Scripture: Mt 6:9

"Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name"

Mt 6:9-15 is not the Lord's Prayer but His model for prayer. And it starts with: Our Father in Heaven (Mt 6:9a).

It starts by knowing:

1. Who He is - who are you praying to?

2. Where He Is

3. How to Approach Him

4. What to Expect From Him

Loving people is not just a nice or noble theme but a necessary one.

2-Pronged Theme: Loving People With Compassion and Loving People By Enlarging Our Heart

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?” ...

*Scripture: 2 Tim 2:15-21*

15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. 16 But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness ...

Scripture: John 15:7

If you remain in Me, and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

Scripture: 2 Cor 1:21-22

21 Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, 22 set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

Scripture: Eph 5:21

Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.