Praying as Christ Taught Us: Soli Deo Gloria

In this sermon series, we have learned that when Jesus teaches us to pray in Matthew 6, He doesn’t start with our needs—He starts with God: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.” Before prayer ever changes our circumstances, it is meant to reorient our hearts toward the glory of God. As we come to the end of the Lord’s Prayer, we see where all of this has been heading. After eleven chapters of deep theology in his letter to the church in Rome, the apostle Paul doesn’t conclude with a neat summary—he explodes in worship. The final word of prayer is praise, and the reason is simple: all true prayer ends where it began—with the glory of God alone.