Published on
January 25, 2023
Video length
16 mins

A conversation with Mark Charles and John Witvliet on the Lord's Prayer.

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Reflect on this discussion (posted as five short videos on YouTube) of the Lord’s Prayer and the invitation to consider each petition of the prayer as a promise and invitation from God to God’s people to grow into new forms of perception and obedience.

(1) Our Father in Heaven: Growing into the Prayer Jesus Taught Us

(2) Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done: Growing into the Prayer Jesus Taught Us

(3) Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread: Growing into the Prayer Jesus Taught Us

(4) Forgive Us Our Sins: Growing into the Prayer Jesus Taught Us

(5) Lead Us not into Temptation: Growing into the Prayer Jesus Taught Us

 

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