Praying the Lord’s Prayer
Overview
Prayer can be a challenge for many people. Christians often go through the motions, but are left wondering if their prayers are even heard, or if they matter. In Praying the Lord’s Prayer, Packer presents a powerful truth: that prayer is a natural activity between the Heavenly Father and his children. As Packer works through each phrase of the Lord’s Prayer, readers will begin to grasp the basic principles and guidelines of prayer set out by Christ and strengthen their own prayer life.
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Key Features
- Presents a key work on the Christian life by renowned Bible scholar J.I. Packer
- Offers questions and suggested Scripture passages for further study
- Addresses contemporary, spiritual issues through a biblical lens
Contents
- When You Pray
- Pray Then Like This
- Our Father
- Which Art in Heaven
- Hallowed Be Thy Name
- Thy Kingdom Come
- Thy Will Be Done
- On Earth As It Is in Heaven
- Our Daily Bread
- Forgive Us
- Not into Temptation
- Deliver Us
- From Evil
- The Kingdom and the Power
- And the Glory
- Amen
Top Highlights
“What a man is alone on his knees before God,’ said the saintly Murray McCheyne, ‘that he is—and no more.’” (Page 15)
“First, as God’s adopted children we are loved no less than is the one whom God called his ‘beloved Son’” (Page 28)
“This prayer is a pattern for all Christian praying. Jesus is teaching that prayer will be acceptable when, and only when, the attitudes, thoughts, and desires expressed fit the pattern. That is to say: every prayer of ours should be a praying of the Lord’s Prayer in some shape or form.” (Pages 15–16)
“Fourth, we must honor our Father by serving his interests” (Page 30)
“Here more clearly than anywhere the purpose of prayer becomes plain: not to make God do my will (which is practicing magic), but to bring my will into line with his (which is what it means to practice true religion).” (Pages 57–58)
- Title: Praying the Lord’s Prayer
- Author: J. I. Packer
- Publisher: Crossway
- Print Publication Date: 2007
- Logos Release Date: 2014
- Pages: 128
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Lord’s prayer › Devotional literature
- Resource ID: LLS:PRYNGLRDSPRYR
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-18T18:36:59Z
J. I. Packer (1926–2020) is regarded as one of the most influential evangelicals in North America. He was Board of Governors’ Professor of Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia, and his writings include books such as Knowing God, A Quest for Godliness, Growing in Christ (Crossway) and Rediscovering Holiness. He preached and lectured widely in Great Britain and North America and served as general editor of the English Standard Version of the Bible published in 2001, and theological editor of the Study Bible version. In 2014, Packer was named Author of the Year by the Association of Logos Bookstores. He was a frequent contributor to and an executive editor of Christianity Today and wrote numerous articles published in journals such as Churchman, SouthWestern Journal, Reformation Revival Journal and Touchstone. He received a BA, MA and PhD from Oxford University.