Years ago when I led the teaching team of our Sunday school class, I proposed the following lesson outline for discussion of the Lord's Prayer, clause by clause. One suggested emphasis during these classes was to consider each section of the Prayer as not only petition, but also as praise. The outline below consists of four parts: lesson title, main themes to cover, possible group teaching techniques to utilize, and the titles of my blog posts that may be appropriate for each lesson.
Introduction the place of worship in church life
striking a balance between prayer and praise
How does this prayer fit into the overall Sermon on the Mount?
“I Kings 8”
“Matthew 6:9-13”
“Prayer Box 2”
“The Sermon on the Mount: Introduction”
“The Sermon on the Plain”
“Our Father who are in heaven”
vertical relation: father and son
horizontal relation: brothers and sisters in Christ
God in heaven: his presence and absence
Why do we have trouble praising God?
Read some Psalms on God of the heaven.
“hallowed be” restoring a sense of the holiness of God
Sing “Holy, holy, holy”
Read the hymns in the Book of Revelation
“thy name.” the importance and meaning of the names of God and Christ in the Bible
Have a time of silent meditation on each of these names.
“Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven”
looking forward to God's future kingdom
God's kingdom now
accepting God's will for us
Are we really looking forward to the Second Coming?
Discuss the various views on Christ's Coming.
“The Book of Revelation: Theological Stances”
“The Book of Revelation: Key Future Events”
“Give us this day our daily bread”
petition
daily dependence of God
Compare this phrase with the giving of manna in the wilderness.
Discuss God's concern with our physical needs, not just the spiritual ones.
“and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors”
the result of the cross
healing human relationships
Sing “Amazing Grace” or read the lyrics.
Discuss the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant.
“Matthew 6:12”
“The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant”
“and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.”
God's strength and protection
Satan's reduced power
Group discussion on the presence of Satan in a Christian's life.
Satan's temptation of Jesus in the wilderness.
“For thine is the power”
God's omnipotence in the universe
Read the NT passages concerning Jesus as “Lord of the Sabbath, etc.”
Look at the Greek words for “power” associated with Jesus' miracles.
“Introduction to Textual Criticism”
“and the kingdom”
God's lordship over our lives
order in worship
Is the kingdom present now or only in the future?
“and the glory”
things that exhibit God's glory in the universe
the place of emotion in worship
Sing “How Great Thou Art.”
Show pictures demonstrating God's glory in our world.
“forever.”
God's omnipotence in time and space
Read from C.S. Lewis' Narnia Chronicles passages relating to Genesis 1(in The Magician's Nephew) and Revelation (The Last Battle) and discuss.
“Amen.”
the meaning of the word
conclusion
As the class members to define the word.
“Isaiah 65:16”
“Matthew 6:9-13”
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