12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors Forgive us Why is forgiveness necessary? God is just (see Deut 10:17-18, Gen 18:25, etc.). God loves mankind, and all people are guilty of sinning against God (Rom 3:28, Psalm 51:4).   All are are accountable to God.  Rom 3:19-20. Achieving forgiveness was Jesus’ mission:  […]

Jesus’ petition for bread is a call to for God to provide in meeting our basic human needs.  Matthew says give us this day our daily bread, and Luke in 11:3 says Give us each day our daily bread.  Bread God commanded that only unleavened bread would be eaten during the Passover to commemorate the […]

In our lives When we pray “Your Kingdom Come, Your Will be done on earth as it is in heaven”, it also means we’re praying that God’s will is done in our own lives.  We want to be in charge.  We want to be in charge.  We want to be in the driver’s seat.   We […]

Matthew 6:10 It’s important to understand the meaning of the phrase “The Kingdom of God”, because it was central theme of Jesus Christ’s preaching and teaching.  The phrase ‘Kingdom of God’ (also ‘Kingdom of Heaven’ or ‘Kingdom of Light’) appears more than 80 times in the New Testament.  Origin & Meaning of The Kingdom of […]

Jehova-rophe Jehova-rophe (ro’-phay) means Jehovah Heals.  And it’s not just healing like we often think of it—a healing of some physical or mental malady.  It’s a word that means to restore, cure or heal not only in the physical sense, but in the spiritual and moral sense as well.  We read in Exodus 15:22-23 that […]

Hallowed be Your Name The word hallow means to sanctify or to revere.  To regard as pure, consecrated, venerated.  It is the Jewish practice to omit the name of God in oral speech, so as not to take His name in vain (and so to obey the 3rd commandment, in Exodus 20:7) or without the […]

9 “Pray, then, in this way:  ‘Our Father, who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Prayer is our biggest need after Salvation, since it’s how we communicate with God.  It is also the highest activity that we can be engaged in, since it is God with Whom we are communicating.  We are at our best, […]

As we look at Matthew chapter 6 verse 5-8 today, we find Jesus continuing to instruct His disciples on how they are to conduct themselves as Citizens of Heaven in their relationship with God.  He begins, just as He did last week, with a word of warning about bad habits that they should not pick […]

As we begin Mathew Chapter 6 we examine what a proper relationship with God looks like in our actions.  We’ll examine how our actions in serving God demonstrate the quality of our relationship with God.  We’ll look at examples of practicing righteousness, and we’ll see how God intended them to be, how we, like the […]

46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Even the tax collectors, do they not do the same? 47 And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what more are you doing than others? Even the Gentiles, do they not do the same? 48 Therefore you shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Last week, […]