Sunday Sermon Notes

True prayer expresses trust in God’s protection. 

  • Matthew 6:9–13 (ESV) 9 Pray then like this “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. 10 Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.11 Give us this day our daily bread, 12 and forgive us our debts,  as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

  • Two Ways Our Father Protects Us

    • He leads us

  • 1 John 2:16 (ESV) For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world.

  • 1 Corinthians 10:12–13 (ESV) 12 Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. 13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

    • He delivers us

  • John 10:10 (ESV) The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

  • Psalm 18:2 (ESV) The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

  • Psalm 34:17 (ESV) When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.

  • Psalm 91:14–15 (ESV) 14 “Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name. 15 When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble I will rescue him and honor him.

  • Psalm 107:6 (ESV) Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.

  • Colossians 1:13 (ESV) He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,

John 17:15 (ESV) I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one.