The Lord’s Prayer: 8 Studies for Individuals or Groups: With Notes for Leaders

by Douglas Connelly

Publisher:

IVP

, 2003

Overview

When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray, he gave them what is now known as the Lord’s Prayer. Is Lord’s Prayer a formal prayer that you repeat only during Sunday morning worship? Has it become so familiar that you hardly think about its meaning? If so, you are missing out on a rich resource for your spiritual life. In this study guide Douglas Connelly unpacks the Lord’s Prayer section by section with additional texts that help you dig deeper into Jesus’ teaching about how to pray.

Contents

Top Highlights

“The second line of the Lord’s Prayer is ‘Hallowed be your name’ (Matthew 6:9). God’s name in the Bible is the summation of God’s character, the fullness of who God is. The word hallow means to set apart as sacred and pure, to honor. So the person who prays, ‘Hallowed be your name,’ is asking that God’s awesome and holy character would be on display to the world.” (Page 14)

“Before you pray, reflect quietly for a few minutes on the person you are going to speak to. Think about his greatness, his wisdom and his love. Focus on God and then express your love for him.” (Page 11)

“If you pray ‘Hallowed be your name,’ you are also offering yourself as a channel through which God can show his holy nature to a drifting and at times rebellious culture.” (Page 14)

“The goal, however, is not just to know more about the prayer; the goal is to begin to pray as Jesus instructed us to pray. Studying the prayer is an important step, but what we want to cultivate is a passion to pray.” (Page 5)

“The word temptation can mean to entice to do wrong, but it can also mean to put to the test. The same experience can be both a temptation to do wrong and a test of our commitment to do right.” (Page 31)

Product Details

• Title: The Lord’s Prayer: 8 Studies for Individuals or Groups: With Notes for Leaders
• Author: Douglas Connelly
• Series: A LifeGuide Bible Study
• Publisher: IVP
• Print Publication Date: 2003
• Logos Release Date: 2018
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Lord’s prayer; Prayer › Christianity
• ISBNs: 9780830862849, 0830862846
• Resource ID: LLS:LFGDLRDSPRYR
• Resource Type: text.monograph.study-guide
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T01:12:22Z

About Douglas Connelly

Douglas Connelly (MDiv and MTh, Grace Theological Seminary) is senior pastor at Davison Missionary Church near Flint, Michigan, after serving twelve years as senior pastor at Parkside Community Church in Sterling Heights, Michigan. A writer and speaker, he has written more than a dozen LifeGuide Bible Studies as well as several books, including The Bible for Blockheads and Angels Around Us. He and his wife Karen have three adult children and six grandchildren.