Even though many people call this model “The Lord’s Prayer” it should be called “The Disciple’s Prayer” because the sinless Lamb of God, Jesus would never have prayed for the forgiveness of sins. The shorter version of this prayer found in Luke 11:2-4 was a response to the disciple’s request for Jesus to teach them how to pray as John had taught his disciples. This prayer is not intended to be memorized and repeated without thought, but instead as a model of how one is to address a holy God. Since this model does not contain prayer for our brothers or sisters (James 5:16, Ephesians 6:18) or for our enemies (Matthew 5:44) it is not intended to be a complete model of prayer but merely how to properly address God and make requests of Him. The remainder of this sermon will explore the following six petitions of this model prayer: honoring God’s name, focusing on God’s kingdom, seeking God’s will, our physical and spiritual needs, forgiveness of sins, and our aid in spiritual battles. Please listen to this sermon to find out more on each of these petitions.