Primary command
Pray for the Father’s name, kingdom, daily provision, forgiveness, protection, and deliverance—and become a forgiving people.
Read the Scripture
Primary passage
Matthew 6:9–14
9 Pray like this: “‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. 10 Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today our daily bread. 12 Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors. 13 Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’ 14 “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
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Luke
Luke 11:2–4
2 He said to them, “When you pray, say, ‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. May your Kingdom come. May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. 3 Give us day by day our daily bread. 4 Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’”
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In context
Hear the whole passage.
When the disciples ask how to pray, Jesus gives a shared pattern that begins with the Father and His kingdom, then gathers ordinary needs, reconciled relationships, and spiritual dependence.
What Jesus is forming in us
Jesus forms a prayerful community whose desires are reordered around God’s name and kingdom and whose daily life depends on His provision and mercy.
Practice this command
Take one clear step.
Pray slowly through the Lord’s Prayer, pausing to make each request specific to today.
Discuss
Talk about it.
Which part of prayer—adoration, confession, asking, listening, or trust—is hardest for you?
Pray
Pray this.
Ask the Father to make prayer truthful, simple, and persistent in you.
Teach
Teach it simply.
How would you help someone pray without performing for others or trying to manipulate God?