The kingdom, the power and the glory
Read 1 Chronicles 29:10-13 The Lord’s Prayer concludes with a doxology i.e. an ascription of glory, honour and praise to God. (doxa means...
Put on God's full armour
Read Ephesians 6:10-18 . The Christian life is an ongoing spiritual battle (12), just as it was for Jesus. Following his baptism, Jesus...
The grace to forgive
Read Matthew 18:21-35 . Luke’s shorter form of the Lord’s Prayer makes no abbreviation of the line “forgive us our sins for we also...
Ask, seek, knock
Read Luke 11:5-13 . Asking is a basic part of prayer, yet for that very reason it causes us difficulties. Why does God want us to ask for...
For the sake of the kingdom
Read Luke 18:24-30 . The coming of God’s kingdom is good news (Mk.1:15). And our own part in that is a huge privilege, causing us to...
Holy Father, holy children
Read Hebrews 12:22-29 . So God is our heavenly Father who is welcoming and approachable when we come to him. How, then, does that fit...
"Because you are sons..."
Read Galatians 4:4-7 . God as Father is central to who he is: “the God and Father of our Lord Jesus” and “God our Father” too...
Secret service
Read Matthew 6:16-18 . This is the third example which Jesus uses to emphasise that doing acts of righteousness in order to impress...
Forgiven people forgive
Read Matthew 6:14-15 . Using the Lord’s Prayer as a guide we will always be reminded not only of our need for God’s forgiveness but also...
Keeping close to God
Read Matthew 6:12-13 . Last but not least, Jesus tells us to pray about our own spiritual lives. He outlines two distinct aspects which...