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For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. + Click to add your own note Matthew 6:6 (NKJV): 6 But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. + Click to add your own note Matthew 6:7 (NKJV): 7 And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words. + Click to add your own note Matthew 6:8 (NKJV): 8 “Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him. + Click to add your own note How Prayer Brings Us Together Matthew 6:9–13 (NKJV): 9 In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. 10Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. 11Give us this day our daily bread. 12And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. 13And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. The Urgent Vs. The Important The Pressure of Pressure Matthew 6:31–33 (NKJV): 31 “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Don’t Allow Pressure to Distort Your Prayer Life Matthew 18:19–20 (ESV): 19 Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.” Our Father Prayer reflects our dependence on the Father and our deep connection to other believers. How do you pray “Our Father in Heaven, Hallowed by Your Name? Ephesians 3:14-15 (ESV): 14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, + Click to add your own note Ephesians 3:16–19 (ESV): 16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. + Click to add your own note Romans 8:15 (ESV): 15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” + Click to add your own note 1 John 4:18 (ESV): 18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. + Click to add your own note Ephesians 3: 20 (ESV): 20 Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, + Click to add your own note Ephesians 3: 21 (ESV): 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. + Click to add your own note Putting the Kingdom at the Center of Your Prayer Matthew 6:10 (NKJV): 10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. + Click to add your own note Matthew 6:25 (ESV): 25 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? + Click to add your own note Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread Matthew 6:11 (ESV): 11 Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive Us Our Debts Matthew 6:12 (ESV): 12 And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. Lead Us Not into Temptation Matthew 6:13 (ESV): 13And do not lead us into temptation. But deliver us from the evil one. . . . For Yours is the Kingdom Matthew 6:13 (ESV): 13. . . . .For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. You Are Part of Something Bigger © Joshua D. Smith, Ph.D., 2025 Save PDF LocallyClick to save a copy of the filled-in notes to a PDF file on the computer/device you are currently using Save File Click to View PDF Save PDF to Google Drive Click to save a copy of the filled-in notes to a PDF file on your Google Drive account(For Apple devices, use Chrome browser or go to SETTINGS>SAFARI and uncheck BLOCK POPUPS.) Save File Send to Email Enter your email address below to receive a copy of your filled in notes Send