The Fifth Petition of The Fifth Petition of the Lord’s Prayerthe Lord’s Prayer

What are we asking God What are we asking God to do when we pray the to do when we pray the

Fifth Petition?Fifth Petition?

Question 1Question 1

What is true of us What is true of us because of our sins?because of our sins?

Matthew 6:12

Isaiah 59:2

Romans 6:23a

Key Point 1

Psalm 51:1-4

Psalm 51:2

Matthew 18:21-35

Psalm 4:1 & 66:20

Key Point 2

Key Point 3

Luke 6:33-35-36

forgive others who sin against us

do good to those who sin against us

not worthyto pray

deserve punishment (death)

cancel our sins hear our prayers

Matthew 6:12

Forgive us our debts, as Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven we also have forgiven our debtors. our debtors.

Isaiah 59:2

But your iniquities have But your iniquities have separated you from your separated you from your God; your sins have hidden God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that his face from you, so that he will not hear. he will not hear.

Romans 6:23a

For the wages of sin is For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of death, but the gift of God is eternal life in God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Christ Jesus our Lord.

Because of our ____, we Because of our ____, we are not ______ to have are not ______ to have God hear our ______. All God hear our ______. All we deserve from him is we deserve from him is _____._____.

Key Point 1Key Point 1sinssins

worthyworthyprayersprayers

deathdeath

Question 2Question 2

What are we asking What are we asking for, then, when we for, then, when we pray for forgiveness?pray for forgiveness?

Psalm 51:1-4Have mercy on me, O God, Have mercy on me, O God,

       according to your unfailing love;        according to your unfailing love;        according to your great compassion        according to your great compassion        blot out my transgressions.        blot out my transgressions.

        Wash away all my iniquity Wash away all my iniquity        and cleanse me from my sin.        and cleanse me from my sin.

        For I know my transgressions, For I know my transgressions,        and my sin is always before me.        and my sin is always before me.

        Against you, you only, have I sinned Against you, you only, have I sinned        and done what is evil in your sight,        and done what is evil in your sight,        so that you are proved right when you        so that you are proved right when you

speak and justified when you judge.speak and justified when you judge.

Psalm 51:2

Wash away all my iniquity Wash away all my iniquity     and cleanse me from my sin.     and cleanse me from my sin.

Psalm 4:1 & 66:20

Answer me when I call to you, O my Answer me when I call to you, O my righteous God. Give me relief from righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; be merciful to me and my distress; be merciful to me and hear my prayer. hear my prayer.

Praise be to God, who has not Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld his rejected my prayer or withheld his love from me! love from me!

Key Point 2Key Point 2

We are asking that ___ We are asking that ___ would graciously would graciously ______ the ____ of all ______ the ____ of all our ____ and hear our our ____ and hear our _______._______.

GodGod

cancelcancel debtdebtsinssins

prayersprayers

Question 3Question 3

How do we show How do we show our thanks for our thanks for God’s forgiveness?God’s forgiveness?

‘‘Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’ servant just as I had on you?’

““This is how my heavenly Father will treat This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”from your heart.”

Matthew 18:21-35

Luke 6:33,35,36

And if you do good to those who are And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? good to you, what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' do that. Even 'sinners' do that.

But love your enemies, do good to them, But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. the ungrateful and wicked.

Be merciful, just as your Father is Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. merciful.

Key Point 3Key Point 3

God’s gracious _________ God’s gracious _________ moves us to ______ and moves us to ______ and do ____ to others who do ____ to others who ___ against us.___ against us.

forgivenessforgivenessforgiveforgive

goodgoodsinsin

What I’ve LearnedWhat I’ve Learned

I ask God to I ask God to graciously cancel my graciously cancel my sins and to lead me sins and to lead me to forgive and do to forgive and do good to other people.good to other people.

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