Matthew 6:9-13

hallowed be your name.

[10] Your kingdom come,

your will be done,

on earth as it is in heaven.

[11] Give us this day our daily bread,

[12] and forgive us our debts,

as we also have forgiven our debtors.

[13] And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

1.   How has our time spent studying the model prayer most impacted your attitude towards prayer?

2.   In what ways have you applied the structure and content of the model prayer to specific situations or occasions in your life?|

3.   Why is the holiness of church officers (elders and deacons), and all Christians for that matter, important for the hallowing of God’s name?

4.   Why does praying for God’s will to be done lead us to pray for a Bible-saturated life?

5.   How do church officers serve as one of God’s means for providing his people with daily bread?

6.   How do church officers serve as instruments of reconciliation in a local church? (Titus 1:5-11; Acts 6:1-3)

7.   Why do church officers in particular need constant prayer for spiritual protection?