Looking for His glorious appearing! Titus 2:13

The Model Prayer - Matthew 6:5-13 Pt. #1
Nov 20th, 2016
Weekly Bible StudyArt Sadlier
Categories: Exhortation;Commentary

Prayer is a wonderful privilege given to the believer by God, but believers need to be taught to pray. The disciples said to Jesus, “Lord, teach us to pray...” Paul said, “We know not how to pray as we ought.” Here in Matthew 6 our Lord teaches us how to pray. He gives us a pattern prayer. It is an outline which we can use as a model for our prayers.

We learn four things about prayer.

1 – God’s Fatherhood in Prayer

“Our Father who art in heaven,” the believer can say, “Our Father.” Prayer begins with the recognition that God is our Father.

Only the believer can say that. Jesus said to the religious leaders in John 8:44, “Ye are of your father the devil.” To be religious does not make God your father.

John divides the world up into two categories. 1 – The Children of God.  2 – The Children of the Devil.

How does one become a child of God? Romans 3:23 says, “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.”  Romans 5:12 says, “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.” All you have to do to be a child of Satan is to be born into Adam’s race. That is the bad news.

To become a child of God is very simple. John1:12, “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.” Notice the right to be called the sons of God. You change families by being born again. Colossians 1:13, “Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son.” Notice what happens to the one who is born again, “In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins” (verse 14).

Also in Colossians 1:21-22, “And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight.”

I was in business for a number of years, but I got so excited about this message that I quit  business and committed the rest of my life to telling people about; how to change families; about how to go to heaven.

Colossians 2:13-14, “And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross.”

So the believer can look up to heaven and say, “Our Father.” The word for father here is “Abba” it is an intimate word meaning Daddy or Papa. The believer has a sweet intimate relationship with the Almighty, Sovereign Lord of the universe.

Question, do you have a sweet, intimate relationship with the Almighty, Sovereign God? Do you have a daddy- son relationship with God?

Matthew goes on to say, “Our Father who art in heaven.” Because God is in heaven and has all the resources of heaven at His disposal, He is able to answer every need we may bring to Him.

In our next study we will consider God’s priority in prayer.

Let the Headlines Speak
Nov 20th, 2016
Daily NewsFrom the Internet
Categories: Today's Headlines

China pledges further opening as leaders scramble for free trade
Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to open the economy further on Saturday as leaders of Asia-Pacific countries sought new free-trade options following Donald Trump's election... All eyes were on China at this year's APEC summit in Lima, Peru just over a week after Trump's surprise victory in the United States dashed hopes of the largest-ever U.S.-proposed trade deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), coming to fruition.  

France reportedly backing out of Mideast peace summit following Trump's election
France has reportedly decided to back out of a planned international Israeli-Palestinian peace summit in light of the election of Donald Trump as the president of the United States, western diplomatic sources told Arab media. A western official told Ynet that French President Francois Hollande has said in different forums last week that Paris would have a hard time convening the summit in light of the administration change in the US.  

FBI Warns Of Thanksgiving Terror Potential
...Sources tell CBS News the FBI is alerting police across the country about a potential terrorist attack around Thanksgiving. It specifically warns of homegrown terrorists. Potential targets? Shopping malls, special events, crowded venues–locations in Washington, D.C. and Virginia described as target-rich zones.  

Obama Races to Regulate Before Trump Takes Reins
At federal agencies across Washington, regulators are rushing to finalize rules before President Barack Obama leaves the White House. Where the administration has issued an average of 2.2 rules per day this year, 10 were pushed out the door on Tuesday and Wednesday... "We’re running -- not walking -- through the finish line of President Obama’s presidency,"...  

Mystery sphere spotted zooming past sun by NASA satellites - sparking conspiracy theories over UFOs
UFO hunters perked up when NASA satellites appeared to capture a huge unidentified object during its mission to observe the Sun. The UFOMania channel posted this video made from images taken by NASA's STEREO satellites that show a large sphere passing ahead. Other frames in the series do not feature the Sun-like sphere, nor does any image from October's captures from the mission.  

Facebook fake news: Zuckerberg details plans to combat problem
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has outlined plans for how he hopes to combat fake news on the site. Facebook became mired in controversy after some users complained fake news changed the outcome of the US election. Mr Zuckerberg posted details of several projects to "take misinformation seriously", including methods for stronger detection and verification.  

Angela Merkel to stand for fourth term
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she will run for a fourth term in office, sources in her conservative party have said. Mrs Merkel, 62, is expected to formally announce her intention later on Sunday at the headquarters of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). General elections are expected in Germany in autumn next year.  

Abbas advisor to 'Post': Fatah will activate mass popular resistance
Fatah plans to adopt a strategy to strengthen popular resistance against Israel’s military rule at an upcoming leadership meeting, Husam Zomlot, Palestinian Authority President Abbas’s adviser for strategic affairs, told The Jerusalem Post. “We plan to activate fully popular resistance at the Fatah Congress,” Zomlot said in a meeting at the Grand Park Hotel on Wednesday.  

Trump's CIA pick tweets plan to "roll back" Iran nuke deal
President-elect Trump's pick to head the CIA, Rep. Mike Pompeo, tweeted his intention to 'roll back' the US nuclear deal with Iran, while also referring to the Islamic Republic as 'the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism.' Reuters  

DOOMSDAY PLANE launched in event of nuclear strike spotted in US skies
The aircraft – usually launched at the outbreak of a nuclear attack - was spotted circling by thousands of US citizens on the ground. The unbranded plane travelled across several states and changed directions numerous times, prompting a Twitter frenzy of conspiracy theories.  

Jerusalem chief rabbi calls LGBT community 'cult of abomination'
Chief Sephardi Rabbi of Jerusalem Shlomo Amar spoke out harshly against Reform Jews and the LGBT community in an interview with Israel Hayom's weekend supplement this week. He went as far as to call Reform Jews "evil" and homosexuals "a cult of abomination," prompting LGBT community leaders to launch complaints with the police for incitement.  

Israeli Arabs march against bill to muffle call to prayer
Israel’s Arab community held protests across the country on Friday, to protest a bill that would ban mosques from using loudspeakers to call Muslims to prayer in the early morning hours.  

Oklahoma town sues energy companies over earthquakes
Following a record-strength earthquake in September, residents of Pawnee, Okla., hope legal action will compensate them for injuries and property damage.  

For Syria rebels, Trump win adds to uncertain fate
On the eve of Donald Trump's election victory, members of a Western-backed Syrian rebel group met U.S. officials to ask about the outlook for arms shipments they have received to fight President Bashar al-Assad.