Pattern For Prayer [Part 5]

Pastor Daniel Cormier shares Part 5 of our new 2023 Spring series examining the Lord’s Prayer with a message entitled "Pray Our Father’s Guidance & Guardianship”.

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Warm-up. Are you a morning person or a night person?

Read: Matthew 4:1-11. Ask God to bless your study.

1. What does the fact that we are to daily pray for spiritual protection (Matthew 6:13) tell us about our lives?

2. What is God’s purpose in allowing temptation to test us? What determines whether temptation makes or breaks us?

3. What are some biblical examples of God testing his people? Share, if you’re comfortable to do so, any personal experiences of God’s testing in your life and how you responded.

4. What does James say is the cause of temptation (1:13-14)?

5. Of Satan's three temptations in this passage, which one do you struggle with the most? What attributes of God and his promises from Scripture help you battle such temptations?

6. Read 1 Corinthians 10:6-13. What promise does God provide when we are tempted? How does this promise give us a better understanding of why we are to daily pray the sixth petition?

7. Read Hebrews 2:17-18 and 4:15-16. What hope do these passages give you as you face temptations in your life?