Public prayer....Matthew 6:5

In my opinion it was given as a pattern of prayer!
Breakdown:
OUR FATHER WHICH ART IN HEAVEN............recognizing that God is supreme and creator of all this world!
HALLOWED BE THE NAME..................recognizing that as supreme creator,He alone deserves to be honoured and worshipped in holiness!
THY KINGDOM COME...................He is owner of all,the cattle on a thousand hills,all silver and gold and ALL souls!
THEY WILL BE DONE IN EARTH,AS IT IS IN HEAVEN.................there is unity,love and peace in heaven,we are to pray this same WILL into our lives!
GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD.................recognizing He being the good Father gives unto us ALL that we have!
AND FORGIVE US OUR DEBTS,AS WE FORGIVE OUR DEBTORS.............. We must be forgiving to be forgiven. We must also recognize when we trespass against Him! Confess all before Him,that we can also forgive!
AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPATION,BUT DELIVER U.S. FROM EVIL..........we know God doesn't tempt man but we pray His Spirit will lead to be aware of the snares of satan.......when we are tempted,He makes a way of escape and is our advocate so sin doesn't separate us from Him!
FOR THINE IS THE KINGDOM,AND THE POWER,AND THE GLORY................. He is sovereign above ALL else He alone has the power we need to overcome,and it is His glory that is awesome!
FOREVER..........God is ETERNAL! Alpha,and Omega,the first and last ,the beginning and the end!
AMEN................Agreement!

“When you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Most certainly, I tell you, they have received their reward..."

This passage is followed by Jesus instructing his disciples how to pray, in private with what's known as The Lord's Prayer.

I'm not posting this with the intent of preaching, because frankly I don't know enough to preach. I simply enjoy hearing different perspectives on things that I wonder about and ponder on.

My old church, and pretty much every church I ever attended, the Lord's Prayer was always part of the liturgy...and its something I wondered about. For me synagogue and church are the same thing, places of worship. This passage shows Jesus admonishing his disciples to not pray in public, instead he gives them a prayer to say in private....and many if not most churches include what seems to me a private prayer and have made it part of the public service.

My new church, which is from the Reformed tradition (CRC) does not include the Lord's Prayer. But we do lots of other prayers: Prayer for understanding, prayer for forgiveness, prayers for the congregation, thanksgiving....4 or 5 prayers delivered by various people during the worship service.

Another final point, one that I hope you find humorous....its about the end of the Lord's Prayer, in most churches I heard the prayer ended with these words: "For ever and ever, amen". I stopped saying that myself, and now say "Now and forever, amen". Why do we say "forever and ever". Isn't FOREVER enough? Its...forever, forever doesn't end. Isn't it kind of like saying, "without limits and no limits too".

Thoughts?

“When you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Most certainly, I tell you, they have received their reward..."

This passage is followed by Jesus instructing his disciples how to pray, in private with what's known as The Lord's Prayer.

I'm not posting this with the intent of preaching, because frankly I don't know enough to preach. I simply enjoy hearing different perspectives on things that I wonder about and ponder on.

My old church, and pretty much every church I ever attended, the Lord's Prayer was always part of the liturgy...and its something I wondered about. For me synagogue and church are the same thing, places of worship. This passage shows Jesus admonishing his disciples to not pray in public, instead he gives them a prayer to say in private....and many if not most churches include what seems to me a private prayer and have made it part of the public service.

My new church, which is from the Reformed tradition (CRC) does not include the Lord's Prayer. But we do lots of other prayers: Prayer for understanding, prayer for forgiveness, prayers for the congregation, thanksgiving....4 or 5 prayers delivered by various people during the worship service.

Another final point, one that I hope you find humorous....its about the end of the Lord's Prayer, in most churches I heard the prayer ended with these words: "For ever and ever, amen". I stopped saying that myself, and now say "Now and forever, amen". Why do we say "forever and ever". Isn't FOREVER enough? Its...forever, forever doesn't end. Isn't it kind of like saying, "without limits and no limits too".

Thoughts?

IMO, it is very important to the Church 2day. I don't subscribe 2 the Two Gospel theology. One Gospel! Just as Paul said.

Pastor asked me to say a prayer before a study group once. I got up immediately and went into a closet. They never asked me again.

Could but not on my phone... Jesus spoke of His sacrifice more than once. Try searching a little. The Disciples spike of it in their Epistles as well

Two Gospel ideology is flawed at best, and dangerous at worst IMO.

Do some study on what Jesus taught to the Disciples.

“When you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Most certainly, I tell you, they have received their reward..."

This passage is followed by Jesus instructing his disciples how to pray, in private with what's known as The Lord's Prayer.

I'm not posting this with the intent of preaching, because frankly I don't know enough to preach. I simply enjoy hearing different perspectives on things that I wonder about and ponder on.

My old church, and pretty much every church I ever attended, the Lord's Prayer was always part of the liturgy...and its something I wondered about. For me synagogue and church are the same thing, places of worship. This passage shows Jesus admonishing his disciples to not pray in public, instead he gives them a prayer to say in private....and many if not most churches include what seems to me a private prayer and have made it part of the public service.

My new church, which is from the Reformed tradition (CRC) does not include the Lord's Prayer. But we do lots of other prayers: Prayer for understanding, prayer for forgiveness, prayers for the congregation, thanksgiving....4 or 5 prayers delivered by various people during the worship service.

Another final point, one that I hope you find humorous....its about the end of the Lord's Prayer, in most churches I heard the prayer ended with these words: "For ever and ever, amen". I stopped saying that myself, and now say "Now and forever, amen". Why do we say "forever and ever". Isn't FOREVER enough? Its...forever, forever doesn't end. Isn't it kind of like saying, "without limits and no limits too".

Thoughts?

Woman at the well... Nicodemus
On and on...
You choose to not accept it doesn't make it so....

I suggest you take a refresher course on the Gospel of Christ.... just saying