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We conclude our study of the Lord’s prayer with our request for the Lord not to lead us into temptation. Does this mean that it is God who tempts? What does this imply about our status as we are redeemed? What does this tell us about the preserving power of our God? If you have ever wondered about any of these questions please stay tuned as listen to today’s sermon titled, “Lead us not into Temptation.”

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What would you say if your bank called you one day and told you not to make another payment on your car or house? In addition to this how would you respond when your bank told you that you will keep your car or house because the debt is forgiven? What would you say if a banking representative told you to request the bank forgive you your debt? This sounds crazy right? Well, as we are going to see today from Luke 11 this is basically what Christ is saying. Please stay tuned as we hear our message titled Forgive Us Our Debts.

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When we think of the Lord’s prayer many times we think that this is a prayer that should be concerned with our Spiritual needs. Afterall, we know that God is displeased with sin so we should be concerned with putting off our sin. While this is true, we find that there is another dimension to this prayer. There is the call for us to put before the great king of heaven our daily physical needs. How does this show that our God is really merciful? How does this show that our Lord really does care about the citizens in his Kingdom? If your are curious about these questions please stay tuned as we listen to our sermon titled, “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread.”

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What does it mean to do the will of God? What is more, why do the will of God? How do we deal with all the horror and the unrest that surrounds us? How do we deal with suffering in the Christian’s life? Does God like us to suffer? How do we know that God does not like us to suffer? How do we sincerely pray this request? Please stay tuned as we work through these issues in our message titled, “Your Will Be Done.”

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When Christ enters history the kingdom comes with Christ. However, when we are taught to pray in the Lord’s prayer we are told to pray Your kingdom come. If the kingdom is present with Christ then why do we pray, your kingdom come? Does this mean that the ministry of Christ has failed? How can we say that the very fact we make this request it testifies that the kingdom has in fact succeeded? Please stay tuned as we work through the third petition of the Lord’s prayer in our sermon titled, “Your Kingdom Come.”

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Christ tells us to pray that God’s name would be hallowed. We may not know what this term means, but it simply means that God’s name would be holy or sanctified. If God is the standard of Holiness or sanctification then why would we pray that this would happen? Does this mean that we ourselves make the name of the Lord Holy? Does this mean that God needs His creatures to be Holy? How are we to understand this request? Please stay tuned as we work through these questions in our sermon titled, “Hallowed Be Your Name.”

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Why do we pray our Father? What right do we have to pray, “Our Father in Heaven?” What does this mean that we pray “Our Father?” What does this say about our status now in this world? How does this tie us back to the Old Testament saints being united in praying to the one Father? Why is this such a privilege? These are some of the questions we are going to answer in our sermon titled, “Our Father in Heaven.”

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The disciples have a privilege of walking with Jesus while He is on this earth. This is something that is remarkable because these men do not only witness what Christ has done, but they also have a wonderful opportunity to be taught directly by Christ Himself. Christ teaches his disciples about the kingdom, and the nature of the kingdom. What does prayer say about the kingdom? What is the significance of our being able to pray to the living God? Please stay tuned and listen to our message titled, “What Does Prayer Have to do With the Kingdom?”

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f it is true that Christ’s merits have kept the law in our place, then why should we keep the law? If the threat of the curse of the law has been removed from us, then why would we be concerned with conforming to Christ? If Christ has taken away the curse of the law how can we say that the law is still binding upon us? Why does James tell us to submit to the law while citing the books of Moses? If you are curious about these questions please stay tuned as we answer these questions in our sermon titled, “Judged by the Law of Liberty.”

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