Luke 11:1-4; Luke 12:22-34 We’ve come to the third petition of the Lord’s Prayer. In the previous two petitions we’ve asked God to make God’s name holy in our lives, and we’ve asked that God’s reign would be made known in our midst, even as we seek to know and do God’s will. Having made these requests, which focus on God holiness and God’s reign on earth as well as in heaven, we make our first request of God. And in this request, we focus on our most basic of needs – our daily bread. Yes, food, water, shelter, these are the basics, and so it’s not surprising that this is where Jesus begins. The idea that God is the provider of our daily bread goes back at least to the Exodus story, where the people of Israel find themselves wandering for forty years in the desert of Sinai. Reading the story, you might think that the people expected a quick trip across the desert, and on into the promised land. Yes, just a hop, ...
Sermons of a Disciples Preacher Ministering in Troy, Michigan