This Is a Coup!

Admit it. Much of our prayers are Me-Focused.

And that’s fine. We all start that way, like babies who see the world as

a solar system where they are the sun and everyone else—their Mommy

and Daddy and Yaya and Kuya and Ate—and even God Himself—are planets

that revolve around him and his needs. He needs milk? Cry. His butt is itchy?

Cry. He’s bored? Cry. One of his slaves will come to his rescue.

But if you look at the prayer, Our Father, it’s not Me-Focused, but

God-Focused and Other-Focused. Because this is the prayer of a Revolution.

This is a coup! We’re kicking out the old king and installing a new one.

When we pray the Our Father, we’re dethroning ourselves as king of our

lives, and we’re enthroning Jesus as our new King. And line by line, you’ll

see how revolutionary this prayer is.

Have a revolutionary Feast today!

May your dreams come true,

Bo Sanchez

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Talk 12: This Is A Revolution

Talk's Scripture Reference:

Matthew 6:9-15 NLT

“Pray like this:

Our Father in heaven,

may your name be kept holy.

10 May your Kingdom come soon.

May your will be done on earth,

as it is in heaven.

11 Give us today the food we need,

12 and forgive us our sins,

as we have forgiven those who sin against us.

13 And don’t let us yield to temptation,

but rescue us from the evil one.

14 “If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive

you. 15 But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your

sins.

Exodus 20:7 ESV

You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain…

Acts 2:44 NLT

“shared everything they had”

Matthew 26:39b NLT

My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me.

1 Chronicles 4:10 NIV

“’Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be

with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.’ And God

granted his request.”

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Personal Reflection and Group Discussion:

What new insight about the Our Father made the biggest impact on your life

today?