How to Pray the Lord’s Prayer
Step-by-Step Guide to Praying the Lord’s Prayer
- Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. (Praise & Worship)
- Action: Focus on God’s character, holiness and His Fatherly love.
- Pray: “Thank you, God, for being my loving Father. Help me honour your Holy Name in my life today”.
- Your kingdom come; your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. (God’s Agenda)
- Action: Commit to God’s purposes and pray for His rule in the world and your life.
- Pray: “May your Kingdom come in my nation, my family and my church. Show me Your will and help me do it today”.
- Give us this day our daily bread. (Provision)
- Action: Ask for your physical and spiritual needs for today.
- Pray: “Provide for my [food, finances, health]. Give me your Word to sustain me spiritually today”.
- And forgive us our debts (sins), as we also have forgiven our debtors (those who sin against us). (Forgiveness)
- Action: Confess your sins and forgive others.
- Pray: “Search my heart, Lord and forgive my [specific sins]. Help me forgive [person’s name] as you have forgiven me”.
- And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. (Protection)
- Action: Ask for strength to resist temptation and protection from evil.
- Pray: “Keep me from [temptation]. Protect me and my loved ones from all that is evil”.
- For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen. (Doxology)
- Action: End with worship and praise.
- Pray: “All glory, power and kingdom belong to you, now and always. Amen!”