Topic
Lord's Prayer
Articles
Glen Clary/April 13, 2016
The Lord’s Prayer in Reformed Worship, Pt. 5
“Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven” is the third petition of the Lord’s Prayer. The will of God is used in two senses in scripture: …
Glen Clary/April 12, 2016
The Lord’s Prayer in Reformed Worship, Pt. 4
“Thy kingdom come.” The second petition of the Lord’s Prayer is about the ultimate hope of God’s people—the coming of the kingdom of God. As devout Jews in the first century …
Glen Clary/April 1, 2016
The Lord’s Prayer in Reformed Worship, Pt. 3
The Lord’s Prayer has six petitions: three thy petitions and three us petitions. The first three petitions have in view God’s name, God’s kingdom and God’s will; the last three …
Glen Clary/March 31, 2016
The Lord’s Prayer in Reformed Worship, Pt. 2
The Lord’s Prayer may be divided into three sections (cf. LC 188 ). It begins with an invocation, “Our Father in heaven.” The middle section consists of six petitions. …
Glen Clary/March 30, 2016
The Lord’s Prayer in Reformed Worship, Pt. 1
Since the beginning of the Christian church, the Lord’s Prayer has been used as a guide for daily prayer. The treatises of Tertullian, Cyprian, and Origen on the Lord’s Prayer …