The Fourth Petition of the Lord’s Prayer What do we ask God to do when we pray the Fourth Petition?

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

What do we ask God to What do we ask God to do when we pray the do when we pray the

Fourth Petition?Fourth Petition?

Question 1Question 1

What does the Bible What does the Bible teach us about God’s teach us about God’s giving daily bread?giving daily bread?

Philippians 4:19

Psalm 145:15-16

Matthew 5:45

Key Point 1

James 1:17

Romans 8:32

Matthew 6:25-34

Psalm 118:1

Key Point 2

trusting God to provide what we needs each day

All our bodily needs

God gives to all people

As agracious

gift

which we receive with thanksgiving

Philippians 4:19

And my God will meet all And my God will meet all your needs according to your needs according to his glorious riches in his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. Christ Jesus.

Psalm 145:15-16

The eyes of all look to you, and The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the you give them their food at the proper time. proper time.

You open your hand and satisfy You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.the desires of every living thing.

Matthew 5:45

that you may be sons of your that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. righteous and the unrighteous.

James 1:17

Every good and perfect gift is Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from above, coming down from the Father of the from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting not change like shifting shadows. shadows.

Romans 8:32

He who did not spare his own He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us allSon, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along —how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all with him, graciously give us all things? things?

God gives all ______ God gives all ______ their bodily _____ as their bodily _____ as a gracious ___.a gracious ___.

Key Point 1Key Point 1

peoplepeopleneedsneedsgiftgift

Question 2Question 2

Why, then, does Jesus Why, then, does Jesus teach us to pray for teach us to pray for our daily bread?our daily bread?

Psalm 118:1

Give thanks to the LORD, Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love for he is good; his love endures forever.endures forever.

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? his life?

        "And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field "And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we faith? So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.own.

Matthew 6:25-34

Key Point 2Key Point 2Jesus teaches us to Jesus teaches us to ______ our bodily ______ our bodily _____ with ______ and _____ with ______ and to trust God to keep to trust God to keep ________ them day by ________ them day by day.day.

receivereceiveneedsneeds thanksthanks

providingproviding

What I’ve LearnedWhat I’ve Learned

I ask God to graciously I ask God to graciously provide for my bodily provide for my bodily needs day by day.needs day by day.

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