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Recap. Matthew 6:9-13 9 “This, then, is how you should pray:“‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today our daily bread.

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  1. Recap

  2. Matthew 6:9-139 “This, then, is how you should pray:“‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today our daily bread.

  3. and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’

  4. The Points

  5. “Our Father Who Art In Heaven”The rightful place of God is first.

  6. “Hallowed Be Thy Name”A Holy God Desires Holy Living.

  7. “Thy Kingdom Come”True Joy Comes from Freedom in Christ

  8. Thy Will Be DoneWhen I Submit My Will To God’s Will, God’s Will Gets Done

  9. Our Daily BreadLife without the Bread of Life is no life at all

  10. Forgive us Our DebtsOur ability to forgive is evidence of God’s grace in our heart.

  11. Lead Us Not Into TemptationWe are forgiven, But Not Completed

  12. For Thine Is The Kingdom...God is Large and In Charge

  13. AmenSaying Amen is the first step in living your “yes life” now.

  14. Order of Worship vs. Celebration of Worship

  15. Inappropriate Amens

  16. “Amen Corner”

  17. 4th Presbyterian Church DOWNTOWN “no place to praise”

  18. “Help him, Jesus”

  19. First Usage = to solemnize a curse

  20. Literal meaning = strengthDerived meaning = certainty

  21. Translated as “Verily” in the NTOften defined as “So be it.”

  22. or “Let it be...” (cue Beatles music)

  23. Matthew 5:3737 All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.[a]All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.

  24. So, saying “Amen” is also another way way of saying an emphatic “Yes!”

  25. The (ahem) Westminster Divines“In testimony of our desire and assurance to be heard we say ‘Amen.’”

  26. Here’s a new way of thinking about it....

  27. Christ is the AMEN, the one causing the prayer to come to pass, the one adding “YES!” to your prayer.

  28. Revelation 3:1414 “To the angel of the church in Laodicea write:   These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation.

  29. If Christ is going to the be the Amen, the one who says “let it be...” We need to say “Yes!” to him first

  30. This is the glad surrender of the soul

  31. When we say it at the end of the Lord’s Prayer what happens....

  32. We add our voices to the voices of those who have said “Yes!” to Christ.

  33. “It is a little word, but it takes a dedicated life to exhaust it’s meaning.”

  34. The Importance of a “Yes Life”

  35. The effects of negativism and negative thinking are far too evident in the Christian church.

  36. We need some Amen people ready to live their “yes life” now.

  37. When we say “Amen” we are saying what the world needs to hear.

  38. Our “Amen” is backed up by Jesus.

  39. Say it Together

  40. This is what the Church stands for...

  41. When we say it, the Spirit unites us...

  42. We need your Amen

  43. What will you say “Yes!” to?

  44. Saying Amen is the first step toward your “yes life” now.

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