Two looks at Matthew 6:13 | The Lord's Prayer week 5

Two looks at Matthew 6:13The Lord's Prayer • November 20, 2022Teachers: David Nunn and Kayla Canfield---David NunnJames 1:13-14 NIVWhen tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed.Lord, protect me from myself.Psalm 141:4 NIVLet not my heart be drawn to what is evil, to take part in wicked deeds with men who are evildoers; let me not eat of their delicacies.1 Corinthians 10:13 NIVNo temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear.  But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.Deliverance is preceded by resistance.  Effective resistance is preceded by submission to God.James 4:7 NIVSubmit yourselves, then, to God.  Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.Matthew 26:41 NIV“Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.  The spirit is willing, but the body is weak”Kayla CanfieldMatthew 6:13 NIVAnd lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.The evil one is not God’s opposite.Genesis 3:15 NIVAnd I will put enmitybetween you and the woman,and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.Matthew 26:38 NIVMy soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death.Matthew 26:39 NIVMy Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.N.T. WrightThis is what obedience looks like when it stares evil in the face.1. We need to be reminded every day that following Jesus is hard.2. Our deliverance is already and not yet.3. We declare victory over evil.N.T. WrightTo pray ‘deliver us from the evil one’ is to inhale the victory of the cross.Matthew 6:9-13 NIVOur Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.