The Lord’s Prayer
March 29, 2023
No spiritual practice is more connected to the Bible and the Church than the Lord’s Prayer. In this episode, Adam explains why knowing this piece of Scripture is so useful for praying comprehensively at any time.
The initial significance of the Lord’s Prayer is obvious – it’s the model prayer Jesus himself gave to his disciples; however, the Lord’s Prayer also represents the most-prayed prayer of church history, AND it covers all the areas Christians should be praying about regularly. So how do you incorporate this prayer into your spiritual rhythms? First, Adam says, you need to memorize it. Once you do, you can pray through the petitions quickly during in-between times (commutes, waiting for your coffee order, etc.) or sit down and go through the prayer slowly during your devotions.
Listen in to this episode to hear how using the Lord’s Prayer repeatedly can be transformative and why one church father called it “the summary of the whole gospel.”
Jump Through the Conversation
[0:27] Update: new facility!
[2:36] Why do a whole episode on the Lord’s Prayer
[3:44] The historical and ecumenical significance of the Lord’s Prayer
[5:42] A comprehensive prayer
[7:50] The gospel and the Lord’s Prayer
[12:33] A prayer of few words
[13:28] How to use the Lord’s Prayer as a spiritual practice
Memorization
Repetition
Praying on the go
Utilizing the petitions
Doing a “deep dive”
[23:22] The importance of the first line
[26:07] Connecting your life and needs to the prayer
[28:09] The Lord’s Prayer as a communal prayer
[31:43] “So deep, but so easy”
[34:26] Adam and Micki Ann recite the Lord’s Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
A resource of the Chattanooga House of Prayer