How to Pray: Lessons from the Lord's Prayer

by Timothy J. E. Cross

Publisher:

Ambassador

, 2003

Overview

When the disciples overheard the Lord Jesus praying, they felt like children in the school of prayer. They truly longed to be able to pray like Jesus but didn't know how. So, on one occasion, they said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples” (Luke 11:1). The result? The greatest example of prayer known to man—the Lord’s Prayer.

There is danger in familiarity. The words of Christ’s famous prayer often roll off our tongue without any thought or heart behind them. How to Pray: Lessons from the Lord's Prayer will help you pray with increased understanding and joy as Timothy Cross sheds fresh insight on an ancient prayer.

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Key Features

• Line-by-line exposition of the text
• An easily accessible devotional style
• Interpretation of the Lord’s Prayer in a historical and theological context

Contents

• Adoption
• Adoration
• Anticipation
• Aspiration
• Provision
• Pardon
• Protection
• Praise

Top Highlights

“The first three petitions are concerned with God and His glory, and the second three petitions are concerned with ourselves and our needs.” (Page 36)

“To hallow means ‘to set apart as holy’. God’s ‘name’ refers to the revelation of Himself—His very person and character. Hallowing God’s name therefore means that we acknowledge that God is God, and walk before Him in reverence and godly fear all the days of our life.” (Page 18)

“we will have no desire or ability to truly pray this prayer apart from the grace of God” (Page 14)

“When we cry ‘Abba! Father!’ it is the Spirit Himself bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God (Romans 8:15, 16). And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying ‘Abba! Father’ (Galatians 4:6).” (Page 12)

“Hallowing God’s name also involves seeking to please God in all that we do—in thought, word and deed—and seeking His grace to obey His commandments.” (Page 21)

Product Details

• Title: How to Pray: Lessons from the Lord's Prayer
• Author: Timothy Cross
• Publisher: Ambassador
• Publication date: 2003
• Pages: 59

About Timothy J. E. Cross

Timothy Cross was born in Wales and spent some formative years living and worshiping in Northern Ireland. A graduate of the University of Wales, Cross is an experienced preacher and the author of more than 20 popular Christian books.

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