........……………….  John 8:28-29:……………………………….......……………….  John 10:30:…………………………………….......……..…….. Christ, God and us  John 1:12-13:………………...........……...........…………….  John 12: 44-45:……………………..………………............Romans 8:14-17:………………………………………............ Gal 4:4-7:……………………………………………….............. b) From 1 a) mentioned above, what doe this tell you about your personal relationship with God when praying. BIBLE STUDY SHARE GROUP - March 12th 200 9

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 THE THIRD CONCERN IN PRAYER:- Our spiritual needs

 f o rg i ve u s our deb t s , a s we a l so h ave f o rg i ven our deb t ors .

6. Why do you think Jesus is emphasizing forgiveness in

prayer? Mathew 6:14-5

7. Give an incidence when you asked God to forgive you and

 why you asked Him to forgive you.(Personal).

l e a d u s n o t i n t o t e m p t a t i o n b u t d e l iv e r u s f r o m e v i l.

8. What does the word ‘temptation’  mean to you. (use

dictionary or bible glossary)

9. Why do you think Jesus is telling us to pray that we may

not be led into temptation. (James1:14-15)

10. Which evil is Christ saying we should pray to be delivered

from? (1 Peter5:8)

11. What has God instructed us to do that would deliver usfrom the hands of the evil one? Ephesians 6:10-18.

12. What have you learnt in the Lord’s Prayer and how are you

going to apply it to you prayer life?

Note: Make it an effort to answer every question and carry a note

book to write down what others are revealing as it’s a good thing

because you never know what God will speak through the other

person.

Answer these questions, using the scripture passages given. For

challenging questions, you may refer to other passages as well.

 This study was done using NIV version and all scripture reference are

extracted from there, you also use any other version as you know it

 would be easier to understand.

© 2009 Bible Study Share Group, Church of the Resurrection, Bugolobi

Church of Uganda – Issue 2

All Rights reserved

 TOPIC: PRAYER II Continuation

 THE LORD’S PRAYER

In the previous lesson we looked at Mathew 6:5-9, andlearnt about Jesus’ rebuke and notion about hypocrites

and His emphasis on personal prayer. We continue thisstudy to see what prayer Jesus said we ought to say.  TheLord’s Prayer is a powerful prayer used in many churchesas part of liturgy or as a model for prayer. Variousauthors have written a lot about the Lord’s Prayer andhow we can apply it to our lives. It is interesting that allthrough the four Gospels, Christ prayed for a number of things and summed it up for His disciples in what we call

today ‘THE LORD’S PRAYER’ 

 THE GOD WHO WE PRAY TO

DAY 1

Ou r f a t h e r i n H e a v e n

a) What do the following scripture tell you about the father-sonrelationship between:

Christ and God

 John 5:19 :…………………………………........……………….

  John 8:28-29:……………………………….......……………….

  John 10:30:…………………………………….......……..……..

Christ, God and us

 John 1:12-13:………………...........……...........…………….

 John 12: 44-45:……………………..………………............…

Romans 8:14-17:………………………………………............

Gal 4:4-7:………………………………………………..............

b) From 1 a) mentioned above, what doe this tell you

about your personal relationship with God when

praying.

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FIRST CONCERN IN PRAYER:- God’s Honor, His Kingdom

& Will

DAY 2

h a l l ow e d b e Y ou r n a m e

2.What do you understand by the word ‘hallowed” (Use

dictionary or any viable source)

3.a. What is Christ saying that we should pray for?(Read also

Psalsm111:9)?

.b. In John 17, we see Christ praying, How do you think

Christ glorified God (Read John 17:1,4,6,26) ?

.c. In your own words, how should you glorify God’s names

as stated in the scriptures below?

i. 1Corithians10:31:………………......………..............……

ii. Colossians 3:23.……………...................……………...…

iii.1Timothy6:1……………......…....…...…….....…………....

iv. 1 Peter 2:9-12………………………..........………………..

DAY 3

Y ou r k i n g d om c om e

4. Christ expects us to pray for God’s kingdom to come. What

do the following scripture say about God’s kingdom:

i. Mathew5:3,10 & Luke6:20:………………………………...

ii. Mathew 13:44-46……………………………...…………….

iii. Luke13:28………………………………….....………………

iv. Psalms145:10-13……………………........………………..

v. Luke 17:20-21………………………………………………..

vi. Romans 14:17………………………………………...........

b. What does it take to enter the Kingdom of God we so

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much pray for (Read Mathew21:31-32, John3:3,16)?

5. Do you have God’s kingdom in your heart?

DAY 4

Y o u r w i l l b e d o n e o n e a r t h a s i t i s i n h e a v e n

4. a. Using scripture below, briefly what is the will of God for

 which Christ says we should pray for?

i. Isaiah 40:10…………...………………………………………………..

ii. Daniel 4:35…………….........................…………………………..

iii. Romans8:28………………………………............................……

iii. Philippians2:9-11……………………………………....................

iv. John6:29………………………………………….…………………….

v. 2Timothy1:9…………………………………................................

vi. John6:39,40………………………………………..………………….

b. On the Mount of Olives, Jesus prayed that God’s will be

done in His life (Luke22:42). What was God’s will Christ was

praying for?

c. How often do you pray for God’s will to be done in your

life?(Jeremiah29:11)

 THE SECOND CONCERN IN PRAYER :- Our physical needs

DAY 5

g i ve u s t o d a y o u r d a i l y b r e a d  

5. a.) What do you think is the daily bread Christ is

encouraging us to pray for?

b.) Search for any scriptural references showing you

that God is our provider for all our needs.(Challenge)