1 00:00:01,160 --> 00:00:05,080 We are one church. We love God, love people, love 2 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:06,960 His mission, and love His church. 3 00:00:07,520 --> 00:00:09,520 Welcome to the One Church Podcast. 4 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:20,440 We're starting 2026 by looking at the most important words ever 5 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:24,080 spoken, the words of Jesus. And in this series, Jesus said 6 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:28,840 his words are going to shape us. They're going to change us, 7 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:31,560 they're going to grow us, they're going to help us, and we 8 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:35,680 want to let him speak into our house. 9 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:39,080 And we begin today by looking at some of the words Jesus said 10 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:42,640 about prayer. What a better place to start 11 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:44,400 than this. So good. 12 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:46,720 And here we are in Matthew chapter 6. 13 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:48,840 This then is how you should pray. 14 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:56,360 Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your Kingdom come, 15 00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:58,720 your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 16 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:02,160 Give us today Our Daily Bread and forgive us our sins, as we 17 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:03,920 forgive those who sin against us. 18 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:07,360 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. 19 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:11,440 For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever 20 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:13,040 and ever. Amen. 21 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:18,120 Prayer is to be a delight for Jesus followers. 22 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:23,640 It's a connection between you and the God who created 23 00:01:23,960 --> 00:01:26,120 everything. I was listening to how many 24 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:31,200 galaxies there are, how many galaxies that we can see, and 25 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:34,600 yet all the galaxies that exist outside. 26 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:39,400 The God who holds all that together wants a connection with 27 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:42,480 you to talk to you and for you to talk to Him. 28 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:46,320 It's this open door for us to communicate to one another. 29 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:50,920 The One who loves you the most invites you to a safe place so 30 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:54,080 he can talk to you and so you can talk back to him. 31 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:59,960 Prayer changes things. Prayer is never wasted time. 32 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:03,520 Many things are wasted time. They really are. 33 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:09,120 But prayer is never wasted time. And prayer sows seeds that are 34 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:13,000 always remembered. And here in Matthew's Gospel, 35 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:17,560 Jesus reveals to us the Father's pattern of prayer. 36 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:18,920 I don't think it's the only pattern. 37 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:23,200 I think there are many patterns. But here is a pattern that is so 38 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:27,280 helpful to help us to pray. And I think if you outwork this 39 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:30,400 pattern that I'm going to look at briefly here, it'll change 40 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:35,800 your life because connection with the Father in prayer can be 41 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:39,560 and should be and could be and will be, if you take that step, 42 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:44,200 the most precious moments of your life, the rhythm of this 43 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:47,200 can help you get closer to Him. So I want to encourage you. 44 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:48,880 I'm going to give you 7 statements. 45 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:51,920 I want to encourage you to make a note of all of them and to 46 00:02:51,920 --> 00:02:55,240 practise it in prayer. I did this this morning. 47 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:58,640 I found it so powerful in my own devotions. 48 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:02,560 So write these 7 phrases down. The first one is this, the 49 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:08,720 Father's presence, our Father in heaven, our Father in heaven. 50 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:12,560 This is so personal and so powerful because God could have 51 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:15,080 revealed himself to you in many ways. 52 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:18,600 He could have come as a dictator, He could have come as 53 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:23,480 Lord commanding you, but here rather he came as a father. 54 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:26,160 My natural father was Peter Hind. 55 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:31,600 He was a lovely man, a teacher, a lover of books and he read 3 56 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:36,680 or 4 books every week of as long as I knew him and he carried a 57 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:39,760 wonderful bass voice. If he was in this room you would 58 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:43,240 hear him singing. He was a follower of Jesus and 59 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:46,120 if he was alive today, this year he would have been 100 years 60 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:49,000 old, my dad, and he's now in heaven. 61 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:52,440 I'm grateful for him and what he brought to my life. 62 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:57,960 But as a Jesus follower, God the perfect Father has become my 63 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:00,600 heavenly Father. And it's true of you if you know 64 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:04,840 Jesus, the perfect Father without blemish, who never 65 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:08,240 disappoints. And as we come to communicate to 66 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:11,760 him, he's near. His presence is near. 67 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:16,920 And the Father's pattern for prayer stops in his presence. 68 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:22,800 Our Father in heaven, we are to be still in his presence, to 69 00:04:22,840 --> 00:04:28,440 stop, to stop. Do you find that your thoughts? 70 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:32,360 Do you find sometimes when you stop to pray, it's like there is 71 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:35,160 a merry go round going on in your head? 72 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:38,240 So many thoughts. The things that I can remember 73 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:43,800 that I've forgotten to do when I stop to pray is utterly amazing. 74 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:46,440 In fact, if you've forgotten anything and you need to 75 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:49,200 remember, just stop to pray. It'll come back to mind as a 76 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:52,440 distraction. Write it down and keep going. 77 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:56,080 We are to be still. We come before our Daddy in the 78 00:04:56,080 --> 00:05:00,280 heavens and we pause and we welcome His presence. 79 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:03,040 And you know you can do that anytime. 80 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:05,400 You can be sat at your desk at work. 81 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:08,400 You can be waiting in a queue at the checkout. 82 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:11,240 You can be in front of your classroom. 83 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:14,600 You can be sat with your friends taking a lesson. 84 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:20,200 You can just stop and go. Our Father, my Father in heaven, 85 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:23,160 why don't you just do that? Now? 86 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:28,880 If it helps you to close your eyes, just do that and pause and 87 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:38,120 stop and just say quietly, My Father in heaven, our Father in 88 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:43,440 heaven. This is the Father's pattern for 89 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:45,920 prayer. Write this down the second 90 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:52,240 phrase, the Father's praise, hallowed, hallowed, be your 91 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:55,600 name. It means to give Him first the 92 00:05:55,600 --> 00:06:00,480 unique place that He deserves unconditional praise. 93 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:04,320 We can speak praise. We can sing praise. 94 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:07,800 We can shout praise. We can think praise. 95 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:11,760 We can write praise. We can read a Psalm of praise. 96 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:16,800 In it all we give thanks. Praise to give thanks. 97 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:19,720 You know, a thankful heart is a praising heart. 98 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:22,880 A thankful heart is a contented heart. 99 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:26,320 It's a blessed heart. It's another centred heart. 100 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:29,760 A thankful heart is a compelling heart in others. 101 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:34,680 When you meet them, you can tell if someone's thankful, usually 102 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:37,280 in the first two or three minutes, because if they aren't, 103 00:06:37,280 --> 00:06:38,760 they'll tell you something that's wrong. 104 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:43,080 They'll tell you something that's they're not happy with 105 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:44,840 all that. It's difficult, but someone 106 00:06:44,840 --> 00:06:47,640 who's thankful, it just comes out of them. 107 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:52,920 Every year there are two newsletters I love from two of 108 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:55,200 the most senior people in our church. 109 00:06:55,280 --> 00:06:57,840 And I read that I look forward to their newsletters. 110 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:01,680 And it comes in the first one from this lady, full of her 111 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:06,120 thanks for Jesus, full of her thanks for salvation, full of 112 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:09,840 her thanks for another year, full of her thanks in life. 113 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:12,440 And then I read the other one from a gentleman who's the 114 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:15,760 oldest man in our church. And he said this and talking 115 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:20,040 about the sight he's in, he said the highlight of every week of 116 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:24,080 my life is going to. And he names one of our sites 117 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:25,960 and being part of the worship there. 118 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:28,400 I just, I just thank for hearts. I love it. 119 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:31,800 Set your heart to praise him and to be thankful. 120 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:35,400 Honestly, say thank you for 10 things. 121 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:38,640 You'll feel better. You will grumble about 10. 122 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:41,920 You won't. We all have nothing to complain 123 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:44,040 about and everything to be grateful for. 124 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:46,720 Last year in your life, look what the Lord did. 125 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:49,760 Last year in this house, look what the Lord did. 126 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:54,760 The Father's pattern for prayer starts with praise. 127 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:57,920 Why don't you do it now? Think in your head. 128 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:01,480 Let some thought of thought come into your mind. 129 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:08,160 Hallowed be your name. Think it, speak it out loud. 130 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:13,400 Hallowed be your name, Say it now, be thankful, Hallowed be 131 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:15,760 your name. This is the Father's pattern for 132 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:19,480 prayer, the Father's presence, the Father's praise. 133 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:26,160 Thirdly, the Father's power. Your Kingdom come, your will be 134 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:29,000 done on earth as it is in heaven. 135 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:34,640 Other times when you don't know what to do, when you've got no 136 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:38,960 answers. We were very well planned for 137 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:42,200 our New Year's Eve celebration this year because the previous 138 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:45,720 year took us a little bit by surprise with how many people 139 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:48,000 came. So this year you had to book in, 140 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:51,760 you had to reserve a ticket. I was amazed how many of you 141 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:54,200 didn't reserve a ticket but still turned up. 142 00:08:56,520 --> 00:08:59,240 Hopefully next year you'll realise that we'll say you can't 143 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:01,800 come in. But we managed to squeeze 144 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:05,520 everyone into this hall and I felt so much more contented 145 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:11,120 because it was not chaos. We were could breathe and meet 146 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:15,200 with him. But sometimes, other times, when 147 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:21,520 you don't know what to do, this truth is a gift to heaven for 148 00:09:21,520 --> 00:09:25,800 us. It invites His authority who He 149 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:28,160 is. Remember who He is, all the 150 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:35,680 galaxies to invite His authority into every moment of my life. 151 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:39,400 It reminds us that He's in charge. 152 00:09:39,440 --> 00:09:44,680 Whatever's happening, He has all the answers, and He always has 153 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:50,000 the final say to pray like this. The Father's power invites His 154 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:54,440 authority and His Kingdom into every situation that we face. 155 00:09:56,480 --> 00:10:01,520 We can get wisdom from a doctor, advice from a pastor, help from 156 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:05,440 a friend. We can get information from the 157 00:10:05,680 --> 00:10:11,320 from Google, but authority from God in that situation is more 158 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:14,480 significant. Alongside all of those is more 159 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:20,240 significant here on earth as it is in heaven. 160 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:22,480 Our lives can be cluttered, can't they? 161 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:27,360 They can feel foggy, unclear moments of what's this left 162 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:30,440 field things that happen. And then we look at our world as 163 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:33,800 we start this year. We see again sadness and 164 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:36,760 brokenness and disaster and conflict. 165 00:10:37,400 --> 00:10:41,720 Never forget above this realm that we live in the spiritual 166 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:47,360 pressure above it. Above it He lives and everything 167 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:50,240 is alright and secure and serene. 168 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:53,160 And one day we will be with him in that realm. 169 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:56,840 And we are praying that that realm will come to this realm. 170 00:10:57,840 --> 00:11:02,080 To pray like this brings the fullness of who He is into your 171 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:05,800 situation. And it starts with us, Lord, I 172 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:13,040 invite you, Father, to be Lord of me, Your Kingdom come in me. 173 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:17,080 And then it's my family, my children, grandchildren, if 174 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:22,160 we're married, our husbands, our wives, it's to invite His rule 175 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:27,440 in them and over them. And then our street, your 176 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:29,920 church. I invite you and all that you 177 00:11:29,960 --> 00:11:33,920 are into every part of this house situations you're facing. 178 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:36,640 I invite your rule into every situation. 179 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:40,240 You have the last words. And for our city, we're inviting 180 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:45,320 his name and His rule and His will into Leicester and 181 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:48,400 Loughborough and beyond that he would get the glory. 182 00:11:49,280 --> 00:11:56,680 Why don't you do that right now? Think of your life, pause, think 183 00:11:56,760 --> 00:11:59,680 your mind, your health, your well-being. 184 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:04,520 Just say over yourself, your Kingdom come, your will be done, 185 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:11,520 do it now. Think of your family, some of 186 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:13,240 your hearts are aching just thinking. 187 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:17,320 Just speak these words, The Father's power, your Kingdom 188 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:20,360 come, your will be done over my family. 189 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:25,400 Go and do it now. Your street come picture your 190 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:31,080 neighbours, your Kingdom come, your will be done. 191 00:12:31,400 --> 00:12:35,240 May this be the year my neighbours come to Christ, the 192 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:40,040 church, every situation. This is the Father's pattern for 193 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:43,280 prayer. Write this one down. 194 00:12:43,560 --> 00:12:48,800 The Father's provision. Give us today Our Daily Bread. 195 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:51,360 All of us in the room are different. 196 00:12:51,360 --> 00:12:55,640 Ones of us receive income from a job or benefits or grants or 197 00:12:55,840 --> 00:12:59,000 pension income or gifts or resources. 198 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:05,680 But He is our source to thank Him for every part of your life 199 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:11,280 and go through every moment trusting Him and giving Him your 200 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:14,280 needs. There is a difference between 201 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:18,080 our wants and our needs. Occasionally God loves us so 202 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:21,880 much that our wants become a reality, but not always. 203 00:13:22,080 --> 00:13:26,160 And that's all right. The Bible is so powerful to 204 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:32,720 quote for the provision of everything you need for food. 205 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:36,960 He's your sustainer, Don't worry, saying what shall we eat, 206 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:38,760 What shall we drink, what shall we wear? 207 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:42,640 Oh, how many of us spend time with that when you're fasting 208 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:45,920 and when we fast, we're not. We don't go in our little gym at 209 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:48,120 home. I can't believe how much time we 210 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:51,360 have because we spend a lot of time. 211 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:53,720 Susan says she spends a lot of time preparing menus. 212 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:58,440 I'm so grateful that she's the cook in our house, preparing 213 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:02,800 menus, shopping for menus, eating the food, doing the 214 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:03,960 exercise. You've all of a sudden got all 215 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:06,520 this time now. I know you say our children are 216 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:10,320 not at home anymore, so I just want to acknowledge that because 217 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:12,120 my son says, you know, it's all right for you. 218 00:14:12,120 --> 00:14:18,560 I've cooked three meals today Dad, whilst you're fasting, so I 219 00:14:18,560 --> 00:14:22,440 have to remember that. But seek for us the Kingdom and 220 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:24,720 his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as 221 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:27,880 well. Provision, the Father's 222 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:30,440 provision in finance. Honour the Lord with your 223 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:33,480 wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops, and then your 224 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:36,080 barns will be filled to overflowing and your vats will 225 00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:39,320 bring over with new wine. With all the wisdom you need, my 226 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:42,320 son, don't let wisdom and understanding out of your sight. 227 00:14:42,560 --> 00:14:46,600 Preserve judgement, discretion. They will be life to you. 228 00:14:47,160 --> 00:14:50,120 Courage. Have I not commanded you? 229 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:52,680 It's your boldness. Be strong and courageous. 230 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:55,080 Do not be afraid. Do not be discouraged. 231 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:58,000 This is his provision. He's with you wherever you go. 232 00:14:58,280 --> 00:15:00,960 The grace you need, the patience you need. 233 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:05,120 He said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for my power 234 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:08,080 is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I boast. 235 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:12,280 Wow, almost gladly about my weaknesses so that Christ's 236 00:15:12,280 --> 00:15:15,280 power may rest in you. What about the love you need the 237 00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:17,960 Father's provision. The Lord appeared to us in the 238 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:22,400 past and said I've loved you with an everlasting love. 239 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:26,080 I've drawn you. I love this with unfailing 240 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:30,640 kindness, the unfailing kindness of God to you. 241 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:35,680 People want to make God out to be mean and a dictator and 242 00:15:35,680 --> 00:15:40,320 distance, but He is unfailing in His kindness towards you, 243 00:15:41,320 --> 00:15:45,240 constant kindness. What about guidance, the map for 244 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:47,120 your life, the provision you need? 245 00:15:47,320 --> 00:15:49,480 Turn to the left, turn to the right. 246 00:15:49,640 --> 00:15:52,720 You'll hear a voice behind you saying this is the way. 247 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:56,000 Walk in it. He gives us Our Daily Bread. 248 00:15:56,240 --> 00:16:00,080 Share it with others every day. Carry this bread. 249 00:16:01,640 --> 00:16:04,720 Just pause for a moment because there'll be one of those phrases 250 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:09,360 I've said that's very paramount in your life, and just say this 251 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:17,360 thank you that you will give me today, my daily bread, my daily 252 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:23,920 bread, my daily bread. I trust you for everything. 253 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:26,640 This is the Father's pattern for prayer. 254 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:32,280 I love this, the Father's pardon, who forgives all our 255 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:35,160 sins as we forgive those who sin against us. 256 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:39,480 Confession is so important. Many of us are in danger at 257 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:42,240 times of cursing ourselves by our confession. 258 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:47,000 I'm useless, I'm rubbish. I should have, should have, 259 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:50,160 should have. I love the phrase an old nun 260 00:16:50,160 --> 00:16:53,280 wrote in a picture above her bed that just said this today. 261 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:58,000 I will not should on myself. I like that. 262 00:16:58,880 --> 00:17:00,320 Do you catch? I should have, I should have. 263 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:05,920 That's just living in next time I will but thank you that you 264 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:07,599 love me in the middle of it anyway. 265 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:12,240 Confession over yourself. Stop confessing negativity over 266 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:14,200 yourself. I am loved. 267 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:20,359 I am beautiful in his sight and the right me that he's made and 268 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:23,599 he has a plan for me. But here he says the Father's 269 00:17:23,599 --> 00:17:29,720 pardon to confess your sins within that a charismatic 270 00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:32,360 stream. We're not always very good at at 271 00:17:32,360 --> 00:17:35,840 confession. We've pulled a long way away 272 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:40,520 from sitting with the priest in a box next to us and and 273 00:17:40,520 --> 00:17:43,120 confessing our sins. But there's some principles in 274 00:17:43,120 --> 00:17:48,280 that which we miss out because confessing our sins is 275 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:53,320 important. Forgive us our sins, confession 276 00:17:54,320 --> 00:17:57,680 a daily journey. And sometimes there is a need to 277 00:17:57,680 --> 00:18:02,360 confess your sins to another because you need the help and 278 00:18:02,360 --> 00:18:06,840 the accountability to not just keep saying sorry, but to change 279 00:18:07,120 --> 00:18:09,800 and remember this. There's nothing in your life, no 280 00:18:09,800 --> 00:18:14,160 hidden addiction, no no, no secret thing in your life, no 281 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:16,240 habit pattern that you can't be free of. 282 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:19,920 In the name of Jesus, remember there's nothing, nothing that 283 00:18:19,920 --> 00:18:22,520 can hold you that you can't get free of this year. 284 00:18:22,680 --> 00:18:28,200 But we confess, forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin 285 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:33,520 against us. We choose to release mercy to 286 00:18:33,520 --> 00:18:36,560 anyone who's hurt us. I just sat and thought about 287 00:18:36,560 --> 00:18:38,880 that this morning. I could not think of anyone this 288 00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:42,400 morning. Maybe by tonight there'll be 289 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:44,600 somebody. But there was, there was nobody 290 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:47,200 this morning. I thought, Lord, that's a great 291 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:54,680 start to a year. Release Mercy to those who've 292 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:59,120 hurt you, a gift they may not deserve, but you received a gift 293 00:18:59,120 --> 00:19:03,240 you didn't deserve. Release and now refuse to carry 294 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:09,440 the weight of that pain because you're never defined by what has 295 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:13,440 happened to you or by what your family was or the mistakes 296 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:18,280 others made around you. You are defined by His grace and 297 00:19:18,280 --> 00:19:21,600 kindness and forgiveness over your life. 298 00:19:21,920 --> 00:19:26,680 That's the grace of the gospel. How do we do some work now? 299 00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:31,600 Is there a sin you just need to quietly confess to the Lord? 300 00:19:31,600 --> 00:19:34,480 Do it now because His grace is in this room. 301 00:19:36,920 --> 00:19:38,440 Is there someone you need to forgive? 302 00:19:39,640 --> 00:19:41,400 Did someone upset you over Christmas? 303 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:46,000 Was a brother or sister unnecessarily antagonistic? 304 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:49,600 Go on, give them a gift they may not deserve. 305 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:52,920 Forgive them because they sue your brother and sister. 306 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:59,240 This is the Father's pattern for prayer. 307 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:03,640 These are Jesus words, the Father's protection. 308 00:20:04,360 --> 00:20:09,040 Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil. 1 Does 309 00:20:09,040 --> 00:20:10,920 this mean we'll never face temptation? 310 00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:14,240 It does not. It doesn't. 311 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:18,320 Wouldn't it be great? It'd be great if certain things, 312 00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:22,160 when you, Lord, come into my life and all of a sudden that 313 00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:24,360 you were never tempted with anything ever again. 314 00:20:24,480 --> 00:20:27,440 It'd be wonderful, but it is not going to happen. 315 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:33,400 But here's the promise from God that when you attempted, when 316 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:38,040 you attempted, He's faithful and He will provide a way out so 317 00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:41,480 that you can endure it. Every time you are tempted, He 318 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:45,080 gives you a way out. It's a choice every time. 319 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:48,840 Sometimes you have to run. Sometimes you have to shout that 320 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:49,880 you're not going to do something. 321 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:54,560 Sometimes you decide, but there's always a way out. 322 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:56,840 When we face challenges, He's with us. 323 00:20:56,880 --> 00:20:58,520 I love this. You know, people write the 324 00:20:58,520 --> 00:20:59,880 gospel. You know, it's all lovely. 325 00:20:59,880 --> 00:21:02,560 It's all delight. It's all just Jesus and love. 326 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:06,120 But the Bible says this. When you pass through the 327 00:21:06,120 --> 00:21:10,760 waters, I'll be with you. When you pass through the rivers 328 00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:15,000 that won't sweep over you, when you walk through the fire, you 329 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:18,400 won't be burned, for I am with you. 330 00:21:20,120 --> 00:21:23,560 We face suffering. Paul writes this. 331 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:29,640 It has been granted to you. Thank you on behalf of Christ, 332 00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:34,640 not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him. 333 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:37,880 I don't like that part of the Bible. 334 00:21:37,880 --> 00:21:42,480 You say we face suffering, but listen, He walks with us in it, 335 00:21:42,840 --> 00:21:48,680 in it all, the Father's pattern encourages us to ask for and 336 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:54,160 receive protection from the evil one, to ask for and receive 337 00:21:54,320 --> 00:21:59,040 protection from our own failings, and to ask for and 338 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:02,440 receive strength to resist temptation. 339 00:22:04,760 --> 00:22:08,880 We're invited this morning, this beautiful invitation from the 340 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:14,560 Father to hide in him, to put on his armour and take our stand 341 00:22:17,560 --> 00:22:20,480 right now. Invite his protection. 342 00:22:22,440 --> 00:22:25,480 Some of us, in this first gathering, our minds have been 343 00:22:25,840 --> 00:22:28,800 going where they shouldn't right now. 344 00:22:28,800 --> 00:22:30,520 You're going to bring them back in line. 345 00:22:31,560 --> 00:22:36,160 We have the mind of Christ. This is the Bible. 346 00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:39,080 Invite His protection over your mind. 347 00:22:44,040 --> 00:22:47,920 We do not have to make the mistakes our friends have made. 348 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:54,120 We do not need to fear hereditary sickness coming down 349 00:22:54,120 --> 00:22:59,720 to us. Perhaps you had a loved one die 350 00:22:59,720 --> 00:23:02,280 young. That doesn't mean that is the 351 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:07,960 definition of your life. Invite His protection and do 352 00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:10,400 this. Just appropriate the power of 353 00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:12,640 the blood of Jesus over your life. 354 00:23:12,920 --> 00:23:14,480 In fact, why not say those words? 355 00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:19,520 I appropriate the protection of the blood of Jesus over my life. 356 00:23:19,520 --> 00:23:21,480 This is the Father's pattern of prayer. 357 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:25,920 Let's go through these points really quickly here. 358 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:31,160 Firstly, the Father's presence, our Father in heaven. 359 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:35,280 Let's say that together. The Father's presence, come on, 360 00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:39,160 the Father's presence, our Father in heaven. 361 00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:47,000 Next, the Father's praise, hallowed be your name. 362 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:54,440 Next, the Father's power, your Kingdom come, Your will be done 363 00:23:55,000 --> 00:24:01,840 on earth as it is in heaven. Next, Father's provision, give 364 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:08,480 us today Our Daily Bread. Next, Father's pardon, forgive 365 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:12,840 us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. 366 00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:19,560 Next, Father's protection and lead us not into temptation, but 367 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:24,120 deliver us from the evil. Honestly, tomorrow morning, get 368 00:24:24,120 --> 00:24:28,000 out of bed 10 minutes early than you have been doing. 369 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:32,840 Set your alarm a bit earlier. Sometimes our alarm goes off. 370 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:39,480 I wonder why on earth is happening in my life and you can 371 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:42,160 only snooze it 12 times before you're late. 372 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:51,040 Get up, open a Psalm of thanks and then pray. 373 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:56,840 Through this I invite your presence, Father, I hallow your 374 00:24:56,840 --> 00:25:00,360 name and praise you. I invite your power into every 375 00:25:00,360 --> 00:25:02,960 area of my life. Thank You that you'll provide 376 00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:04,960 all I need through your daily bread. 377 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:08,560 Forgive me for my sin. I release again those who've 378 00:25:08,560 --> 00:25:12,280 hurt me and protect me and my family, leading us not into 379 00:25:12,280 --> 00:25:17,480 temptation, delivering us from the evil. 1 and lastly, the 380 00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:24,080 Father's purpose for yours. This is in the footnote of many 381 00:25:24,080 --> 00:25:28,920 Bibles, but it's in the prayer that we pray so often for yours. 382 00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:38,160 Yours is the Kingdom and yours is the power, and yours is the 383 00:25:38,280 --> 00:25:40,600 glory. Forever and ever. 384 00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:43,560 Gone say those 3 words when I get there with a bit of bit of 385 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:49,080 energy. For yours is the, the and the 386 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:52,480 forever and ever. Amen. 387 00:25:54,560 --> 00:26:01,720 His Lordship, His power, His glory to be demonstrated in us. 388 00:26:03,080 --> 00:26:05,240 In Luke's Gospel, Jesus said it like this. 389 00:26:05,240 --> 00:26:10,440 He says this is how you should pray. 390 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:18,960 This is how you should pray. Give this a go and I guarantee 391 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:23,640 your life will change because it's Jesus words. 392 00:26:25,280 --> 00:26:26,680 Let's say the Lord's Prayer together. 393 00:26:28,040 --> 00:26:34,080 Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be your name, your 394 00:26:34,080 --> 00:26:39,480 Kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 395 00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:45,080 Give us this day Our Daily Bread, and forgive us our sins, 396 00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:50,720 as we forgive those who sin against us and lead us not into 397 00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:53,840 temptation, but deliver us from evil. 398 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:59,800 For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever 399 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:01,640 and ever. Amen. 400 00:27:06,560 --> 00:27:10,360 The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine 401 00:27:10,360 --> 00:27:14,600 upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord turn his face towards 402 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:16,320 you and give you peace.