Quotes from the Catechism of the Catholic Church -
2764 - The Sermon on the Mount is teaching for life, the Our
Father is a prayer; but in both the one and the other the Spirit
of the Lord gives new form to our desires, those inner movements
that animate our lives. Jesus teaches us this new life by his
words; he teaches us to ask for it by our prayer. the rightness
of our life in him will depend on the rightness of our prayer.
III. "Thy Will Be Done on Earth as It is in Heaven"
2822 - Our Father "desires all men to be saved and to come to
the knowledge of the truth."95 He "is forbearing toward you, not
wishing that any should perish."96 His commandment is "that you
love one another; even as I have loved you, that you also love
one another."97 This commandment summarizes all the others and
expresses his entire will.
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Lesson 11 - Effective Prayer
 Praise the Lord brothers and
sisters and welcome to
Lesson 11 - Effective Prayer. Please read the quotes to
the left of the page.
If you should have any
questions, please contact us and we will be happy to assist you.
Prayer - Thank you Father for the Holy Spirit the Lord
and giver of life, the truth of your Kingdom. Thank you for
teaching us how to pray, that we may truly interact with your
love and grace in your Kingdom - Amen.
Matthew 6: 5-15 "When you pray,
do not be like the hypocrites, who love to stand and pray in the
synagogues and on street corners so that others may see them.
Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when
you pray, go to your inner room, close the door, and pray to
your Father in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will
repay you. In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think
that they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be
like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
"This is how you are to pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be
your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in
heaven. Give us today our daily bread; and forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors; and do not subject us to the final
test, but deliver us from the evil one. If you forgive others
their transgressions, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But
if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive
your transgressions. "
Please watch the videos below:
Answer the following questions for
yourself:
What is the will of the Father?
What is effective prayer?
If you can answer these
questions, you are ready to go onto the next lesson.
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