Pastor begins a seven-week series on personal prayer based on the Lord's Prayer from Matthew 6:5-15. He emphasizes that prayer should be a priority in Christian life, addressing a primarily Jewish audience who were already committed to regular prayer practices. The sermon contrasts wrong ways of praying (hypocritical, public displays for human approval) with right ways of praying (sincere, private communion with God as Father). Jesus provides the Lord's Prayer not as a mere recitation but as a pattern for how believers should approach God in prayer.