Pastor’s Devotion: The Lord’s Prayer (For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever
Using the Lord's Prayer as a model to pray (From Insourcing by Randy Pope):
1. God’s Honor: acknowledging his worth, glory and majesty.
“Our Father in heaven, hallowed is your name.”
2. God’s Kingdom: acknowledging his priority in the world and in your life.
“Your Kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”
3. God’s Provision: acknowledging his trustworthiness to provide all we need.
“Give us this day daily bread.”
4. God’s Forgiveness: acknowledging your repentance and need of mercy.
“And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.”
5. God’s Power: acknowledging your dependence and need of grace.
“And deliver us from the evil one so that we may not be led into temptation.”
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