Another way to Read the Lord’s Prayer
So our path begins with the observation that the Lord’s prayer is not just the kind of prayer that our Lord taught, but rather the kind of prayer our Lord prayed.
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All Prayer is Corporate Prayer
Prayer is always a kind of gathering, even when it is private. All prayer is corporate prayer, for in it we inevitably include our family, our neighbors, our church, Christ’s kingdom.
Witsius: We not only pray TO God, but FOR Him
The first petition of the Lord’s pray calls upon God to “hallow” his own name, which is remarkable for at least three reasons. Witsius argues that this is remarkable for three reasons: It is...
Pray in the Plural
I am really appreciating Witsius on the Lord’s Prayer (which is what I am currently preaching through at CTK). His insights are striking and perspective-changing, and his analysis is exhaustive. He is, in fact,...
Pray with Other People
We have lost the art of corporate prayer, which is a shame because corporate prayer is particularly blessed by our God. The Problem with Corporate Prayer At the root of the problem is that...