The Answering Honor of God, Luke 11:1-13

When we hear about the Friend at Midnight, we probably think of the fellow who bangs on the door of his neighbor’s house until he finally gets up and gives him some bread. What if that wasn’t quite the proper understanding of this important parable? What if the parable was about the fellow who gets awakened giving the bread because he doesn’t want to bring shame on himself and his village by not acting according to the laws of hospitality? Father Jeremiah explores this in this sermon on Luke 11.

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The Shamelessness of God, Luke 11.1-13

When you think of prayer, where are your thoughts drawn? Are they drawn to how you should pray? Do you think about the way in which you pray? Or do you consider the character of the one to whom you pray? Father Jeremiah reminds of the importance of basing our prayers not on how we pray, but on the one we pray to. Remembering the kind of God we pray to undergirds our prayers continually.

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Temptation and Deliverance

Why ask the Father to not lead us into temptation when God tempts no one? The answer is in what exactly are we actually asking. This petition only makes sense when paired with the final petition asking for deliverance from evil. This is the final sermon in our series on the Lord's Prayer.

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Forgive Us Our Trespasses

This petition is a bold request of God! Forgive us our sins! What does it mean to ask this? What are we saying about ourselves? What are we saying that we need to do in response to this request? How can we forgive those who hurt us and sin against us? Father Jeremiah walks us through this petition and helps us to understand just what we are praying when we ask the Father to forgive our sins.

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Give Us Our Daily Bread

We pray this prayer every week, but what do it's words mean? What is our daily bread that we need to ask for it daily? The bread we ask for is so much more than just food. "Give us this day our daily bread" asks God for more that you imagine. Listen to find out what this all means.

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Thy Will Be Done

Father Jeremiah continues to lead us through the Lord's Prayer. Why do we pray, "Thy will be done"? What does it mean? What is God's will for us? Listen to discover more about this petition of the Lord's Prayer

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Thy Kingdom Come

This week we consider the importance and meaning of the Kingdom of God and what it means that we pray to the Father for it to come. Listen to find out more!

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Hallowed be Thy Name

Father Jeremiah continues his series on the Lord's Prayer. This week we look at the first petition, "Hallowed be Thy Name."  Why is God's name so important that we start with this petition? How is God's name hallowed? Listen to find out more!

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Our Father in Heaven, John 1.1-18

On this First Sunday after Christmas, Father Jeremiah began a series on the Lord's Prayer. This sermon focuses on "Our Father, which art in heaven." He links our ability to pray this prayer to Jesus himself, the only begotten who is from the Father and perfectly reveals the Father to us. The series will continue through the season of Epiphany.

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