Hallowed Be Thy Name

Scripture Texts: Matthew 6:9; Ezekiel 36:22-23

Today is Reformation Sunday, the Sunday before October 31, the day credited with marking the beginning of the Reformation in 1517.  On this occasion we celebrate the providential goodness of God for the history and heritage that is ours because of His great grace.

This evening I want to focus our attention on one of the great and central pillars of what it means to be Reformational and Reformed people.  The glory of God, to God alone be the glory.  And in the providence of God in our evening sermon series on the Lord’s Prayer we come this evening to the petition that points us to the glory of God, hallowed or holy be thy name.

Jesus was asked by the disciples, “Lord, teach us to pray.”  How Jesus answers that request is insightful.  In a few brief words He lays out what is absolutely essential to prayer.  Where He starts and what He includes are important.  So important, that if we grasp its importance and meaning it will transform our prayer lives and all our lives.  Jesus is lifting us up out of the poverty of our own hearts into the richness of His will for us in prayer.  This especially applies to our text this evening.

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