Our Father

Throughout Jesus’ life He modelled in His teaching and practice the Old Testament truth, “Man looks on the outward appearance but the Lord looks on the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7b) This truth is the core theme of His message dubbed the Sermon on the Mount, the greatest sermon ever preached.

The Jewish people, like many Christians today, were obsessed with keeping the rules of Scripture and even extra rules piled on them by the religious elite. Jesus turned those rules inside out by preaching that what a person does on the outside matters far less to God than the motives behind his behavior. Example after example He teaches a better way to live and a better way to engage with God—not through rules, but relationship.

In Matthew 6, Jesus introduces a model for prayer by reminding His listeners that prayer is not meant to be a show to impress others, but a personal connection to God our Father. He teaches us to approach God in prayer as a child approaches their dad in love, respect, and childlike trust.

In this message, Pastor Ken shares Six Petitions of the Lord’s Prayer that will lead you into a vibrant practice of regular communication with the One who loves you more than life itself.



1) Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Prayer always begins with the Father, reminding us of His holiness and our part in His family.

2) Your Kingdom come. Seeking His Kingdom reminds us that we have a Father ready to receive us.

3) Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Seeking His will to be accomplished on earth aligns us with His heart.

4) Give us this day our daily bread. Our conversation with God is to be an ongoing declaration of our daily dependence on Him for our well-being.

5) Forgive us our debts as we have also forgiven our debtors. A confession of our need for a Savior, the sin that separates us from God, and thanksgiving for all He has forgiven us of.

6) Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. A reminder that we as sheep are prone to wander from our Shepherd. Yet we desire to follow Him into His green pastures and not go our own way.



As we seek to draw closer to God, we can follow the guide of the Lord’s Prayer to grow in our relationship with Him. Not only will it change the way we prayer, but it will change us.