Matthew 6:9 “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name”. Names are incredibly important to accentuate the identity of people. Names of Jehovah are windows through which His character can be seen and experienced. When we hail the names of God our Saviour and Redeemer we draw His attention and when we hallow His name we...
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09 January 2024 – Hallowed – Part 5
Matthew 6:9 “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name”. Hallowing the name of the Lord gives us a glimpse into the greatness of our God and the frailty of humanity. When we gaze into His might, power and grandeur, the magnitude of our problems will shrink and the magnificence of His might will multiply. The...
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08 February 2024 – Hallowed – Part 4
Matthew 6:9 “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name”. To hallow the name is to worship the Lord God as ‘Adonai’. The name Adonai in Hebrew means the supreme “Lord”, “Ruler or “King” over the universe. Adonai in the Hebrew language is derived from the word “Sovereign”. Jews do not find themselves worthy to utter...
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07 February 2024 – Hallowed – Part 3
Matthew 6:9 “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name”. To hallow the name of the Almighty God is to be drenched in awe and be gripped with reverential fear of God. We will be immersed in hallowing the name of the Lord for hours if we comprehend the power of His name. To hallow His holy name is not...
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06 February 2024 – Hallowed – Part 2
Matthew 6:9 “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name”. To hallow the name of the Almighty God is to ‘greatly revere and honour Him’. His names reveal His character. As we meditate on His name, His presence becomes conspicuous. Hallowing or revering is an invitation to the King of Kings to be enthroned over our lives. You...
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05 February 2024 – Hallowed – Part 1
Matthew 6:9 “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name”. In the template of prayer that Jesus gave us we can dwell on the phrase “Hallowed Be Thy Name” for hours. The word “Hallowed” in the Merriam-Webster dictionary means ‘greatly revered and honoured’. The old English roots to this word can be traced back to holy. Yahweh/Jehovah can...
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04 February 2024 – Why Pray? – Part 7
Luke 22:42 “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” If praying is not going to change the will of God – then why pray? Jesus prayed the most earnest prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane just a few hours before He was arrested. He...
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03 February 2024 – Why Pray? – Part 6
Acts 10:4 Cornelius stared at him in fear. “What is it, Lord?” he asked. The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering before God.” How did the prayer of Cornelius catch the attention of heaven? The prayer of Cornelius mustered such traction in the heavenlies that...
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02 January 2024 – Why Pray? – Part 5
Mark 1:35 Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. Why did Jesus pray? What did He pray about? Why did He spend hours in prayer? Very early in the morning in the Middle East would have...
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01 February 2024 – Why Pray? – Part 4
Genesis 3:8 In the cool of the evening, the man and his wife heard the LORD God walking around in the garden. What did Adam and Eve talk to God every day? They had nothing to pray about. There was no desperate financial need, no disappointing relationships or disturbing medical results. There were no theological...