1. Lesson 7 for
May 16, 2015Lesson 7 for May 16, 2015

3. Jesus was divine, and He was
one with the Father and the
Holy Spirit. Nevertheless, He
needed prayer in order to be
in contact with His Father. He
received comfort and guidance
from Him through prayer. We
find Jesus praying all through
the book of Luke.
He prayed at His
baptism (Luke 3:21)
He prayed before
choosing the twelve
apostles (Luke 6:12-13)
He prayed for His
disciples (Luke 9:18)
He prayed before the
transfiguration
(Luke 9:28-36)
He prayed at
Gethsemane
(Luke 22:39-46)
He prayed when He was
dying (Luke 23:46)
If the Son of God needed to pray in order to be in communion with His Father,
then we really need to live a life of prayer!

4. • God as personal, real, loving
and caring as a (perfect)
human father.
Our Father
• God is holy and real. He is far
above us, but still fully
approachable through prayer.
in heaven
• We sanctify God’s name by
reflecting His character in our
lives.
Hallowed be Your
name
• Both Jesus’ kingdom on this
earth through His Church and
the everlasting kingdom of glory
that will come at His Second
Coming.
Your kingdom
come

5. • God’s will is obeyed in heaven. We
are partially responsible for His will
being obeyed on Earth too.
Your will be done
on earth as it is in
heaven
• We admit that God is the source of
everything we have. He supplies all
our needs.
Give us day by day
our daily bread
• There is no salvation without
forgiveness. We must forgive as we’ve
been forgiven.
And forgive us our
sins, for we also
forgive everyone who
is indebted to us
• God is the only one who can deliver
us from evil. He gives us strength to
overcome temptation.
And do not lead us
into temptation, but
deliver us from the
evil one

6. A
“And He said to them, Which of you
shall have a friend, and go to him at
midnight and say to him, ‘Friend,
lend me three loaves; for a friend of
mine has come to me on his journey,
and I have nothing to set before him’;
and he will answer from within and
say, ‘Do not trouble me; the door is
now shut, and my children are with
me in bed; I cannot rise and give to
you’? I say to you, though he will not
rise and give to him because he is his
friend, yet because of his persistence
he will rise and give him as many as
he needs.” (Luke 11:5-8)
Insisting in prayer doesn’t change God’s
will but strengthens our faith. “Pray
without ceasing.” (1Ts. 5:17)

7. B “If a son asks for bread from any father
among you, will he give him a stone? Or if
he asks for a fish, will he give him a
serpent instead of a fish? Or if he asks for
an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? If you
then, being evil, know how to give good
gifts to your children, how much more will
your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit
to those who ask Him!” (Luke 11:11-13)
This parable shows God’s
willingness to give us
everything that’s good for us.
There’s only one condition,
just ask Him.

8. C
“Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a
Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee
stood and prayed thus with himself, ‘God, I thank You
that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust,
adulterers, or even as this tax collector. I fast twice a
week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’ And the tax
collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise
his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God,
be merciful to me a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went
down to his house justified rather than the other; for
everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he
who humbles himself will be exalted.” (Luke 18:10-14)

9. “You are to pray. Jesus would not have
enjoined this upon you, unless there was
actual necessity for it. It is well known to
Him that of yourself you cannot overcome
the many temptations of the enemy, and the
many snares laid for your feet. He has not
left you alone to do this; but has provided a
way that you can obtain help. Therefore He
has bid you to pray.” E.G.W. (Lift Him Up, December 20)