"Lead us not into temptation and deliver us from evil." Evil within and evil without. Our stories prime us to look for the Hero that rescues. Increasingly, the world says "You are the Hero." But something in our guts says this isn't true. Jesus teaches us to pray for a real Deliverer.

"Thy kingdom come, thy will be done." The phrase sounds so open-ended. What exactly are Christians praying for when they pray this prayer? In our society that indicates the autonomy of every person's will, what does this counter-cultural prayer teach us about the nature of what Jesus wants to do?

What does it mean for God’s name to be hallowed? How does he want it that to happen? We will explore this as we begin our four week study of the Lord’s Prayer.