This continues our sermon series on Learning to Pray Using the Lord’s Prayer.

Today we focus on the phrase “forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors”. Which is harder for us to do as human beings—to blame and resent and have something to forgive OR to carry the weight of guilt and need to be forgiven? What does forgiveness look like in a world caught in cycles of hurt and pride? We need this now more than ever in a world where news of violence assails us every day.

Link to readable sermon PDF: 7/24/2016

This continues our sermon series on Learning to Pray Using the Lord’s Prayer.

Today we focus on the phrase “give us this day our daily bread”. What is enough for us? How can we rely more on God for our day to day needs—material and emotional? How can we ensure that our prayers focus on others’ needs as much as our own?

Link to readable sermon PDF: 7/17/2016

This continues our sermon series on Learning to Pray Using the Lord’s Prayer.

Today we focus on the phrase “Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven”. How do we know God’s will and how do we surrender the way we would like to see things turn out? Does God’s will control everything? What role do our decisions have in the way events unfold in life?

Link to readable sermon PDF: 7/10/2016

This continues our sermon series on Learning to Pray Using the Lord’s Prayer.

Today we focus on the phrase “Thy Kingdom come”. We consider how God’s kingdom is different from the kingdoms of this world. The world is becoming a scarier place every day, and God’s Kingdom presents a different dream and hope for God’s people.

Link to readable sermon PDF: 7/3/2016

This continues our sermon series on Learning to Pray Using the Lord’s Prayer.

Today we focus on the phrase “hallowed be thy name”, and consider the meaning of holiness in our modern world. What does it mean for us as believers to “make God’s name holy” in prayer and life?

Link to readable sermon PDF: 6/26/2016