The Lords Prayer

Question 1

Our father who art in heaven

Answer 1

Statement of faith
Abba is Aramaic for Father. Jesus is close to him and wants us to be the same
God is father, loving parent
Seek his guidance and protection
God is in heaven but involved in our lives

Question 2

Hallwod be thy name

Answer 2

Praise or adoration
Gods name is holy
He is special and powerful nd beyond understanding
Should be honoured and worshipped
Accepting the call to become members of the kingdom of heaven

Question 3

Thy kingdom come thy will be done

Answer 3

Supplication
Prayer for people to accept gods rule in their hearts spreading the kingdom of god
Praying to change earth into a place like heaven obeying gods laws

Question 4

Give us this day our daily bread

Answer 4

Supplication and intercession
Asking god to provide and remove need for basic things
Asking for spiritual nourishment -Holy communion
Asking for god to provide strength

Question 5

Forgive us our trespasses

Answer 5

Confession and supplication
Forgiveness removes barriers to the spread of gods love
Forgiveness has to be shared to be effective
Conditional -forgive me so I can forgive others
We must not hold on to anger and bitterness

Question 6

Deliver us from evil

Answer 6

Intercession and supplication

We need help to resist temptation and gods grace will help

Question 7

For thine is the kingdom

Answer 7

This is the doxology
A hymn to god
Acknowledges power and wonder of god
Then we say amen to show we accept everything test is said