Praying with Jesus

By Neil Oosthuizen

The prayer Jesus taught us, commonly known as "the Lord's Prayer", is an integral part of the spirituality of millions of Christ-followers across the world. While many have memorised the prayer, how many of us have thought it through. And prayed it through so that it becomes, not just a prayer, but a life-shaper. This little book takes the reader on a journey of spiritual discovery and growth.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Neil Oosthuizen
• Release date: Jul 11, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301805754

Neil Oosthuizen

Neil Oosthuizen, with a Doctorate in Biblical Studies, is an ordained minister in the Methodist Church of Southern Africa. He is currently a part of the ministry staff at Bryanston Methodist Church in Johannesburg, South Africa. He lives in Randburg with his wife Colleen and their three young adult children, Simon Vukile, Rebekah Thembi and Tara-Lynne. Neil is a teacher by heart and gifting, and runs several teaching courses a year, in his home Church, in neighbouring Churches and across the country. He has lectured Methodist students throughout the Connexion and is a popular speaker on national radio. He has also presented academic papers at various international conferences on the Old Testament. Neil reads to stay sane, pedals a bicycle to stay fit, and rides a motor cycle and races motor cars for fun. He is the creator, editor and publisher of the Malihambe! Bible Series and the companion Malihambe! Bible Studies, and has written several of the volumes in each series. He is also the originator and editor of the Malihambe! Living Spiritually Series, as well as the Malihambe! Wesley Series.

Book preview

Praying with Jesus

Living the Lord’s Prayer today

Neil T Oosthuizen

The Malihambe! Living Spiritually Series

Book 2

Copyright 2013 Neil T Oosthuizen

Smashwords Edition

This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

Unless otherwise identified, all scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, Contemporary English Version. Copyright © American Bible Society 1995, 1996, 2001, 2003. Used by permission.

Table of Contents

General Introduction to The Malihambe! Living Spiritually Series

Introduction – Praying with Jesus

Foreword by Rev Ike Moloabi

The Lord’s Prayer

Chapter 1 Lord, teach us to pray

Chapter 2 Our Father in heaven

Chapter 3 hallowed be Your name.

Chapter 4 Your kingdom come

Chapter 5 Give us today our daily bread.

Chapter 6 Forgive us our sins

Chapter 7 Lead us not into temptation

Chapter 8. For the kingdom, the power, the glory

Chapter 9 Praying with Jesus.

A short Bibliography

A brief note on the author.

General Introduction to The Malihambe! Living Spiritually Series

Over the last few years The Malihambe! Bible Series has been used by God throughout the Methodist Church of Southern Africa, and the wider Church, to equip and empower her preachers and teachers, and challenge and grow other members.

The Malihambe! Bible Study booklets, a companion volume to each Bible commentary published as a part of The Malihambe! Bible Series, have similarly ministered to Christians throughout southern Africa, and seen them grow in the life of the Spirit, as they have engaged the Bible in a relevant and honest way.

But how does the faithful Believer live out this growing relationship with God in Christ in his/her daily life?

It is to give a practical response to this question that The Malihambe! Living Spiritually Series has been given life.

Each book in the Series is:

~ relevant and appropriate for living spiritually in the 21st century and in southern Africa;

~ written in a clear and concise language that is easy to understand;

~ affordable; and

~ available in all the major languages of the sub-continent.

It is my prayer that each book in the Series will enable the Christ-follower to grow in his/her relationship with Jesus and to live it out in love and holiness day-by-day.

Neil T Oosthuizen

Series Editor

Johannesburg, South Africa

Introduction – Praying with Jesus

Since the Lord’s Prayer was first written down by Matthew and Luke almost two thousand years ago it has been an integral part of the Church’s life and worship. Many Christians cannot contemplate a worship service that doesn’t include this lovely prayer. In addition, it forms a part of the daily devotions of countless millions of people across the world. This is especially true on the southern African sub-continent.

However, for many faithful Christ-followers this prayer is nothing more than something said because Jesus told us to. The prayer is said or sung without meaning or understanding.

But Jesus didn’t give us this prayer simply to bolster our devotional life. He gave it to the Church