The Our Father: A Short Course with Dr. Ben Akers
Session 1: Jesus: Model and Master of Prayer
Episode 1 • 27m
"Jesus not only preaches about the importance of prayer, he models it for us in the gospels. In this session we reflect on some scripture passages in the New Testament which show us how and when Jesus prays along with how he teaches us to pray.
Access St. Augustine's Letter 130 here.
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Session 2: The address to God Our Fat...
This session will answer the question about what we mean when we address God as Father. Why do we need to mention that he is in heaven? We will also come to understand why we pray that God’s name would be holy.
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Session 3: The 2nd and 3rd petitions,...
The very first words of Jesus in his public ministry are “repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matthew 4:17). What does God’s kingdom look like? Why does it need to come? In the third petition we note that God’s will is always done in heaven. We will ponder on how to accomplish God’s wi...
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Session 4: The 4th petition, Give us ...
With the fourth petition we begin to ask for things we need in our life. Are we just praying for physical bread or does this request imply more? We will look to the Lord’s teaching to discover what kind of bread we need today that he also gives us every day.
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