Gen. 18:20-32; Psalms 138:1-2, 2-3, 6-7, 7-8; Colo. 2:12-14; Gospel: Luke 11:1-13.
In Luke 11:1–13, we find one of the most formative teachings on prayer in all of Scripture. The passage opens with a remarkable moment: “One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.’” This request is unique. Nowhere else in the Gospels do the disciples ask Jesus to teach them how to do something—not how to preach, not how to perform miracles, but how to pray. Because they saw something in Jesus’ prayer life that was different—deep, powerful, intimate.
The prayer that Jesus taught was filled with meaning.
1. “Father, hallowed be your name”
To begin the prayer with “Father” is to claim intimacy with God, not as a distant God, but as a loving parent. This invocation was revolutionary for Jesus’ time. The Jews knew God as Yahweh—holy, unapproachable—but Jesus taught His disciples to