Embracing God as Father: The Heart of Prayer
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Understanding God as Father is crucial. Without this relationship, the Lord's Prayer becomes a mere ritual, devoid of significance. Romans 8:15 highlights this transformation, where believers receive the Spirit of sonship, enabling them to cry out, "Abba, Father." This divine transaction is not just a change in external circumstances but a profound spiritual transformation that assures us of our identity as God's children. [00:03:22]
The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. Now hold it there for just a moment. This is so vitally important. What the Bible is saying is this: that what we are not by nature we become by grace, and as a result of the miracle of God's working within our lives, we do not simply exchange one set of external circumstances for another one posture for a new religious posture. [00:04:23]
Without the intimacy of knowing God as my Father through faith in His Son, then I will not understand the absolute necessity for reverencing His holy name. Now every so often someone will notice our cornerstone which is out there at the main entryway on the left-hand side as you walk into the building and may stand and look at it and see there Psalm 138 and part of verse 2. [00:08:28]
When we think of God's name, we think of God. You cannot think of His name in isolation from His essence, from His character, and from His attributes because it is by means of the disclosure of the name of God that we are made aware of the fact that the Lord is the faithful one, the Lord is El Elyon, that the Lord is Jehovah Sit Can You, that the Lord is Jehovah Jaire, that He is our provider. [00:09:33]
True worship is focused on God and not on ourselves, and the test of worship which hallows God's name is not whether it pleases us but whether it pleases Him. You see, this would be a major revolution in many of our lives if we attended upon the opportunities of worship with our primary thought being, "Oh God, I hope that you will be pleased as a result of us gathering today and hallowing your name." [00:30:00]
The real objective in evangelism is not that people would be converted, but it is that God would be glorified. Well, that's enough. That's enough. Tonight will come to your kingdom come. For now, we will pause in prayer. If you'd like to talk concerning any of these things in our prayer room through the doors to my right and your left, you will find others who are very willing to meet with you and think through some of these implications. [00:41:00]
The phrase "Hallowed be your name" in the Lord's Prayer calls us to revere God's name, which represents His essence, character, and attributes. In a culture where names are often used casually, the biblical perspective sees names as deeply significant. God's name, "I AM," reveals His eternal, self-existent nature, distinguishing Him from all other so-called gods. [00:12:03]
Our words, worship, and witness should reflect this reverence for God's name. In our words, we must avoid using God's name superficially or to manipulate others. In worship, our focus should be on pleasing God rather than ourselves, seeking to glorify Him above all. Our witness, too, should aim to hallow God's name by leading others to become worshipers of Him. [00:39:00]
Ultimately, the goal of evangelism is not merely conversion but the glorification of God through the worship of His people. As we live out our faith, may our lives be marked by a deep reverence for God's name, manifesting in our words, worship, and witness. [00:35:10]
To truly worship and hallow God's name, we must be spiritually alive, assisted, and active. This involves being filled with the Spirit, using our voices to praise God, and living out our faith in a way that honors Him. Our spiritual vitality is essential for genuine worship and witness. [00:35:10]
The Spirit of God testifies to us that we are the children of God, that when we sing hymns and when we read the psalms and when we think of these things, there is this amazing transaction and dimension in our lives which says to us, "You know, this is true of you." [00:06:09]
Evangelism is never an end in itself. In John chapter 4, Jesus says that the Father is seeking worshipers, not converts. Worshipers. How do I know that I'm converted? I worship. Open my lips, open my mouth, that my lips may declare your praise. If we open our mouths and we don't declare His praise, why in the world would we ever believe that we're converted? [00:39:00]
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The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. Now hold it there for just a moment. This is so vitally important. What the Bible is saying is this: that what we are not by nature we become by grace, and as a result of the miracle of God's working within our lives, we do not simply exchange one set of external circumstances for another one posture for a new religious posture. [00:04:23]
Without the intimacy of knowing God as my Father through faith in His Son, then I will not understand the absolute necessity for reverencing His holy name. Now every so often someone will notice our cornerstone which is out there at the main entryway on the left-hand side as you walk into the building and may stand and look at it and see there Psalm 138 and part of verse 2. [00:08:28]
When we think of God's name, we think of God. You cannot think of His name in isolation from His essence, from His character, and from His attributes because it is by means of the disclosure of the name of God that we are made aware of the fact that the Lord is the faithful one, the Lord is El Elyon, that the Lord is Jehovah Sit Can You, that the Lord is Jehovah Jaire, that He is our provider. [00:09:33]
True worship is focused on God and not on ourselves, and the test of worship which hallows God's name is not whether it pleases us but whether it pleases Him. You see, this would be a major revolution in many of our lives if we attended upon the opportunities of worship with our primary thought being, "Oh God, I hope that you will be pleased as a result of us gathering today and hallowing your name." [00:30:00]
The real objective in evangelism is not that people would be converted, but it is that God would be glorified. Well, that's enough. That's enough. Tonight will come to your kingdom come. For now, we will pause in prayer. If you'd like to talk concerning any of these things in our prayer room through the doors to my right and your left, you will find others who are very willing to meet with you and think through some of these implications. [00:41:00]
The phrase "Hallowed be your name" in the Lord's Prayer calls us to revere God's name, which represents His essence, character, and attributes. In a culture where names are often used casually, the biblical perspective sees names as deeply significant. God's name, "I AM," reveals His eternal, self-existent nature, distinguishing Him from all other so-called gods. [00:12:03]
Our words, worship, and witness should reflect this reverence for God's name. In our words, we must avoid using God's name superficially or to manipulate others. In worship, our focus should be on pleasing God rather than ourselves, seeking to glorify Him above all. Our witness, too, should aim to hallow God's name by leading others to become worshipers of Him. [00:39:00]
Ultimately, the goal of evangelism is not merely conversion but the glorification of God through the worship of His people. As we live out our faith, may our lives be marked by a deep reverence for God's name, manifesting in our words, worship, and witness. [00:35:10]
To truly worship and hallow God's name, we must be spiritually alive, assisted, and active. This involves being filled with the Spirit, using our voices to praise God, and living out our faith in a way that honors Him. Our spiritual vitality is essential for genuine worship and witness. [00:35:10]
The Spirit of God testifies to us that we are the children of God, that when we sing hymns and when we read the psalms and when we think of these things, there is this amazing transaction and dimension in our lives which says to us, "You know, this is true of you." [00:06:09]
Evangelism is never an end in itself. In John chapter 4, Jesus says that the Father is seeking worshipers, not converts. Worshipers. How do I know that I'm converted? I worship. Open my lips, open my mouth, that my lips may declare your praise. If we open our mouths and we don't declare His praise, why in the world would we ever believe that we're converted? [00:39:00]
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