Kingdom Prayer:The Cross of the Lord’s Prayer

Pastor Timothy Chan

Chinese Grace Bible ChurchSunday, February 19, 2012

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IntroductionForgiveness is at the center of all kinds of ________________ and at the crux of ____________________.

relationships Christian

theology

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Forgiveness is the key to applying Kingdom realities into our present life. We increase our ______________ in asking for divine forgiveness if we…

Introduction

confidence

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Matthew 6:9-15 (NIV 1984)

9 “This, then, is how you should pray:

   “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,

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Matthew 6:9-15 (NIV 1984)

10 your kingdom come, your will be done    on earth as it is in heaven.

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Matthew 6:9-15 (NIV 1984)

11 Give us today our daily bread.

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Matthew 6:9-15 (NIV 1984)

12 Forgive us our debts,    as we also have forgiven our debtors.

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Matthew 6:9-15 (NIV 1984)

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’

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Matthew 6:9-15 (NIV 1984)

14 For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

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Matthew 6:9-15 (NIV 1984)

15 But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

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Ephesians 4:32 (NIV 1984)

32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

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I. Recognize the ______________ of our ______________ and of His _______________

magnitudeimperfectionperfectio

n

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Matthew 18:22 (NIV 1984)

22 Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.

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Romans 5:8 (NIV 1984)

8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

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Psalm 103:8-12 (NIV 1984)

8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious,    slow to anger, abounding in love.

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Psalm 103:8-12 (NIV 1984)

9 He will not always accuse,    nor will he harbor his anger forever;

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Psalm 103:8-12 (NIV 1984)

10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve    or repay us according to our iniquities.

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Psalm 103:8-12 (NIV 1984)

11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,    so great is his love for those who fear him;

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Psalm 103:8-12 (NIV 1984)

12 as far as the east is from the west,    so far has he removed our

transgressions from us.

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1 John 1:9 (NIV 1984)

9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

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Hebrews 10:26-27 (NIV 1984)

26 If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left,

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Hebrews 10:26-27 (NIV 1984)

27 but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God.

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I. Recognize the ______________ of our ______________ and of His _______________

magnitudeimperfection

perfection

A. We are used to __________ and _______________ the gravity of our depravity.

hidingneglecting

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I. Recognize the ______________ of our ______________ and of His _______________

magnitudeimperfection

perfection

A. We are used to __________ and _______________ the gravity of our depravity.

hidingneglecting

B. God will never grow weary of forgiving if we plead in ____________.sincerity

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Matthew 6:14-15 (NIV 1984)

14 For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

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Matthew 6:14-15 (NIV 1984)

15 But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

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II. Discover the __________ of divine forgiveness

primacy

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Ephesians 4:31-32 (NIV 1984)

31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.

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Ephesians 4:31-32 (NIV 1984)

32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

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Luke 23:33-34 (NIV 1984)

33 When they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified him, along with the criminals—one on his right, the other on his left.

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Luke 23:33-34 (NIV 1984)

34 Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.

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Jeremiah 31:34 (NIV 1984)

34 No longer will a man teach his neighbor,    or a man his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know me,    from the least of them to the greatest,”    declares the LORD.

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Jeremiah 31:34 (NIV 1984)

“For I will forgive their wickedness    and will remember their sins no more.”

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II. Discover the __________ of divine forgiveness

primacy

A. Forgiveness is more important than ___________: a ______________ to heed

worshipcorrectio

n

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Mark 11:25 (NIV 1984)

25 And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.”

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Matthew 5:23-24 (NIV 1984)

23 “Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,

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Matthew 5:23-24 (NIV 1984)

24 leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.

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II. Discover the __________ of divine forgiveness

primacyA. Forgiveness is more important than

___________: a ______________ to heedworship

correctionB. Forgiveness is a simple and

searching ____________ in Kingdom living: a __________ to make

principle decisio

n

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II. Discover the __________ of divine forgiveness

primacyA. Forgiveness is more important than

___________: a ______________ to heedworship

correctionB. Forgiveness is a simple and searching

____________ in Kingdom living: a __________ to make

principle

decision

C. Forgiveness is anti-cultural – it is not based on our _________: an act of ____________ by faith

feelingsobedien

ce

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III. Discover the __________ of forgiving one another

benefits

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Matthew 6:14-15 (NIV 1984)

14 For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

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Matthew 6:14-15 (NIV 1984)

15 But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

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III. Discover the __________ of forgiving one another

benefits

A. Forgiveness is not a ________, but a real _______ for our wounds

labelcure

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III. Discover the __________ of forgiving one another

benefits

A. Forgiveness is not a ________, but a real _______ for our wounds

labelcur

eB. Forgiveness removes ____________ from the pasttoxicit

y

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III. Discover the __________ of forgiving one another

benefits

A. Forgiveness is not a ________, but a real _______ for our wounds

labelcur

eB. Forgiveness removes _________ from the

past

toxicity

C. Forgiveness mixed with ________ yields the greatest potencyfaith

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Final RemarksWhat if we do not have the cross in our prayer?Are we spending too much time getting over forgiveness?