One of the many mishandled passages of Scripture is Matthew 6:9-15, commonly called "The Lord's Prayer." However, the Lord is never recorded as using this "prayer" when He talked with the Father (see His prayer in John 17) nor are any other New Testament prayers seen to recite this prayer. So one has to wonder why so many contemporary Christians believe there is merit in mindlessly reciting these verses thus violating Jesus' command a few verses earlier when He said not to heap up empty (mindless) phrases when we pray (Matthew 6:7).
What did Jesus intended for Matthew 6:9-15 to be? Simply put, it is a basic outline of prayer with the major themes we should address in prayer. It is intended to only be a skeleton and we are required to flesh it out when we talk to our Heavenly Father.
This sermon discovers those themes and explains them.
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