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April 28, 2007
Prayer Fads vs the Lord's Prayer
Topics: PrayerEvery few years another fad invades the evangelical church. It is always presented as the secret to a life of happiness, blessing, sanctification, and so on. The word for this way of thinking is gnosticism. The Gnostic claims to have secret knowledge that goes beyond ordinary religious experience. Anyone who gains this knowledge breaks through to a whole new level of spiritual experience. Dr. Philip Ryken
Jesus gave his disciples a model for prayer - the Lord's prayer:
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
Your Kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins,
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours.
Now and for ever. Amen
This is not a "selfish prayer". Instead, Jesus taught us to do simple, ordinary things like worship God’s holy name, ask for what we need, confess our sins, and seek God’s heavenly kingdom and sovereign will.
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