WEBVTT 00:00:00.260 --> 00:00:06.879 I'm pleased to have a seat and let's in that spirit of surrender, let's come before God, 00:00:07.919 --> 00:00:13.480 as we'll see in a short while, our Heavenly Father, and let's pray together as we come 00:00:13.480 --> 00:00:14.240 to His Word. 00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:28.620 Oh, our gracious, perfect, and loving Heavenly Father, we come before you this evening and 00:00:28.620 --> 00:00:34.160 we recognize and we declare that you are in heaven and we are on earth. 00:00:35.539 --> 00:00:39.960 And so as we turn to your Word now, Father, would you help us to see something more of 00:00:39.960 --> 00:00:40.939 your greatness? 00:00:42.420 --> 00:00:46.880 Oh, Lord, would we be struck just by how awesome you are? 00:00:47.679 --> 00:00:51.920 And we ask these things, Lord, in the precious name of our Savior, Jesus Christ. 00:00:52.320 --> 00:00:52.659 Amen. 00:00:54.000 --> 00:00:57.120 Well, it's great to be together this evening. 00:00:57.119 --> 00:00:58.419 I hope you are well. 00:00:58.479 --> 00:00:59.000 My name is Graham. 00:00:59.079 --> 00:01:01.599 It's a joy to welcome you as well to church. 00:01:02.280 --> 00:01:04.060 And you join us in an exciting time. 00:01:04.159 --> 00:01:09.539 We're continuing on in the series that we started last week, looking at this series subject of 00:01:09.539 --> 00:01:12.879 why we do the things that we do in church. 00:01:12.959 --> 00:01:13.640 That was a mouthful. 00:01:13.739 --> 00:01:14.280 Try that one again. 00:01:14.400 --> 00:01:17.700 Why we do the things that we do in church. 00:01:17.700 --> 00:01:24.740 And as I reflected on it this week, it struck me as a series that requires us to kind of 00:01:24.740 --> 00:01:27.579 get reconnected with our inner two-year-old. 00:01:28.159 --> 00:01:29.560 Let me explain what I mean by that. 00:01:29.579 --> 00:01:31.219 Our little girl is Chloe. 00:01:31.379 --> 00:01:32.719 She's one and a half just now. 00:01:32.760 --> 00:01:35.020 And her favorite word at the minute is no. 00:01:36.480 --> 00:01:39.040 So you'll ask her, Chloe, are you going to finish your dinner tonight? 00:01:39.140 --> 00:01:39.400 No. 00:01:40.980 --> 00:01:42.140 You Chloe coming for a bath? 00:01:42.219 --> 00:01:42.560 No. 00:01:42.719 --> 00:01:43.640 Chloe, do you want to read the story? 00:01:43.780 --> 00:01:44.140 No. 00:01:44.140 --> 00:01:44.180 No. 00:01:44.359 --> 00:01:46.500 Chloe, are you saying no just because you like saying no? 00:01:46.579 --> 00:01:46.840 No. 00:01:48.739 --> 00:01:52.960 And you know what the next word that is coming in six months' time, don't you? 00:01:53.060 --> 00:01:54.099 It's the word why. 00:01:54.920 --> 00:01:55.640 Why, Daddy? 00:01:55.780 --> 00:01:56.159 Why? 00:01:56.599 --> 00:01:57.000 Why? 00:01:58.879 --> 00:02:00.280 Now, I looked this up on the internet. 00:02:00.400 --> 00:02:01.760 Don't ask me why I looked it up on the internet. 00:02:01.900 --> 00:02:05.019 But I looked up whattoexpect.com. 00:02:05.260 --> 00:02:06.579 Why do toddlers say why? 00:02:08.080 --> 00:02:09.080 This is what it said. 00:02:09.080 --> 00:02:14.980 Toddlers are innately and unendingly curious about the world. 00:02:15.620 --> 00:02:20.980 And they want to better understand the things that they see, the things that they hear, and the things that they do. 00:02:22.320 --> 00:02:25.939 Well, here we are this evening getting in touch with our inner two-year-old. 00:02:26.060 --> 00:02:27.780 And we're asking the why question. 00:02:28.740 --> 00:02:36.400 And we're asking the why question because we want to better understand the things that we do as a church. 00:02:36.400 --> 00:02:40.659 And so here we are asking the why question of prayer tonight. 00:02:40.780 --> 00:02:45.060 And I guess we're thinking about it corporately, in a corporate dimension. 00:02:45.280 --> 00:02:50.379 That is, why as a church body, as a community of believers here, why do we pray? 00:02:51.420 --> 00:02:56.219 Because on paper, isn't it, it's such a big part of what we're about as a church community. 00:02:56.960 --> 00:03:00.219 It's plastered all over our website, if you care to look. 00:03:00.680 --> 00:03:02.960 It's fundamental to our mission statement. 00:03:02.960 --> 00:03:07.939 It's even plastered on the wall, if you look at it there, our vision diagram, if you like, transformation. 00:03:09.219 --> 00:03:14.439 We'll commit ourselves to prayer, to words, and to fellowship. 00:03:15.400 --> 00:03:18.620 So we'll devote ourselves to seeking God in prayer. 00:03:19.260 --> 00:03:21.840 We pray at our Sunday gatherings. 00:03:22.600 --> 00:03:25.460 We have a prayer meeting as a church once a month. 00:03:25.600 --> 00:03:27.740 We pray in our small groups. 00:03:27.740 --> 00:03:32.060 We pray as we meet up to read the Bible together one-on-one. 00:03:32.180 --> 00:03:36.939 As a church, on paper, we're about prayer. 00:03:38.840 --> 00:03:45.100 But I wonder if you're like me, and as you reflect on your commitment to prayer, 00:03:45.400 --> 00:03:50.180 as you reflect on the fact that prayer is meant to be fundamental to our life as a church, 00:03:50.260 --> 00:03:53.740 and as you reflect on the question, rather, why do we do prayer? 00:03:53.740 --> 00:03:59.280 And so often I find that my attitude to prayer is a bit like doing the recycling. 00:04:00.600 --> 00:04:02.360 So every morning I leave the house. 00:04:02.439 --> 00:04:04.960 There's normally an empty toilet roll. 00:04:05.080 --> 00:04:07.140 There's an empty carton of juice sitting at the door. 00:04:07.719 --> 00:04:11.680 And my job really is just to take it out before I go and to put it in the recycling. 00:04:13.040 --> 00:04:16.800 And Edinburgh Council have got these beautiful red recycling bins. 00:04:16.920 --> 00:04:20.519 And every morning in the bit of recycling goes into a recycling box. 00:04:20.519 --> 00:04:23.399 And I'm constantly told it's a good thing. 00:04:24.560 --> 00:04:25.719 Constantly told it's a good thing. 00:04:25.779 --> 00:04:28.919 I'm flyered all the time by Edinburgh Council telling me that it's a good thing. 00:04:29.359 --> 00:04:33.139 And I love the irony that I take that flyer and I put it straight into recycling. 00:04:34.379 --> 00:04:35.799 I'm told it's a good thing. 00:04:35.899 --> 00:04:38.379 I do it because I think it's a good thing. 00:04:39.099 --> 00:04:42.199 But as I found myself asking myself the other day, 00:04:42.639 --> 00:04:45.299 as I took out yet another empty yogurt carton, 00:04:45.300 --> 00:04:47.639 why am I doing this again? 00:04:48.879 --> 00:04:50.220 It's become so routine. 00:04:50.379 --> 00:04:52.259 Why am I doing this again? 00:04:52.340 --> 00:04:54.199 It's kind of like our prayer lives. 00:04:54.280 --> 00:04:57.000 It's not individually but also corporately as a church. 00:04:58.540 --> 00:05:01.080 Scripture is, well we're told it's a good thing. 00:05:01.199 --> 00:05:02.840 Scripture is full of exhortations. 00:05:03.000 --> 00:05:06.639 God summoning his people to seek him in prayer, 00:05:06.759 --> 00:05:08.040 to understand who they are, 00:05:08.120 --> 00:05:10.460 to understand who he is and to seek him in prayer. 00:05:11.319 --> 00:05:13.139 Scripture tells us it's a good thing. 00:05:13.139 --> 00:05:16.099 And so we try our best to carry it out, 00:05:16.199 --> 00:05:17.759 to devote ourselves to prayer. 00:05:18.800 --> 00:05:21.120 But how often as we go through the motions, 00:05:21.959 --> 00:05:26.339 do we neglect to stop and to reflect on why we're doing the thing that we're doing? 00:05:27.860 --> 00:05:30.099 Well here we are in our short time this evening 00:05:30.099 --> 00:05:32.259 and looking at this subject of prayer. 00:05:32.699 --> 00:05:35.019 And really I want us to focus on the why question. 00:05:35.419 --> 00:05:36.339 Why do we pray? 00:05:37.180 --> 00:05:39.019 And this evening I want to lead us towards 00:05:39.019 --> 00:05:41.500 and suggest one answer to that question 00:05:41.500 --> 00:05:43.120 that has two elements to it. 00:05:43.620 --> 00:05:45.339 Why do we give ourselves to prayer? 00:05:46.099 --> 00:05:47.919 Well we give ourselves to prayer firstly 00:05:47.919 --> 00:05:49.339 because of who God is. 00:05:51.439 --> 00:05:53.579 And secondly, why do we give ourselves to prayer? 00:05:53.659 --> 00:05:56.680 We give ourselves to prayer because of who we are. 00:05:58.019 --> 00:06:00.379 And I guess my hope is we look at these things tonight 00:06:00.379 --> 00:06:01.359 in this short time. 00:06:01.519 --> 00:06:03.579 That we wouldn't leave here feeling blue. 00:06:04.399 --> 00:06:06.199 I don't know how many sermons I've heard in prayer 00:06:06.199 --> 00:06:08.500 that just make me feel awful that I'm not praying. 00:06:09.560 --> 00:06:11.259 And I come away thinking, right, that's it. 00:06:11.339 --> 00:06:12.240 I'm going to do better. 00:06:12.339 --> 00:06:14.939 I'm getting up at the alarms going on at five o'clock tomorrow morning 00:06:14.939 --> 00:06:16.379 and I'm going to get up and I'm going to do it 00:06:16.379 --> 00:06:17.740 and it's going to be three hours in prayer 00:06:17.740 --> 00:06:19.060 before I go to work in the morning. 00:06:20.219 --> 00:06:23.039 And then as I hit that alarm snooze for the sixth time, 00:06:23.459 --> 00:06:27.000 I think to myself, I'm hopeless at this. 00:06:27.779 --> 00:06:30.579 And I leave the day and I start the day feeling dejected. 00:06:30.579 --> 00:06:31.259 Dejected. 00:06:31.620 --> 00:06:33.939 Well, if that's our feeling as we leave this evening, 00:06:34.060 --> 00:06:36.939 then I think we've failed and I've failed. 00:06:38.019 --> 00:06:39.599 Where I want us to be this evening 00:06:39.599 --> 00:06:42.500 is to spur us on to pray as a church 00:06:42.500 --> 00:06:47.459 as we think about the grandeur of the God who we come before. 00:06:48.159 --> 00:06:50.759 And that our heart's cry would be, 00:06:51.159 --> 00:06:53.240 man, I get to pray. 00:06:55.299 --> 00:06:57.379 And very closely followed by that, 00:06:57.500 --> 00:06:59.259 boy, do I need to pray. 00:06:59.259 --> 00:07:05.839 So can I invite you to turn to Matthew chapter 6 and to verse 5? 00:07:06.779 --> 00:07:08.560 This is where we're going to just camp out this evening 00:07:08.560 --> 00:07:10.459 just for our short time together. 00:07:10.740 --> 00:07:13.279 And Matthew chapter 6, verse 5, 00:07:13.379 --> 00:07:16.139 what is widely known the world over as the Lord's Prayer? 00:07:17.339 --> 00:07:19.000 Such familiar words. 00:07:20.339 --> 00:07:23.379 And we all know the danger of being familiar with something, 00:07:23.500 --> 00:07:23.740 don't we? 00:07:23.779 --> 00:07:25.680 The danger of being familiar with something 00:07:25.680 --> 00:07:28.560 is that so often that turns into neglect. 00:07:29.500 --> 00:07:31.540 Now, I know this every day of my life 00:07:31.540 --> 00:07:34.980 because my walk to work in the morning to the office 00:07:34.980 --> 00:07:37.240 is from that side of Princess Street 00:07:37.240 --> 00:07:39.460 right up here to the office. 00:07:39.900 --> 00:07:42.740 And every morning, I walk past Princess Street. 00:07:43.199 --> 00:07:44.379 I walk past the mound. 00:07:44.480 --> 00:07:45.579 I walk past the castle. 00:07:46.019 --> 00:07:47.560 I walk past St. Giles Cathedral. 00:07:47.560 --> 00:07:48.780 I walk past the meadows. 00:07:48.899 --> 00:07:51.339 I walk through the university to get to Brunsfield. 00:07:51.560 --> 00:07:52.579 I don't even take it in. 00:07:54.000 --> 00:07:56.319 And it takes, all it takes is one visitor 00:07:56.319 --> 00:07:58.759 from outside Edinburgh to come to our flat 00:07:58.759 --> 00:07:59.819 to hang out with us for a bit. 00:07:59.860 --> 00:08:01.040 And they say, man, you live here? 00:08:01.840 --> 00:08:04.439 You get to walk past the castle every day? 00:08:05.180 --> 00:08:07.660 You get to walk through the meadows every day? 00:08:08.660 --> 00:08:09.840 Boy, I want to live here. 00:08:10.800 --> 00:08:11.600 And you're thinking to yourself, 00:08:11.639 --> 00:08:15.579 I haven't even noticed that I walk past those things every day. 00:08:15.579 --> 00:08:17.579 It was not like that with the Lord's Prayer. 00:08:18.459 --> 00:08:20.039 Such familiar words. 00:08:20.740 --> 00:08:23.079 But I guess my plea as we come to it this evening 00:08:23.079 --> 00:08:25.159 is that this would become so fresh 00:08:25.159 --> 00:08:29.139 and that we would put neglect aside, familiarity aside. 00:08:29.259 --> 00:08:30.379 We would come to it afresh 00:08:30.379 --> 00:08:34.699 because there's so much gold to dig for in these verses 00:08:34.699 --> 00:08:36.779 and so much help for us 00:08:36.779 --> 00:08:39.899 as we seek to understand that question of why do we pray? 00:08:41.500 --> 00:08:42.319 So all that aside, 00:08:42.439 --> 00:08:44.379 that should have allowed you time to get to Matthew 5, 00:08:44.379 --> 00:08:45.100 that little story. 00:08:46.240 --> 00:08:48.400 Here we are, Matthew chapter 6 rather. 00:08:48.540 --> 00:08:50.480 Jesus teaching his disciples to pray. 00:08:51.320 --> 00:08:53.600 Now this isn't a sporadic teaching of Jesus. 00:08:53.759 --> 00:08:54.800 It's part of a sermon. 00:08:55.360 --> 00:08:57.320 It's part of a sermon that we call 00:08:57.320 --> 00:08:58.740 the Sermon on the Mount. 00:08:58.860 --> 00:09:01.040 And you'll see it in chapter 5 and verse 1 00:09:01.040 --> 00:09:02.480 if you flick back a page. 00:09:04.560 --> 00:09:07.600 Jesus' disciples have come to him on the mountain. 00:09:08.940 --> 00:09:10.340 They've come to him. 00:09:10.340 --> 00:09:15.500 And Jesus is teaching them what a kingdom life looks like. 00:09:15.560 --> 00:09:17.540 What life in his kingdom means. 00:09:18.120 --> 00:09:20.600 And what it means to be a follower of this king. 00:09:20.600 --> 00:09:23.440 And as you read it through, 00:09:23.560 --> 00:09:27.279 you see Jesus touch on these different aspects of life. 00:09:27.779 --> 00:09:30.759 And he's telling them not to do certain things. 00:09:31.259 --> 00:09:33.460 And he's telling them to do certain things. 00:09:33.500 --> 00:09:35.259 And what he does is he contrasts the way 00:09:35.259 --> 00:09:37.100 that the world behaves and acts 00:09:37.100 --> 00:09:41.200 against how people in his kingdom are to behave and act. 00:09:41.200 --> 00:09:43.320 And what he sees, you read it through, 00:09:44.400 --> 00:09:48.860 is how polar opposites the way his kingdom followers 00:09:48.860 --> 00:09:50.280 are to live compared to the world. 00:09:51.280 --> 00:09:52.360 How they are to think. 00:09:52.460 --> 00:09:53.720 How they are to value things. 00:09:53.820 --> 00:09:55.680 How they are to long after things. 00:09:55.759 --> 00:09:56.379 Their desires. 00:09:56.480 --> 00:09:57.800 They're to be completely different 00:09:57.800 --> 00:09:59.520 to what the world goes after. 00:10:00.360 --> 00:10:01.680 To follow this king 00:10:01.680 --> 00:10:06.379 requires you to have a God-centered frame of mind. 00:10:06.820 --> 00:10:08.500 Not a man-centered one. 00:10:08.500 --> 00:10:12.000 And so to solidify his teaching 00:10:12.000 --> 00:10:14.799 and to get it inside the minds of his disciples, 00:10:14.980 --> 00:10:16.500 he gives them this model of prayer. 00:10:17.639 --> 00:10:19.740 And it's really split into two parts. 00:10:19.820 --> 00:10:21.100 Maybe we could get it on the screen. 00:10:22.679 --> 00:10:25.019 Firstly, at verses 9 and 10, 00:10:25.220 --> 00:10:27.600 Jesus is teaching them things about truths, 00:10:27.659 --> 00:10:28.840 about who God is. 00:10:30.080 --> 00:10:32.779 And at verses 11, 12, and 13, 00:10:32.779 --> 00:10:35.100 he's teaching them stuff about who they are. 00:10:36.399 --> 00:10:37.659 So I thought it would be beneficial 00:10:37.659 --> 00:10:41.639 to read verses 9 and 10 firstly out loud together 00:10:41.639 --> 00:10:43.899 as we think about 00:10:43.899 --> 00:10:46.019 what Jesus is teaching his disciples 00:10:46.019 --> 00:10:47.120 about who God is. 00:10:48.120 --> 00:10:49.360 So let's read this together. 00:10:49.480 --> 00:10:50.159 You can take my cue. 00:10:51.159 --> 00:10:53.959 This then is how you should pray. 00:10:54.879 --> 00:10:56.899 Our Father in heaven, 00:10:57.899 --> 00:10:59.559 hallowed be your name. 00:11:00.339 --> 00:11:02.019 Your kingdom come. 00:11:02.019 --> 00:11:06.759 Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 00:11:08.559 --> 00:11:10.899 So what has the Lord's Prayer got to teach us 00:11:10.899 --> 00:11:12.840 about why we pray? 00:11:13.919 --> 00:11:15.579 Was, so often as we noted, 00:11:15.699 --> 00:11:17.980 there's a clear progression to the Lord's Prayer. 00:11:18.100 --> 00:11:20.179 There's a deliberate progression to the Lord's Prayer. 00:11:20.579 --> 00:11:22.799 It starts with who God is 00:11:22.799 --> 00:11:25.480 before it moves to who we are. 00:11:25.480 --> 00:11:28.399 So it starts with God and his glory 00:11:28.399 --> 00:11:31.460 before it moves to man and his need. 00:11:31.500 --> 00:11:32.360 And that is no accident 00:11:32.360 --> 00:11:34.060 and that is no coincidence. 00:11:35.139 --> 00:11:36.680 Because Jesus is teaching his disciples 00:11:36.680 --> 00:11:39.860 that it's only by understanding rightly who God is 00:11:39.860 --> 00:11:43.379 that you can understand rightly who you are. 00:11:44.600 --> 00:11:45.980 So by teaching them this prayer, 00:11:46.080 --> 00:11:47.920 what is Jesus teaching his disciples 00:11:47.920 --> 00:11:49.220 about who God is? 00:11:49.220 --> 00:11:53.240 Well, A.W. Tozer, 00:11:53.420 --> 00:11:55.960 a famous theologian from yesteryear, 00:11:56.220 --> 00:11:57.300 famously said this, 00:11:57.340 --> 00:11:58.519 and think upon these words. 00:11:59.740 --> 00:12:01.320 What first comes into our minds 00:12:01.320 --> 00:12:02.700 when we think about God 00:12:02.700 --> 00:12:06.300 is the most important thing about us. 00:12:07.460 --> 00:12:09.060 What first comes into our minds 00:12:09.060 --> 00:12:09.960 when we think about God 00:12:09.960 --> 00:12:12.540 is the most important thing about us. 00:12:13.560 --> 00:12:14.360 So there we are. 00:12:14.420 --> 00:12:15.500 Take 10 seconds. 00:12:16.399 --> 00:12:17.360 What is it, 00:12:17.879 --> 00:12:18.840 as you think of God, 00:12:18.840 --> 00:12:19.700 as I think of God, 00:12:19.759 --> 00:12:20.960 what is it that comes to mind? 00:12:30.340 --> 00:12:32.399 Jesus is teaching his disciples here 00:12:32.399 --> 00:12:33.460 that they should pray 00:12:33.460 --> 00:12:35.460 because of who God is. 00:12:36.620 --> 00:12:37.920 How does he start it? 00:12:37.920 --> 00:12:41.139 Our Father in heaven. 00:12:42.060 --> 00:12:43.680 Who is this God? 00:12:44.860 --> 00:12:47.639 Firstly, see where he is. 00:12:47.639 --> 00:12:50.159 He is in heaven. 00:12:51.960 --> 00:12:53.439 He doesn't get tired. 00:12:54.299 --> 00:12:55.659 He doesn't sleep. 00:12:56.439 --> 00:12:58.039 He isn't taken by surprise. 00:12:58.199 --> 00:12:59.379 He doesn't have a beginning 00:12:59.379 --> 00:13:00.460 and he doesn't have an end. 00:13:02.019 --> 00:13:04.559 Rather, he is the all-powerful one. 00:13:05.220 --> 00:13:06.840 He is the all-knowing one. 00:13:06.939 --> 00:13:08.580 He is the ever-present one. 00:13:09.460 --> 00:13:11.120 He is the creator of all things 00:13:11.120 --> 00:13:13.179 and he is the sustainer of all things. 00:13:13.179 --> 00:13:16.019 He is the one who is over all things 00:13:16.019 --> 00:13:18.459 and he is the one who is above all things. 00:13:19.559 --> 00:13:20.620 And he is in heaven. 00:13:22.000 --> 00:13:24.959 And we come before him in reverence and awe, 00:13:25.699 --> 00:13:27.279 the response appropriate 00:13:27.279 --> 00:13:29.279 as we gaze upon his holiness. 00:13:31.479 --> 00:13:33.219 Now, we were driving up to church this morning. 00:13:33.299 --> 00:13:34.039 I was driving the car 00:13:34.039 --> 00:13:35.339 with the girls in the back. 00:13:35.340 --> 00:13:39.540 And I very, very quickly went from 30 straight down 00:13:39.540 --> 00:13:40.500 to 10 miles an hour. 00:13:40.600 --> 00:13:41.300 Do you know why I did that? 00:13:41.860 --> 00:13:43.780 Because the sun was so bright. 00:13:44.399 --> 00:13:45.580 Did anyone else notice that this morning? 00:13:45.800 --> 00:13:47.860 Out and about, about 10 o'clock, 11 o'clock. 00:13:48.019 --> 00:13:49.399 The sun was so bright. 00:13:50.320 --> 00:13:52.139 And it caused me to slow down 00:13:52.139 --> 00:13:53.960 because I could not handle the light. 00:13:55.360 --> 00:13:58.340 Here is a God of blinding holiness. 00:13:58.340 --> 00:14:01.100 And he is in heaven. 00:14:01.940 --> 00:14:05.040 And he is singing the cosmos to do its thing. 00:14:05.879 --> 00:14:07.360 And we are on earth. 00:14:08.060 --> 00:14:10.680 He is the creator and we are the creatures. 00:14:11.160 --> 00:14:13.879 And as we come face to face with who he is, 00:14:14.320 --> 00:14:16.899 we soon find ourselves on our knees before him 00:14:16.899 --> 00:14:19.460 in awe and wonder and majesty 00:14:19.460 --> 00:14:21.440 because he is the awesome God. 00:14:22.680 --> 00:14:24.220 He's the awesome God. 00:14:24.220 --> 00:14:28.639 And what is his relationship to us? 00:14:30.820 --> 00:14:32.000 Distant spectator? 00:14:32.200 --> 00:14:32.440 Nope. 00:14:34.139 --> 00:14:35.200 Ruthless dictator? 00:14:35.420 --> 00:14:35.700 Nope. 00:14:36.180 --> 00:14:39.220 How is he described as heavenly father? 00:14:40.360 --> 00:14:43.120 In fact, if you scan your eyes over verses 5 to 15, 00:14:43.860 --> 00:14:47.100 you'll see that Jesus uses that word father six times. 00:14:48.340 --> 00:14:49.300 God is a father. 00:14:49.420 --> 00:14:51.540 God is a perfect father. 00:14:51.680 --> 00:14:53.700 He is a good father. 00:14:54.800 --> 00:14:56.399 It's the word Abba. 00:14:57.440 --> 00:14:58.420 Now, whatever that word, 00:14:59.080 --> 00:15:01.840 whatever the precise usage of that word 00:15:01.840 --> 00:15:03.240 in that particular culture, 00:15:03.920 --> 00:15:06.080 surely the main point that Jesus is making 00:15:06.080 --> 00:15:09.639 is that the relationship between God and his people 00:15:09.639 --> 00:15:12.680 is one of intimacy and access. 00:15:14.180 --> 00:15:16.960 That he is a God who speaks to his people. 00:15:17.700 --> 00:15:19.980 He is a God who cares for his people. 00:15:20.540 --> 00:15:23.680 He is a God who acts for the good of his people. 00:15:23.679 --> 00:15:26.739 He is a God who has acted to save his people. 00:15:27.199 --> 00:15:31.439 And he is a God who knows intimately his people. 00:15:32.519 --> 00:15:36.039 And he is a God who has sent his spirit to live inside his people. 00:15:37.000 --> 00:15:38.439 Do you see what Jesus is saying here? 00:15:39.179 --> 00:15:42.859 The God in heaven is not cold and he's not distant. 00:15:43.519 --> 00:15:46.159 He is a gracious and good father. 00:15:46.159 --> 00:15:51.779 That's the kind of relationship that this God has with his people. 00:15:51.779 --> 00:15:54.519 And as we think about that, 00:15:55.100 --> 00:15:57.759 what an amazing mystery. 00:15:57.759 --> 00:16:00.319 Is it not? 00:16:00.759 --> 00:16:03.620 That the almighty God of heaven would look on us? 00:16:05.279 --> 00:16:07.340 And because of his son, Jesus Christ, 00:16:07.480 --> 00:16:09.580 as Jesus shed his blood on the cross, 00:16:09.659 --> 00:16:14.120 making a way for you and I to be made right with this heavenly God, 00:16:14.220 --> 00:16:16.259 this holy God, this righteous God. 00:16:17.319 --> 00:16:19.939 And God, because of Jesus, he adopts us. 00:16:19.940 --> 00:16:25.640 And he calls us sons and daughters of this holy God. 00:16:26.000 --> 00:16:30.520 What a mind-boggling joy that the God that we address in prayer 00:16:30.520 --> 00:16:33.480 is holy and we are unholy, 00:16:34.080 --> 00:16:36.480 is in heaven and we are on earth. 00:16:36.800 --> 00:16:40.440 And yet he is our father. 00:16:40.440 --> 00:16:47.900 And as we pray through the son, by the spirit, 00:16:48.020 --> 00:16:51.380 we can call on him as our father, 00:16:51.480 --> 00:16:53.140 our father in heaven. 00:16:53.600 --> 00:16:56.840 Oh, that our Christian lives may never get past 00:16:56.840 --> 00:16:59.700 the mind-boggling nature of those four words, 00:17:00.220 --> 00:17:02.460 our father in heaven. 00:17:05.019 --> 00:17:08.539 And the only response from us is hallowed be your name. 00:17:08.539 --> 00:17:11.359 The word hallowed there, the verb, 00:17:11.519 --> 00:17:14.339 it's the cry of a transformed heart 00:17:14.339 --> 00:17:16.059 that beats for God's glory and says, 00:17:16.180 --> 00:17:17.319 God, because you're so great, 00:17:17.399 --> 00:17:19.519 I want the whole world to know that you are great. 00:17:19.899 --> 00:17:23.139 I want you to make yourself great in my life, 00:17:23.200 --> 00:17:24.980 in our lives, in our lands. 00:17:25.659 --> 00:17:29.200 We want people in our city to see your greatness, God, 00:17:29.240 --> 00:17:32.200 in our world of darkness, in our world of suffering. 00:17:32.319 --> 00:17:34.960 Would you make your name great? 00:17:35.700 --> 00:17:36.819 And would your kingdom, 00:17:36.819 --> 00:17:39.319 would it come to this land and would it rule 00:17:39.319 --> 00:17:40.399 and would it reign? 00:17:40.500 --> 00:17:41.879 Oh, father, would you come here? 00:17:42.679 --> 00:17:46.599 Would you save lost men and women in this city to yourself 00:17:46.599 --> 00:17:49.339 as they hear the news of Jesus Christ, 00:17:49.579 --> 00:17:51.000 but not just in this city? 00:17:51.700 --> 00:17:53.480 Oh, father, would you do it in the whole world? 00:17:55.220 --> 00:17:56.519 Do you see the truth for us there? 00:17:57.619 --> 00:18:00.279 The truth for us there is that knowing God rightly, 00:18:00.759 --> 00:18:02.000 it fuels worship. 00:18:02.000 --> 00:18:04.319 That knowing God rightly, 00:18:04.460 --> 00:18:06.299 it fuels mission. 00:18:07.160 --> 00:18:08.460 And knowing God rightly, 00:18:08.579 --> 00:18:10.519 it fuels prayer. 00:18:12.339 --> 00:18:14.039 And as we learn about God, 00:18:14.119 --> 00:18:15.359 as we encounter him, 00:18:15.420 --> 00:18:17.240 as he speaks to us in his words, 00:18:17.740 --> 00:18:20.579 and as his spirit transforms us. 00:18:20.579 --> 00:18:24.579 And I think there's a real corporate element, 00:18:24.720 --> 00:18:26.460 dimension to what Jesus is saying here. 00:18:26.519 --> 00:18:28.500 I mean, he could have quite easily said, 00:18:28.659 --> 00:18:29.899 pray my father in heaven, 00:18:30.000 --> 00:18:30.639 but what does he say? 00:18:30.740 --> 00:18:32.539 Pray our father in heaven. 00:18:33.480 --> 00:18:34.639 It reminds us, doesn't it, 00:18:34.639 --> 00:18:37.839 that this is the prayer of God's people corporately, 00:18:38.699 --> 00:18:40.199 called to seek God together, 00:18:40.279 --> 00:18:41.759 not just in this church, 00:18:42.579 --> 00:18:44.639 but with God's people around the world. 00:18:44.720 --> 00:18:45.599 Is that an amazing thing, 00:18:45.639 --> 00:18:48.639 that we join in this prayer with the saints across the globe? 00:18:48.640 --> 00:18:50.840 Isn't it amazing to think we are part of something 00:18:50.840 --> 00:18:52.780 so much bigger than this area, 00:18:53.700 --> 00:18:54.660 this postcode, 00:18:55.100 --> 00:18:56.540 so much bigger than this city, 00:18:56.680 --> 00:18:57.960 so much bigger than this nation, 00:18:58.140 --> 00:18:59.259 so much bigger than this island. 00:18:59.740 --> 00:19:01.320 We are part of something, 00:19:01.440 --> 00:19:04.000 God's amazing plan to rescue a people 00:19:04.000 --> 00:19:07.340 for himself across the globe. 00:19:09.960 --> 00:19:13.259 And so Jesus begins this prayer 00:19:13.259 --> 00:19:16.340 by focusing on the greatness of God. 00:19:16.339 --> 00:19:19.139 The disciples, that is where your gaze needs to be. 00:19:20.039 --> 00:19:21.879 It starts with him, it doesn't start with you. 00:19:22.899 --> 00:19:24.480 It's an amazing truth, it starts with him, 00:19:24.519 --> 00:19:25.459 it doesn't start with us. 00:19:26.099 --> 00:19:28.159 He is the orbit in which we are operating, 00:19:28.279 --> 00:19:29.179 not the other way around. 00:19:30.799 --> 00:19:32.559 Jesus is calling his disciples here 00:19:32.559 --> 00:19:34.559 to have a God-centered view of life. 00:19:34.559 --> 00:19:38.220 And once you have your vision of God, 00:19:38.839 --> 00:19:39.779 your Father, 00:19:40.740 --> 00:19:42.419 defined and clarified, 00:19:43.740 --> 00:19:45.720 then you can begin to understand 00:19:45.720 --> 00:19:47.240 who you are rightly. 00:19:47.740 --> 00:19:49.059 And here's the second big thing 00:19:49.059 --> 00:19:50.220 we need to see tonight. 00:19:50.319 --> 00:19:50.960 Why do we pray? 00:19:51.039 --> 00:19:52.559 We pray because of who we are. 00:19:54.099 --> 00:19:56.339 Why don't we read verses 11, 12 and 13 together? 00:19:56.339 --> 00:20:03.720 This is what Jesus proceeds 00:20:03.720 --> 00:20:05.059 to tell his disciples to pray. 00:20:05.139 --> 00:20:05.819 Let's read this together. 00:20:06.519 --> 00:20:09.379 Give us this day our daily bread 00:20:09.379 --> 00:20:12.439 and forgive us our debts 00:20:12.439 --> 00:20:15.939 as we also have forgiven our debtors. 00:20:16.480 --> 00:20:19.220 And lead us not into temptation, 00:20:19.919 --> 00:20:22.559 but deliver us from evil. 00:20:22.559 --> 00:20:26.039 Now, I don't know if you're a fan 00:20:26.039 --> 00:20:27.019 of The Apprentice. 00:20:28.200 --> 00:20:28.899 Apprentice on TV. 00:20:28.980 --> 00:20:29.940 I can't stand strictly. 00:20:30.919 --> 00:20:32.539 But I can kind of stomach The Apprentice. 00:20:33.139 --> 00:20:34.259 So Alex, my wife and I, 00:20:34.279 --> 00:20:35.980 were watching The Apprentice the other night. 00:20:36.440 --> 00:20:37.899 And it's that wonderful mixture 00:20:37.899 --> 00:20:39.379 of being ludicrous and compelling 00:20:39.379 --> 00:20:40.139 at the same time. 00:20:40.220 --> 00:20:40.940 I don't know if you find that. 00:20:41.019 --> 00:20:42.240 So we're watching The Apprentice. 00:20:42.720 --> 00:20:43.599 We're getting to know the, 00:20:44.039 --> 00:20:45.099 I was going to say characters here, 00:20:45.159 --> 00:20:46.059 but contestants is probably 00:20:46.059 --> 00:20:46.759 the right word, isn't it? 00:20:46.779 --> 00:20:47.700 Getting to know the contestants. 00:20:48.500 --> 00:20:49.460 So after we watch this, 00:20:49.500 --> 00:20:50.980 I'm straight on the website, BBC, 00:20:51.139 --> 00:20:52.119 looking at their profiles. 00:20:53.460 --> 00:20:54.339 And each of them have got 00:20:54.339 --> 00:20:55.740 their own little profile quote 00:20:55.740 --> 00:20:56.980 of who they are 00:20:56.980 --> 00:20:58.039 and why they should win The Apprentice. 00:20:58.099 --> 00:20:58.839 This is Samuel. 00:20:59.539 --> 00:21:01.319 This is his quote on his profile. 00:21:03.740 --> 00:21:05.599 My creativity, my passion, 00:21:05.759 --> 00:21:07.240 my charm, and my likability 00:21:07.240 --> 00:21:08.819 all roll into one. 00:21:10.019 --> 00:21:11.319 And they create the perfect guy. 00:21:13.659 --> 00:21:15.139 I mean, that is beautiful, isn't it? 00:21:16.899 --> 00:21:19.359 But it's a snapshot into the life 00:21:19.359 --> 00:21:20.539 and the mindset of our world. 00:21:20.539 --> 00:21:24.960 We live self-sufficient lives. 00:21:25.639 --> 00:21:27.059 I mean, what do they call New York? 00:21:27.420 --> 00:21:28.899 The city that never sleeps. 00:21:30.359 --> 00:21:31.779 And you know the mottos of our age, 00:21:31.879 --> 00:21:32.279 don't you? 00:21:32.619 --> 00:21:33.220 People say, 00:21:33.319 --> 00:21:34.619 you make your own luck in this world. 00:21:35.319 --> 00:21:37.119 We talk about self-made men and women. 00:21:39.639 --> 00:21:42.220 We act like we're immortal. 00:21:44.359 --> 00:21:46.000 What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. 00:21:46.000 --> 00:21:47.220 That's what we say as well, isn't it? 00:21:47.920 --> 00:21:50.220 This idea that somehow we have got 00:21:50.220 --> 00:21:51.839 all the answers to life. 00:21:51.960 --> 00:21:53.680 What does Jesus do in these verses? 00:21:55.220 --> 00:21:57.039 What does he teach his disciples 00:21:57.039 --> 00:21:57.740 about themselves? 00:21:58.059 --> 00:21:59.640 What does he draw their attention to? 00:21:59.759 --> 00:22:00.559 Unlike the world, 00:22:01.039 --> 00:22:02.880 he draws their attention to their need. 00:22:04.000 --> 00:22:04.559 Their need. 00:22:05.740 --> 00:22:07.700 Very quickly, three aspects of their needs. 00:22:07.759 --> 00:22:08.259 What do they need? 00:22:08.359 --> 00:22:09.559 Firstly, their need of bread. 00:22:09.559 --> 00:22:12.319 The daily things that they need for life. 00:22:12.440 --> 00:22:15.659 Those things that originate from God 00:22:15.659 --> 00:22:18.379 and come from his gracious and good hands. 00:22:19.319 --> 00:22:21.639 God is the one who makes the sun rise every morning. 00:22:23.079 --> 00:22:24.740 He is the one that makes the harvest grow. 00:22:25.779 --> 00:22:27.259 He is the one who sustains you. 00:22:27.339 --> 00:22:28.960 He is the one who provides for you. 00:22:30.339 --> 00:22:31.579 You see, Jesus is teaching them here 00:22:31.579 --> 00:22:33.139 to have a heart of dependence 00:22:33.140 --> 00:22:36.160 and thankfulness and humility. 00:22:37.920 --> 00:22:39.120 Let me ask us this evening 00:22:39.120 --> 00:22:40.920 as a corporate church body, 00:22:41.020 --> 00:22:41.840 do you find yourselves, 00:22:41.940 --> 00:22:45.320 do we find ourselves humble this evening? 00:22:45.820 --> 00:22:47.720 Do we find ourselves thinking 00:22:47.720 --> 00:22:49.660 that we are dependent on God for anything? 00:22:51.180 --> 00:22:52.600 It's a big challenge, isn't it? 00:22:53.740 --> 00:22:55.420 Or have we grown so accustomed 00:22:55.420 --> 00:22:59.520 to God's daily mercies to us? 00:22:59.519 --> 00:23:02.639 It's thankfulness, dependence, humility, 00:23:02.859 --> 00:23:04.960 three great traits of the true disciple. 00:23:05.099 --> 00:23:07.779 This is what Jesus is teaching his disciples here. 00:23:08.500 --> 00:23:10.059 Secondly, Jesus draws their attention 00:23:10.059 --> 00:23:11.279 for their need of forgiveness. 00:23:12.480 --> 00:23:13.819 That they need always to be 00:23:13.819 --> 00:23:15.480 examining their own hearts, 00:23:16.519 --> 00:23:18.480 confessing their failures and their sin 00:23:18.480 --> 00:23:19.940 against the holy gods 00:23:19.940 --> 00:23:22.839 and recognizing that he is gracious 00:23:22.839 --> 00:23:24.879 and that he is compassionate, 00:23:25.079 --> 00:23:26.519 that he is merciful. 00:23:27.319 --> 00:23:28.379 And that because of Jesus, 00:23:28.380 --> 00:23:31.520 it's because Jesus took their sins on him, 00:23:33.140 --> 00:23:34.700 that they know that because of Jesus, 00:23:34.820 --> 00:23:37.600 they are cleansed from all unrighteousness. 00:23:39.660 --> 00:23:41.120 And do you see how Jesus so tightly 00:23:41.120 --> 00:23:43.140 knits our relationship with God, 00:23:43.220 --> 00:23:44.580 with our relationships with others? 00:23:45.720 --> 00:23:47.500 That knowing that we have been forgiven 00:23:47.500 --> 00:23:50.040 with outrageous grace 00:23:50.040 --> 00:23:52.040 should affect how we relate with others 00:23:52.040 --> 00:23:53.560 and show that same grace to them. 00:23:54.320 --> 00:23:55.920 Because this community prayer 00:23:55.920 --> 00:23:58.000 should lead us to community action. 00:23:58.380 --> 00:24:00.400 That we seek to love one another, 00:24:00.520 --> 00:24:02.660 that we seek to encourage one another, 00:24:03.140 --> 00:24:05.080 that we seek to make every effort 00:24:05.080 --> 00:24:07.180 to be right with one another, 00:24:07.600 --> 00:24:10.600 and that we seek to build one another up, 00:24:10.660 --> 00:24:12.060 that we seek to deal with issues 00:24:12.060 --> 00:24:13.440 that arise between one another 00:24:13.440 --> 00:24:14.480 for the glory of God. 00:24:14.480 --> 00:24:17.180 You know, 00:24:17.180 --> 00:24:18.700 let me ask us this evening, 00:24:18.819 --> 00:24:20.380 is there anything that we need to do 00:24:20.380 --> 00:24:22.259 to make ourselves right? 00:24:23.079 --> 00:24:23.980 Right with God 00:24:23.980 --> 00:24:25.519 and right with others? 00:24:27.039 --> 00:24:28.740 Is there bitterness in your own heart 00:24:28.740 --> 00:24:30.200 against a fellow brother or sister? 00:24:31.559 --> 00:24:33.380 Is there unconfessed stuff 00:24:33.380 --> 00:24:34.599 that's going on in your life 00:24:34.599 --> 00:24:36.319 that's holding you back 00:24:36.319 --> 00:24:39.480 from pursuing a walk with God? 00:24:39.480 --> 00:24:41.880 What's Jesus teaching them? 00:24:41.920 --> 00:24:43.380 That they need forgiveness. 00:24:44.120 --> 00:24:44.700 And thirdly, 00:24:44.779 --> 00:24:45.380 very quickly, 00:24:45.539 --> 00:24:45.799 thirdly, 00:24:45.839 --> 00:24:46.779 they need protection. 00:24:48.240 --> 00:24:49.240 It's a confession, 00:24:49.759 --> 00:24:50.180 isn't it, 00:24:50.200 --> 00:24:50.539 that says, 00:24:50.620 --> 00:24:50.819 Lord, 00:24:50.880 --> 00:24:52.039 I know my sinful heart. 00:24:52.660 --> 00:24:54.440 I know that I'm prone to wander. 00:24:54.539 --> 00:24:55.400 I know I drift. 00:24:55.920 --> 00:24:57.259 There's a reason that in the Bible 00:24:57.259 --> 00:24:58.500 we refer to as sheep. 00:25:00.220 --> 00:25:00.500 And so, 00:25:00.599 --> 00:25:00.799 Father, 00:25:01.180 --> 00:25:02.680 by your Spirit living in me, 00:25:02.740 --> 00:25:04.339 would you direct my every step? 00:25:05.120 --> 00:25:06.940 Would you capture my every thought? 00:25:07.059 --> 00:25:08.720 Would you direct my every glance? 00:25:08.880 --> 00:25:11.200 Would you put into action 00:25:11.200 --> 00:25:13.160 every action that I do today 00:25:13.160 --> 00:25:14.019 for your glory? 00:25:14.100 --> 00:25:15.480 Would you deliver me from evil? 00:25:16.440 --> 00:25:17.400 Would you protect me 00:25:17.400 --> 00:25:18.840 from the onslaught of Satan 00:25:18.840 --> 00:25:19.940 who would do his utmost 00:25:19.940 --> 00:25:21.160 to cause me to stumble? 00:25:21.580 --> 00:25:23.480 I would try and direct my attention, 00:25:23.620 --> 00:25:24.059 my gaze, 00:25:24.140 --> 00:25:25.180 away from you. 00:25:27.019 --> 00:25:27.799 I need you, 00:25:27.880 --> 00:25:28.420 Heavenly Father. 00:25:28.500 --> 00:25:29.120 I need you. 00:25:30.480 --> 00:25:31.559 We need bread. 00:25:32.420 --> 00:25:34.220 We need to be right with God 00:25:34.220 --> 00:25:35.259 and one another. 00:25:35.259 --> 00:25:37.539 And we need to be protected. 00:25:39.879 --> 00:25:41.079 Let me ask us this evening, 00:25:41.180 --> 00:25:42.000 do we even think 00:25:42.000 --> 00:25:43.079 that we need anything? 00:25:46.240 --> 00:25:47.859 Before we came to Brunsfield 00:25:47.859 --> 00:25:49.440 five or so years ago, 00:25:49.500 --> 00:25:50.440 we spent a bit of time, 00:25:50.599 --> 00:25:51.140 my wife and I, 00:25:51.180 --> 00:25:52.440 working in a Christian hospital 00:25:52.440 --> 00:25:53.160 in Malawi. 00:25:54.619 --> 00:25:55.980 And as a hospital team, 00:25:56.039 --> 00:25:57.259 we used to have devotionals 00:25:57.259 --> 00:25:57.960 every morning. 00:25:58.980 --> 00:25:59.720 And we used to read 00:25:59.720 --> 00:26:00.519 our Bible together 00:26:00.519 --> 00:26:01.259 every morning. 00:26:01.400 --> 00:26:01.779 And then, 00:26:02.079 --> 00:26:02.759 to my surprise, 00:26:02.859 --> 00:26:03.680 certainly the first time 00:26:03.680 --> 00:26:04.900 I ever did this devotional thing, 00:26:04.900 --> 00:26:05.920 everybody stands 00:26:05.920 --> 00:26:07.860 and everybody belts out a song. 00:26:09.140 --> 00:26:10.640 And the song that they used to sing, 00:26:10.680 --> 00:26:12.100 and they sang it pretty much every day, 00:26:12.180 --> 00:26:12.980 went like this. 00:26:13.540 --> 00:26:14.420 Give me power, 00:26:15.259 --> 00:26:16.000 Lord Jesus, 00:26:16.240 --> 00:26:17.180 give me power. 00:26:17.900 --> 00:26:18.660 Lord Jesus, 00:26:18.880 --> 00:26:19.820 give me power, 00:26:20.080 --> 00:26:21.920 every hour to be strong. 00:26:22.640 --> 00:26:23.000 Oh, 00:26:23.080 --> 00:26:23.980 give me power. 00:26:24.200 --> 00:26:24.720 And this went on 00:26:24.720 --> 00:26:25.660 about six times. 00:26:26.360 --> 00:26:27.140 I felt like the CD 00:26:27.140 --> 00:26:27.880 was on skip. 00:26:28.160 --> 00:26:29.280 It just kept going back. 00:26:29.840 --> 00:26:30.560 But I sat there 00:26:30.560 --> 00:26:30.820 and I thought, 00:26:30.900 --> 00:26:31.860 this is so strange. 00:26:31.859 --> 00:26:33.679 This is so strange. 00:26:34.899 --> 00:26:36.379 And as I reflected on it, 00:26:36.599 --> 00:26:37.539 the reason I thought 00:26:37.539 --> 00:26:38.119 it was strange 00:26:38.119 --> 00:26:38.939 was because of my 00:26:38.939 --> 00:26:39.899 complacent mindset. 00:26:41.099 --> 00:26:42.419 My comfortable life, 00:26:42.519 --> 00:26:44.019 my Western thoughts, 00:26:44.119 --> 00:26:44.859 my affluence 00:26:44.859 --> 00:26:46.139 had taught me to sing, 00:26:46.279 --> 00:26:47.199 and this is shameful, 00:26:47.939 --> 00:26:49.379 I've got the power. 00:26:50.599 --> 00:26:51.319 Lord Jesus, 00:26:51.639 --> 00:26:53.179 I've got the power. 00:26:54.039 --> 00:26:55.059 I've got the power 00:26:55.059 --> 00:26:56.139 for every hour 00:26:56.139 --> 00:26:57.579 to keep me strong. 00:26:57.579 --> 00:27:01.039 Let me ask you this evening 00:27:01.039 --> 00:27:01.779 and let me ask 00:27:01.779 --> 00:27:03.119 me this evening. 00:27:04.159 --> 00:27:05.199 Do we think 00:27:05.199 --> 00:27:06.679 we've got 00:27:06.679 --> 00:27:07.839 the power? 00:27:07.960 --> 00:27:08.579 Do we think 00:27:08.579 --> 00:27:09.740 we've got the answers? 00:27:10.000 --> 00:27:10.500 Do we think 00:27:10.500 --> 00:27:11.359 that we can do this 00:27:11.359 --> 00:27:12.519 on our own? 00:27:13.139 --> 00:27:14.079 Because we put on 00:27:14.079 --> 00:27:14.740 nice events 00:27:14.740 --> 00:27:16.119 and we've got 00:27:16.119 --> 00:27:17.159 a lovely church website 00:27:17.159 --> 00:27:18.539 and we have 00:27:18.539 --> 00:27:19.460 nice Bible studies 00:27:19.460 --> 00:27:19.919 and we've got 00:27:19.919 --> 00:27:20.599 lovely coffee. 00:27:20.679 --> 00:27:21.519 We can function 00:27:21.519 --> 00:27:23.240 as a church. 00:27:24.639 --> 00:27:25.619 My prayer this week 00:27:25.619 --> 00:27:26.220 has been, 00:27:26.220 --> 00:27:27.079 O Lord, 00:27:27.200 --> 00:27:28.420 would you rid us 00:27:28.420 --> 00:27:30.360 of our complacency? 00:27:31.319 --> 00:27:32.779 Would you rid us 00:27:32.779 --> 00:27:34.279 of believing the lie 00:27:34.279 --> 00:27:35.500 that our busy lives, 00:27:35.579 --> 00:27:36.440 the fact that we run 00:27:36.440 --> 00:27:37.240 from here to there, 00:27:37.299 --> 00:27:37.920 that we do thing 00:27:37.920 --> 00:27:38.460 after thing, 00:27:38.559 --> 00:27:39.700 task after task, 00:27:40.000 --> 00:27:40.960 is an excuse 00:27:40.960 --> 00:27:43.000 for failing to stop 00:27:43.000 --> 00:27:44.220 and seeking you 00:27:44.220 --> 00:27:45.299 in prayer. 00:27:47.759 --> 00:27:48.559 Martin Luther, 00:27:49.519 --> 00:27:51.220 he famously wrote 00:27:51.220 --> 00:27:52.940 in his diary, 00:27:53.059 --> 00:27:53.680 I have so much 00:27:53.680 --> 00:27:54.319 to do today 00:27:54.319 --> 00:27:55.599 that it leaves me 00:27:55.599 --> 00:27:56.500 with little option 00:27:56.500 --> 00:27:57.679 but to spend 00:27:57.679 --> 00:27:58.619 the first three hours 00:27:58.619 --> 00:27:59.339 of my day 00:27:59.339 --> 00:28:00.159 in prayer. 00:28:02.399 --> 00:28:03.279 Heavenly Father, 00:28:03.379 --> 00:28:05.200 would you convict us 00:28:05.200 --> 00:28:05.960 that we need you? 00:28:06.939 --> 00:28:07.859 We need you 00:28:07.859 --> 00:28:08.659 every hour 00:28:08.659 --> 00:28:10.119 of every day 00:28:10.119 --> 00:28:11.419 and we need your power. 00:28:11.420 --> 00:28:14.279 As we move 00:28:14.279 --> 00:28:15.039 towards a close 00:28:15.039 --> 00:28:15.480 this evening, 00:28:15.560 --> 00:28:16.240 let me just tell you 00:28:16.240 --> 00:28:16.860 how this has worked 00:28:16.860 --> 00:28:17.500 out in my life 00:28:17.500 --> 00:28:17.980 this week. 00:28:19.279 --> 00:28:20.060 I think it's only 00:28:20.060 --> 00:28:21.140 been this week 00:28:21.140 --> 00:28:22.820 that the news 00:28:22.820 --> 00:28:23.640 of John and Aileen 00:28:23.640 --> 00:28:24.220 moving on 00:28:24.220 --> 00:28:24.920 come Christmas time 00:28:24.920 --> 00:28:25.640 has actually hit 00:28:25.640 --> 00:28:27.600 and has really 00:28:27.600 --> 00:28:28.519 began to sink in 00:28:28.519 --> 00:28:29.140 and people are 00:28:29.140 --> 00:28:29.620 coming up to me 00:28:29.620 --> 00:28:30.140 all the time 00:28:30.140 --> 00:28:31.019 and you'll probably 00:28:31.019 --> 00:28:31.700 say it after this 00:28:31.700 --> 00:28:32.039 as well, 00:28:32.120 --> 00:28:32.600 but people come up 00:28:32.600 --> 00:28:33.140 to me all the time. 00:28:33.200 --> 00:28:33.420 Graham, 00:28:33.860 --> 00:28:34.680 asking me and the elders, 00:28:34.779 --> 00:28:34.900 Graham, 00:28:34.940 --> 00:28:35.320 what's happening? 00:28:35.519 --> 00:28:35.960 What's happening? 00:28:36.019 --> 00:28:36.400 What's happening 00:28:36.400 --> 00:28:36.960 after Christmas? 00:28:37.060 --> 00:28:37.440 What's happening? 00:28:37.519 --> 00:28:37.860 Who's coming? 00:28:38.860 --> 00:28:39.560 Do you want me to be honest? 00:28:39.920 --> 00:28:40.380 Don't know. 00:28:41.340 --> 00:28:42.240 I just don't know. 00:28:42.320 --> 00:28:42.940 We don't know. 00:28:43.840 --> 00:28:44.620 But here's the really 00:28:44.620 --> 00:28:45.880 interesting thing. 00:28:47.240 --> 00:28:47.960 Let me tell you, 00:28:48.000 --> 00:28:48.980 I'm praying a lot more 00:28:48.980 --> 00:28:49.820 this week than I was 00:28:49.820 --> 00:28:50.340 last week. 00:28:50.660 --> 00:28:51.780 A lot more this week 00:28:51.780 --> 00:28:52.700 than I was last week. 00:28:54.160 --> 00:28:54.520 Why? 00:28:55.140 --> 00:28:56.260 Because I am so 00:28:56.260 --> 00:28:56.940 out of my depth. 00:28:58.320 --> 00:28:59.460 I've never experienced 00:28:59.460 --> 00:29:00.280 anything like this before. 00:29:00.360 --> 00:29:01.340 I am so out of my depth. 00:29:02.160 --> 00:29:02.720 And then we come to 00:29:02.720 --> 00:29:03.300 Wednesday night 00:29:03.300 --> 00:29:03.880 as a church. 00:29:03.980 --> 00:29:04.940 We gather to pray 00:29:04.940 --> 00:29:06.740 and it is the best 00:29:06.740 --> 00:29:07.640 attended prayer meeting 00:29:07.640 --> 00:29:08.540 I think I've ever been to 00:29:08.540 --> 00:29:09.740 in four and a half years here. 00:29:10.380 --> 00:29:11.720 So well attended. 00:29:11.920 --> 00:29:13.120 Why is it so well attended? 00:29:13.320 --> 00:29:14.260 Because we know 00:29:14.260 --> 00:29:15.460 we're out of depth. 00:29:16.200 --> 00:29:16.840 We don't know 00:29:16.840 --> 00:29:17.640 what's going to happen. 00:29:20.160 --> 00:29:21.240 Now two reflections 00:29:21.240 --> 00:29:21.800 on that. 00:29:21.900 --> 00:29:22.180 One, 00:29:22.640 --> 00:29:23.740 that's a great thing. 00:29:24.880 --> 00:29:26.060 Let us seek the Lord 00:29:26.060 --> 00:29:27.380 in this like we've never 00:29:27.380 --> 00:29:28.540 sought him before. 00:29:28.620 --> 00:29:29.420 If ever there was a time 00:29:29.420 --> 00:29:30.060 for us 00:29:30.060 --> 00:29:31.160 to get together 00:29:31.160 --> 00:29:31.860 as a people 00:29:31.860 --> 00:29:32.920 and be united 00:29:32.920 --> 00:29:33.980 and be purposeful 00:29:33.980 --> 00:29:34.560 in prayer 00:29:34.560 --> 00:29:35.320 than it's now. 00:29:36.400 --> 00:29:37.580 Because we don't know. 00:29:38.519 --> 00:29:39.220 We don't know. 00:29:39.639 --> 00:29:40.519 But what a tremendous 00:29:40.519 --> 00:29:41.740 comfort 00:29:41.740 --> 00:29:43.439 that we come 00:29:43.439 --> 00:29:44.720 to pray to one 00:29:44.720 --> 00:29:45.619 who knows the end 00:29:45.619 --> 00:29:46.159 from the beginning. 00:29:46.939 --> 00:29:48.000 Who knows all things. 00:29:48.119 --> 00:29:49.019 Who is not taken 00:29:49.019 --> 00:29:50.159 surprise by anything. 00:29:51.039 --> 00:29:51.659 And we can come 00:29:51.659 --> 00:29:52.299 before him 00:29:52.299 --> 00:29:53.839 and we can pray 00:29:53.839 --> 00:29:54.759 to him 00:29:54.759 --> 00:29:55.720 and call him 00:29:55.720 --> 00:29:56.119 father. 00:29:57.819 --> 00:29:58.519 And to see signs 00:29:58.519 --> 00:29:59.460 that we are doing that 00:29:59.460 --> 00:29:59.919 as a church 00:29:59.919 --> 00:30:00.379 can I just say 00:30:00.379 --> 00:30:01.639 is a massive encouragement. 00:30:01.639 --> 00:30:02.539 Let's keep going 00:30:02.539 --> 00:30:02.899 for that 00:30:02.899 --> 00:30:03.879 at every opportunity. 00:30:03.880 --> 00:30:06.380 A second reflection. 00:30:08.140 --> 00:30:09.020 If my feeling 00:30:09.020 --> 00:30:09.960 way out my depth 00:30:09.960 --> 00:30:10.660 this week 00:30:10.660 --> 00:30:11.880 has stirred me to pray 00:30:11.880 --> 00:30:13.540 and it stirred us 00:30:13.540 --> 00:30:14.040 to pray 00:30:14.040 --> 00:30:15.920 then what does that 00:30:15.920 --> 00:30:16.580 reveal about my 00:30:16.580 --> 00:30:17.200 heart attitude 00:30:17.200 --> 00:30:17.980 two weeks ago? 00:30:19.160 --> 00:30:20.360 What does it say? 00:30:21.180 --> 00:30:22.120 That I didn't pray. 00:30:22.620 --> 00:30:23.640 It tells me 00:30:23.640 --> 00:30:25.000 that I felt 00:30:25.000 --> 00:30:26.240 very much in my depth. 00:30:28.320 --> 00:30:29.580 I can do these things. 00:30:29.660 --> 00:30:30.420 I've got it covered. 00:30:30.500 --> 00:30:31.280 I know what I'm doing. 00:30:31.400 --> 00:30:32.380 Yeah I'll get to pray 00:30:32.380 --> 00:30:33.280 if I ever get to it 00:30:33.279 --> 00:30:34.899 but we've kind of 00:30:34.899 --> 00:30:35.660 got it sussed. 00:30:35.960 --> 00:30:36.759 Like Lord it's nice 00:30:36.759 --> 00:30:37.460 that I know you're there 00:30:37.460 --> 00:30:38.619 but I'm kind of 00:30:38.619 --> 00:30:39.359 doing alright here. 00:30:40.279 --> 00:30:40.899 And as I thought 00:30:40.899 --> 00:30:41.700 about that this week 00:30:41.700 --> 00:30:42.759 as I thought about it 00:30:42.759 --> 00:30:44.460 I thought about 00:30:44.460 --> 00:30:45.420 my complacency 00:30:45.420 --> 00:30:46.839 the reason 00:30:46.839 --> 00:30:48.319 that I was doing that 00:30:48.319 --> 00:30:49.980 is because I lost sight 00:30:49.980 --> 00:30:51.399 of who God is 00:30:51.399 --> 00:30:53.460 and I lost sight 00:30:53.460 --> 00:30:55.139 of who I am. 00:30:56.279 --> 00:30:57.339 Well brothers and sisters 00:30:57.339 --> 00:30:58.579 as we come to a close 00:30:58.579 --> 00:30:59.079 this evening 00:30:59.079 --> 00:31:00.599 let us be those 00:31:00.599 --> 00:31:01.099 who pray. 00:31:02.259 --> 00:31:03.240 Let us be a people 00:31:03.240 --> 00:31:04.140 who devote ourselves 00:31:04.140 --> 00:31:04.700 to prayer 00:31:04.700 --> 00:31:05.720 because we know 00:31:05.720 --> 00:31:07.200 who our God is 00:31:07.200 --> 00:31:08.779 and let's be a people 00:31:08.779 --> 00:31:09.740 who devote ourselves 00:31:09.740 --> 00:31:10.460 to prayer 00:31:10.460 --> 00:31:11.620 because we know 00:31:11.620 --> 00:31:13.440 who we are. 00:31:15.299 --> 00:31:16.120 And as we close 00:31:16.120 --> 00:31:16.799 let me just read you 00:31:16.799 --> 00:31:17.700 some words 00:31:17.700 --> 00:31:18.720 from this wonderful book 00:31:18.720 --> 00:31:19.200 I've been reading 00:31:19.200 --> 00:31:20.240 over the past few days. 00:31:20.980 --> 00:31:21.440 It's called 00:31:21.440 --> 00:31:22.200 Sounds from Heaven. 00:31:22.299 --> 00:31:22.859 I don't know if anybody 00:31:22.859 --> 00:31:23.539 here has read it 00:31:23.539 --> 00:31:25.160 but it's a collection 00:31:25.160 --> 00:31:25.819 of stories 00:31:25.819 --> 00:31:26.759 and testimonies 00:31:26.759 --> 00:31:27.779 about the great revival 00:31:27.779 --> 00:31:28.819 that happened up in Lewis 00:31:28.819 --> 00:31:29.920 up in the Highlands of Scotland 00:31:29.920 --> 00:31:31.240 in the 1950s. 00:31:31.820 --> 00:31:33.360 This mighty work of God 00:31:33.360 --> 00:31:34.519 where many men 00:31:34.519 --> 00:31:35.000 and women 00:31:35.000 --> 00:31:35.800 gave their lives 00:31:35.800 --> 00:31:36.820 to Jesus Christ. 00:31:38.000 --> 00:31:39.000 Let me just read to you 00:31:39.000 --> 00:31:40.539 how this Christian community 00:31:40.539 --> 00:31:41.480 in this island 00:31:41.480 --> 00:31:42.380 this tiny island 00:31:42.380 --> 00:31:42.860 of Scotland 00:31:42.860 --> 00:31:44.320 is described. 00:31:45.880 --> 00:31:47.039 This is a testimony 00:31:47.039 --> 00:31:47.640 from the time. 00:31:47.740 --> 00:31:48.480 This is how this community 00:31:48.480 --> 00:31:48.980 is described. 00:31:48.980 --> 00:31:50.240 It was a community 00:31:50.240 --> 00:31:50.860 at prayer 00:31:50.860 --> 00:31:52.300 said Margaret MacLeod. 00:31:53.380 --> 00:31:54.180 What a statement. 00:31:55.000 --> 00:31:55.860 Others agreed with me 00:31:55.860 --> 00:31:56.539 the Christians 00:31:56.539 --> 00:31:57.240 were praying. 00:31:57.240 --> 00:31:59.140 In 1949 00:31:59.140 --> 00:32:00.380 everyone who was 00:32:00.380 --> 00:32:01.539 truly longing for God 00:32:01.539 --> 00:32:02.700 was seeking the Lord 00:32:02.700 --> 00:32:03.640 for an outpouring 00:32:03.640 --> 00:32:04.559 of the Holy Spirit. 00:32:05.220 --> 00:32:05.859 The Christians 00:32:05.859 --> 00:32:07.059 were praying. 00:32:08.019 --> 00:32:09.440 Prayer was spontaneous. 00:32:09.680 --> 00:32:10.480 As people visited 00:32:10.480 --> 00:32:11.839 each other in their homes 00:32:11.839 --> 00:32:12.599 they would pray 00:32:12.599 --> 00:32:14.039 and then they would 00:32:14.039 --> 00:32:14.859 continue on 00:32:14.859 --> 00:32:15.460 until they felt 00:32:15.460 --> 00:32:16.700 they had got through 00:32:16.700 --> 00:32:17.299 to God. 00:32:18.359 --> 00:32:19.900 A huge volume of prayer 00:32:19.900 --> 00:32:21.539 ascended from Christian folk 00:32:21.539 --> 00:32:23.220 all over the Barvis area 00:32:23.220 --> 00:32:23.980 for revival. 00:32:24.740 --> 00:32:25.480 The place 00:32:25.480 --> 00:32:26.700 was soaked 00:32:26.700 --> 00:32:27.680 in prayer. 00:32:28.539 --> 00:32:29.220 It became 00:32:29.220 --> 00:32:30.500 a way of life 00:32:30.500 --> 00:32:32.220 to seek the Lord 00:32:32.220 --> 00:32:33.640 for his mercy. 00:32:35.980 --> 00:32:37.059 And then let me read 00:32:37.059 --> 00:32:38.480 to you the author 00:32:38.480 --> 00:32:40.519 as he reflects 00:32:40.519 --> 00:32:41.299 on all these things 00:32:41.299 --> 00:32:41.960 and he looks at 00:32:41.960 --> 00:32:43.319 his current generation 00:32:43.319 --> 00:32:44.319 which I guess 00:32:44.319 --> 00:32:45.660 is almost our generation 00:32:45.660 --> 00:32:47.460 what he sees 00:32:47.460 --> 00:32:48.460 as he reflects 00:32:48.460 --> 00:32:49.339 on these things. 00:32:50.339 --> 00:32:51.480 The testimonies 00:32:51.480 --> 00:32:52.500 glow with an 00:32:52.500 --> 00:32:54.059 indescribable warmth 00:32:54.059 --> 00:32:55.579 and the reality 00:32:55.579 --> 00:32:56.720 of their experience 00:32:56.720 --> 00:32:57.899 is there for all to see. 00:32:58.480 --> 00:32:59.240 The gospel 00:32:59.240 --> 00:33:00.359 is so clear. 00:33:00.519 --> 00:33:01.679 God manifest 00:33:01.679 --> 00:33:02.559 among his people 00:33:02.559 --> 00:33:04.399 is a thrilling reality 00:33:04.399 --> 00:33:05.079 and the power 00:33:05.079 --> 00:33:05.940 of the Holy Spirit 00:33:05.940 --> 00:33:06.759 in the midst 00:33:06.759 --> 00:33:08.159 convicting, 00:33:08.779 --> 00:33:09.440 constraining, 00:33:09.720 --> 00:33:10.200 converting, 00:33:10.440 --> 00:33:10.879 confirming, 00:33:11.139 --> 00:33:11.559 comforting 00:33:11.559 --> 00:33:12.419 causes the reader 00:33:12.419 --> 00:33:13.779 to bend before God 00:33:13.779 --> 00:33:15.019 in awe and adoration 00:33:15.019 --> 00:33:16.919 in love and consecration 00:33:16.919 --> 00:33:18.119 in wonder and amazement. 00:33:18.639 --> 00:33:19.279 One senses 00:33:19.279 --> 00:33:20.059 the powerful 00:33:20.059 --> 00:33:20.919 operation 00:33:20.919 --> 00:33:22.000 of the Holy Spirit. 00:33:22.000 --> 00:33:24.680 But when we review 00:33:24.680 --> 00:33:26.380 our own lack 00:33:26.380 --> 00:33:26.900 of burden, 00:33:28.119 --> 00:33:29.420 our dim understanding 00:33:29.420 --> 00:33:31.160 of God's mighty working, 00:33:32.140 --> 00:33:33.319 oh we can but cry 00:33:33.319 --> 00:33:33.880 to God 00:33:33.880 --> 00:33:35.220 to engulf us 00:33:35.220 --> 00:33:36.779 with flood tides 00:33:36.779 --> 00:33:38.759 of divine refreshing 00:33:38.759 --> 00:33:40.420 and bring reviving 00:33:40.420 --> 00:33:41.740 streams to all of us 00:33:41.740 --> 00:33:42.539 sweeping sinners 00:33:42.539 --> 00:33:43.500 into the kingdom. 00:33:44.279 --> 00:33:45.539 So let us read, 00:33:46.339 --> 00:33:46.660 ponder, 00:33:46.940 --> 00:33:47.420 reflect 00:33:47.420 --> 00:33:48.819 and humble ourselves, 00:33:49.380 --> 00:33:50.559 pray and seek 00:33:50.559 --> 00:33:51.460 God's face 00:33:51.460 --> 00:33:52.559 and turn 00:33:52.559 --> 00:33:53.539 from our wicked ways 00:33:53.539 --> 00:33:54.119 and surely 00:33:54.119 --> 00:33:54.799 he will hear 00:33:54.799 --> 00:33:55.379 from heaven, 00:33:55.980 --> 00:33:56.940 forgive our sin 00:33:56.940 --> 00:33:58.019 and heal 00:33:58.019 --> 00:33:59.659 our poor land. 00:34:02.019 --> 00:34:03.019 Oh that our community 00:34:03.019 --> 00:34:04.259 here at Brunsfield 00:34:04.259 --> 00:34:06.359 would be described 00:34:06.359 --> 00:34:07.919 as a community 00:34:07.919 --> 00:34:08.679 that was soaked 00:34:08.679 --> 00:34:09.259 in prayer. 00:34:10.900 --> 00:34:11.840 That we would be 00:34:11.840 --> 00:34:12.420 a people 00:34:12.420 --> 00:34:12.980 who know 00:34:12.980 --> 00:34:14.139 who our God is 00:34:14.139 --> 00:34:15.759 and that we would be 00:34:15.759 --> 00:34:16.199 a people 00:34:16.199 --> 00:34:16.820 who know 00:34:16.820 --> 00:34:18.360 who we are. 00:34:18.360 --> 00:34:21.000 So I thought 00:34:21.000 --> 00:34:21.400 it would be only 00:34:21.400 --> 00:34:22.120 right tonight 00:34:22.120 --> 00:34:22.660 and fitting 00:34:22.660 --> 00:34:23.860 and a great way 00:34:23.860 --> 00:34:24.840 to respond to this 00:34:24.840 --> 00:34:25.800 to have an open 00:34:25.800 --> 00:34:26.620 time of prayer 00:34:26.620 --> 00:34:28.340 as we respond 00:34:28.340 --> 00:34:29.940 to the Lord's Prayer. 00:34:30.039 --> 00:34:30.180 Johnny, 00:34:30.220 --> 00:34:30.559 can we have it 00:34:30.559 --> 00:34:31.160 back on the screen? 00:34:32.860 --> 00:34:33.900 And really the Lord's Prayer 00:34:33.900 --> 00:34:35.200 splits into five, 00:34:35.700 --> 00:34:36.559 well there's five words 00:34:36.559 --> 00:34:37.240 if you want to remember 00:34:37.240 --> 00:34:37.800 it like this. 00:34:37.920 --> 00:34:38.800 There's Father, 00:34:40.000 --> 00:34:41.039 there's hallowed, 00:34:41.700 --> 00:34:42.800 there's forgive, 00:34:43.340 --> 00:34:43.900 there's give 00:34:43.900 --> 00:34:44.860 and there's lead. 00:34:46.079 --> 00:34:47.039 So five words. 00:34:47.039 --> 00:34:48.519 So what I'd love us 00:34:48.519 --> 00:34:49.380 to do is we pray 00:34:49.380 --> 00:34:50.619 corporately tonight 00:34:50.619 --> 00:34:51.300 as we respond 00:34:51.300 --> 00:34:52.019 to the Lord's Prayer. 00:34:52.099 --> 00:34:53.000 Maybe if five people 00:34:53.000 --> 00:34:53.679 want to lead us 00:34:53.679 --> 00:34:54.099 in praying 00:34:54.099 --> 00:34:55.320 for those five things. 00:34:57.139 --> 00:34:57.539 Father, 00:34:57.820 --> 00:34:58.460 hallowed, 00:34:58.960 --> 00:34:59.279 forgive, 00:35:00.039 --> 00:35:01.239 give and lead. 00:35:02.059 --> 00:35:02.460 Why don't we just 00:35:02.460 --> 00:35:02.940 stand up 00:35:02.940 --> 00:35:03.659 if you want to pray 00:35:03.659 --> 00:35:04.539 and just belt it out 00:35:04.539 --> 00:35:05.340 and we'll do this together. 00:35:05.420 --> 00:35:06.279 But this is a community 00:35:06.279 --> 00:35:07.019 prayer this evening 00:35:07.019 --> 00:35:08.320 and once we've finished 00:35:08.320 --> 00:35:09.039 I'll close 00:35:09.039 --> 00:35:09.579 and we'll stand 00:35:09.579 --> 00:35:10.019 to sing 00:35:10.019 --> 00:35:11.320 our final song. 00:35:12.199 --> 00:35:13.019 Let's pray together. 00:35:13.019 --> 00:35:13.119 Father, 00:35:13.820 --> 00:35:16.300 so we thank you 00:35:16.300 --> 00:35:17.199 Heavenly Father 00:35:17.199 --> 00:35:19.840 that we can call you 00:35:19.840 --> 00:35:20.340 Father. 00:35:21.940 --> 00:35:23.800 What an amazing mystery. 00:35:25.679 --> 00:35:26.539 Oh, by your grace 00:35:26.539 --> 00:35:27.360 we ask that you would 00:35:27.360 --> 00:35:28.840 fill each of us here, 00:35:30.199 --> 00:35:30.440 Father, 00:35:30.500 --> 00:35:31.139 you would fill us 00:35:31.139 --> 00:35:31.980 as a church community 00:35:31.980 --> 00:35:33.280 with a fresh passion 00:35:33.280 --> 00:35:35.059 to see your name 00:35:35.059 --> 00:35:36.719 hallowed in our land 00:35:36.719 --> 00:35:38.119 and in our lives. 00:35:39.320 --> 00:35:39.719 Oh Father, 00:35:39.780 --> 00:35:40.619 would you make yourself 00:35:40.619 --> 00:35:41.000 great 00:35:41.000 --> 00:35:42.519 and we pray these things 00:35:42.519 --> 00:35:43.360 in Jesus' name. 00:35:43.719 --> 00:35:44.059 Amen.