100:00:00,880 –> 00:00:10,920Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.200:00:10,920 –> 00:00:21,680So, Jesus is giving to us here a model, a pattern of how God’s will is to be done.300:00:21,680 –> 00:00:27,639Father let it be done as it is in heaven.400:00:27,639 –> 00:00:31,680Welcome to Open The Bible with Pastor Colin Smith I’m David Pick I’m glad you could be500:00:31,680 –> 00:00:36,000with us today and Colin we’re continuing the message we began last time all about600:00:36,000 –> 00:00:39,500the Will of God and how we can know what that is.700:00:39,500 –> 00:00:44,840When we pray to do God’s will as it’s done in heaven, how do we actually know how God’s800:00:44,840 –> 00:00:46,759will is done in heaven.900:00:46,759 –> 00:00:49,320Ah, well that’s what we’re going to see in the scripture together today.1000:00:49,320 –> 00:00:55,599I mean think about this, that as well as the creation on Earth God has made a marvelous1100:00:56,480 –> 00:01:02,160of angels in heaven and the scripture tells us very clearly that the angels do the Will1200:01:02,160 –> 00:01:03,520of God.1300:01:03,520 –> 00:01:05,279Now what does that look like?1400:01:05,279 –> 00:01:07,040How do they do it?1500:01:07,040 –> 00:01:12,839That’s the model that Jesus gives for us that we are to pray that God’s will will be done1600:01:12,839 –> 00:01:15,160on Earth as it is in heaven.1700:01:15,160 –> 00:01:21,199So we’re going to take a look at how the angels do the will of God in heaven because Jesus1800:01:21,959 –> 00:01:28,120that’s a model of how we are to do the will of God on Earth and to pray that the will1900:01:28,120 –> 00:01:31,959of God will be done on Earth as it is in heaven.2000:01:31,959 –> 00:01:33,099Let’s hear about that.2100:01:33,099 –> 00:01:37,199Join us if you can Matthew chapter 26, as we continue the message2200:01:37,199 –> 00:01:38,599God’s will.2300:01:38,599 –> 00:01:39,599Here’s Colin.2400:01:39,599 –> 00:01:43,559Notice what the third petition says.2500:01:43,559 –> 00:01:48,419Your will be done on Earth as it is in heaven.2600:01:48,519 –> 00:01:53,019As it is in heaven.2700:01:53,019 –> 00:02:01,540So Jesus is giving to us here a model, a pattern of how God’s will is to be done.2800:02:01,540 –> 00:02:07,959Father, let it be done as it is in heaven.2900:02:07,959 –> 00:02:11,979Now that raises the obvious question, who then does the fathers will3000:02:11,979 –> 00:02:12,979in heaven?3100:02:13,160 –> 00:02:18,899The answer to that of course very clearly in the Bible is that the angels do.3200:02:18,899 –> 00:02:21,100Psalm 103 in verse 20,3300:02:33,679 –> 00:02:36,139That’s the angels in heaven.3400:02:36,139 –> 00:02:39,199They are obedient to all the commands of God.3500:02:39,199 –> 00:02:41,720And of course you see this often in the scripture,3600:02:41,880 –> 00:02:44,759And particularly at its most important moments.3700:02:44,759 –> 00:02:50,679Angels are God’s heavenly messengers who do His will.3800:02:50,679 –> 00:02:56,479So, what then does their obedience to the father’s will in heaven look like?3900:02:56,479 –> 00:03:02,639Surely, we would say first that the angels do the father’s will fully.4000:03:02,639 –> 00:03:09,839They are always ready to obey the command of the Father.4100:03:10,179 –> 00:03:14,880And there is no mission on which they will not go.4200:03:14,880 –> 00:03:17,759So, Jesus says,4300:03:17,759 –> 00:03:23,960Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father and He will at once send me4400:03:23,960 –> 00:03:28,720more than 12 legions of angels?4500:03:28,720 –> 00:03:36,639Christ only needs to speak the word and the angels do what He says.4600:03:36,679 –> 00:03:42,660And Jesus says, now you pray like this that the Father’s will is4700:03:42,660 –> 00:03:47,820going to be done on earth like that, as it is in heaven by the angles.4800:03:47,820 –> 00:03:51,199They do it fully, they do it gladly.4900:03:51,199 –> 00:03:54,500The book of Hebrews speaks about the City of the Living God,5000:03:54,500 –> 00:03:58,619the Heavenly Jerusalem, where there are thousands and thousands of angels5100:03:58,619 –> 00:04:05,000and they’re gathered in joyful assembly, joyful.5200:04:05,000 –> 00:04:11,080So there’s no reluctance on the part of the angels with regards to doing God’s will.5300:04:11,080 –> 00:04:20,220They are not dragging their feet in a gloomy obedience.5400:04:20,220 –> 00:04:23,600They find joy in pursuing every command,5500:04:23,600 –> 00:04:28,279every word that comes from our Father in heaven.5600:04:28,279 –> 00:04:31,519They do God’s will fully, they do it joyfully,5700:04:31,519 –> 00:04:34,079and they do it immediately.5800:04:34,260 –> 00:04:37,980Hebrews tells us that God makes his angels winds5900:04:37,980 –> 00:04:42,059– that’s Hebrews 1 in verse 7 – like the wind.6000:04:42,059 –> 00:04:44,440Now that clearly conveys speed.6100:04:44,440 –> 00:04:46,519The wind moves fast.6200:04:46,519 –> 00:04:53,959The angels don’t hang about saying will we won’t we do what God has said.6300:04:53,959 –> 00:04:57,720When God speaks, the angel’s response is immediate.6400:04:57,720 –> 00:04:59,079It is glad.6500:04:59,079 –> 00:05:03,880They fly like the wind to do God’s will.6600:05:04,500 –> 00:05:07,859Here is what Jesus teaches us to pray.6700:05:07,859 –> 00:05:12,260Father your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.6800:05:12,260 –> 00:05:14,839How is God’s will done in heaven?6900:05:14,839 –> 00:05:18,760Well it’s done fully, its done gladly and it is done immediately.7000:05:18,760 –> 00:05:26,720And in the Lord’s prayer we are asking here that we may do the Father’s will in precisely7100:05:26,720 –> 00:05:27,799the same way.7200:05:28,000 –> 00:05:38,679So let me be one who does your will fully, gladly, immediately, deliver me from picking7300:05:38,679 –> 00:05:43,119and choosing what I want to do and what I don’t.7400:05:43,119 –> 00:05:48,100Deliver me from the sluggishness that debates whether I’m going to do what you have clearly7500:05:48,100 –> 00:05:49,399revealed.7600:05:49,859 –> 00:05:57,540Father, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.7700:06:00,260 –> 00:06:10,519But, you know, angels don’t know the realities of our life on earth.7800:06:10,519 –> 00:06:15,079Angels don’t experience temptation like we do.7900:06:15,160 –> 00:06:20,260Angels don’t know what it is to suffer.8000:06:20,260 –> 00:06:25,619And so God has given to us a closer model.8100:06:25,619 –> 00:06:32,859Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.8200:06:32,859 –> 00:06:41,820And that raises the question, of course, has God’s will ever been done on earth as it is in heaven.8300:06:42,799 –> 00:06:51,320And the answer to that, of course, is yes, it has in the life and in the ministry of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.8400:06:51,320 –> 00:07:01,299Jesus said, I have come down from heaven not to do my own will, but to do the will of Him who sent me.8500:07:01,299 –> 00:07:05,899And Jesus loved doing the father’s will.8600:07:06,399 –> 00:07:16,119I mean he said, John chapter four, my food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.8700:07:16,119 –> 00:07:20,959My food, you see, Jesus found doing the will of the father nourishing.8800:07:20,959 –> 00:07:24,160It was like a good meal to him.8900:07:24,160 –> 00:07:27,959It caused him to be satisfied.9000:07:28,000 –> 00:07:35,619Brother, Sister in Christ, doing God’s will will be satisfying to you.9100:07:35,619 –> 00:07:42,000The more you do God’s will, the happier you will be.9200:07:42,000 –> 00:07:46,500The more fully you obey, the more nourished you will be.9300:07:46,500 –> 00:07:51,000The more satisfied you will be.9400:07:51,760 –> 00:07:56,839What did it mean for Jesus to do the Father’s will on Earth?9500:07:56,839 –> 00:08:02,679And what then does it mean for us to do the Father’s will on Earth?9600:08:02,679 –> 00:08:04,399It means two things.9700:08:04,399 –> 00:08:18,739First, for Jesus and for us, it meant embracing the commands that God has called us to obey.9800:08:18,779 –> 00:08:22,100And here’s what Jesus said about that in regards to us.9900:08:22,100 –> 00:08:32,559Whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother, my sister, and my mother.10000:08:32,559 –> 00:08:36,780Do you see the significance of that?10100:08:36,780 –> 00:08:45,940That the sure evidence that you belong to Jesus Christ, that you are apart of His family10200:08:45,940 –> 00:08:51,979that evidence will be seen in your pursuit of the Father’s will.10300:08:51,979 –> 00:08:58,260Jesus said it’s by their fruits that you will know them.10400:08:58,260 –> 00:09:02,580Who ever does the will of the Father, that’s the person who belongs to me.10500:09:02,580 –> 00:09:08,500That’s the one who really is in the family, the real child of God.10600:09:08,500 –> 00:09:14,440So Jesus said on another occasion, not everyone who says to me Lord, Lord will enter the Kingdom10700:09:14,479 –> 00:09:22,599of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.10800:09:22,599 –> 00:09:30,679See, knowing the will of the Father is of no use to you whatsoever if you do not do it.10900:09:32,200 –> 00:09:38,219Jesus said that the person who hears the Father’s words and does not put them into practice,11000:09:38,219 –> 00:09:40,200Here’s what that person is like.11100:09:40,200 –> 00:09:47,780They are like a foolish man who builds his house on the sand.11200:09:47,780 –> 00:09:48,780Think about this person.11300:09:48,780 –> 00:09:57,280He has a marvellous beach view, but his life is a disaster waiting to happen.11400:09:57,280 –> 00:10:02,859And when the storm comes, Jesus says the person who has heard my word but not put it into11500:10:02,859 –> 00:10:07,619practice well, his house collapses completely.11600:10:07,619 –> 00:10:15,659But then Jesus says, now the person who hears my words and does them, puts them into practice.11700:10:15,659 –> 00:10:22,979That person is going to be like a wise man who built his house on a rock.11800:10:22,979 –> 00:10:30,299And when the storm comes, his house stands firm.11900:10:30,320 –> 00:10:36,419Now when you pray, your will be done.12000:10:36,419 –> 00:10:44,619You are committing yourself to follow Jesus in obedience to all the Father’s commands.12100:10:44,619 –> 00:10:51,960When you pray, your kingdom come, your will be done.12200:10:51,960 –> 00:11:04,419You are ruling out everything that God forbids, and you are ruling in everything God commands.12300:11:04,419 –> 00:11:11,580That’s what it means to pray, your will be done.12400:11:11,580 –> 00:11:16,460You’re listening to Open The Bible with Pastor Colin Smith and a message called, God’s Will,12500:11:16,460 –> 00:11:19,559looking at the model of how God’s will is done in heaven.12600:11:20,159 –> 00:11:24,119If you ever miss one of the series don’t forget you can always catch up or go back and listen12700:11:24,119 –> 00:11:29,679again online at our website, openthebible.org.uk.12800:11:29,679 –> 00:11:32,979Back to the message now, we’re in Matthew chapter 26, here’s Colin….12900:11:33,059 –> 00:11:44,239For Jesus doing the will of the father meant not only living that perfect life in which13000:11:44,239 –> 00:11:52,520in complete righteousness he fulfilled all the requirements of God’s law and did it13100:11:52,520 –> 00:11:57,119wonderfully, perfectly, completely.13200:11:57,119 –> 00:12:03,760But it meant something else as well, it meant for him and it will also mean for us submitting13300:12:03,760 –> 00:12:10,239to the burden that God has called you or me to carry.13400:12:10,960 –> 00:12:17,200We’ve noticed in this series already that Jesus prayed every petition of the Lord’s13500:12:17,200 –> 00:12:21,239prayer, either for himself or for others.13600:12:21,239 –> 00:12:26,880And if you ask the question, when was it that Jesus prayed this third petition of the Lord’s13700:12:26,880 –> 00:12:30,119prayer, Your will be done.13800:12:30,119 –> 00:12:37,640Well, the answer very obviously, is in the garden of Gethsemane.13900:12:37,640 –> 00:12:46,880Now, our Lord’s experience here was unique because the Scriptures revealed the precise14000:12:46,880 –> 00:12:52,479events that would take place in the life of the Messiah.14100:12:52,479 –> 00:13:00,679Can you imagine what it must have been like for our Lord Jesus to read Psalm 22 that speaks14200:13:00,679 –> 00:13:04,119about the suffering saviour?14300:13:04,119 –> 00:13:05,159To read,14400:13:05,159 –> 00:13:09,659All who see me mock me!14500:13:09,659 –> 00:13:13,880They have pierced my hands and my feet,14600:13:13,880 –> 00:13:18,039All my bones are out of joint!14700:13:18,039 –> 00:13:24,200And then to read that the one who suffers in that way also says,14800:13:24,200 –> 00:13:25,200My God!14900:13:25,200 –> 00:13:26,200My God!15000:13:26,700 –> 00:13:27,919Have you forsaken me?’15100:13:27,919 –> 00:13:31,739And Jesus knows as he reads these words,15200:13:31,739 –> 00:13:37,500This is what will happen to me.15300:13:37,500 –> 00:13:45,039This is the burden that the Father has given me to carry.15400:13:45,039 –> 00:13:52,760What must it have been for our Saviour to read in Isaiah chapter 5315500:13:52,760 –> 00:13:57,280knowing that He was indeed the suffering servant,15600:13:57,280 –> 00:14:03,299that it was the will of the Lord to bruise him,15700:14:03,299 –> 00:14:05,400that our sins would be laid upon Him15800:14:05,400 –> 00:14:07,299and that He would bear the punishment15900:14:07,299 –> 00:14:10,700that was due to us.16000:14:10,700 –> 00:14:12,880And Jesus knows as he reads these words16100:14:12,880 –> 00:14:14,500from Isaiah the prophet,16200:14:14,500 –> 00:14:21,559This is the will of the Father for me.16300:14:21,559 –> 00:14:26,200If you want to know how hard it can be16400:14:26,200 –> 00:14:28,419to pray the third petition of the Lord’s Prayer,16500:14:28,419 –> 00:14:29,419your will be done,16600:14:29,419 –> 00:14:33,299take a look at Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane,16700:14:33,299 –> 00:14:39,780as he’s staring into the abyss of what lies before him.16800:14:39,780 –> 00:14:42,760Our Lord was given a terrible burden to carry16900:14:42,760 –> 00:14:45,919and there was great battle in His soul17000:14:45,919 –> 00:14:50,059to say, your will be done.17100:14:50,059 –> 00:14:52,299Matthew records that he fell on his face17200:14:52,299 –> 00:14:54,260and he prayed saying,17300:14:54,260 –> 00:14:58,419Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me,17400:14:58,419 –> 00:15:02,820nevertheless not as I will, but as you will.17500:15:02,820 –> 00:15:05,719And again, the second time,17600:15:05,719 –> 00:15:08,179he went away and he prayed,17700:15:08,179 –> 00:15:13,140Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it,17800:15:13,140 –> 00:15:19,580your will be done.17900:15:19,580 –> 00:15:26,900Here’s what it looks like for God’s will to be done on earth.18000:15:26,900 –> 00:15:29,140It means that you submit to the burden18100:15:29,140 –> 00:15:31,299that God has called you to carry18200:15:31,299 –> 00:15:35,099as Jesus did in the Garden of Gethsemane.18300:15:35,099 –> 00:15:38,140Your will be done.18400:15:38,140 –> 00:15:44,700Now, none of us will ever carry18500:15:44,700 –> 00:15:49,460the burden that our Savior bore,18600:15:49,659 –> 00:15:52,500but God has given to each of us18700:15:52,500 –> 00:15:56,179burdens that we must carry,18800:15:56,179 –> 00:16:00,820things that we wish we did not have to face.18900:16:00,820 –> 00:16:05,099Things that we wish were not so.19000:16:05,099 –> 00:16:09,419And when you pray your will be done,19100:16:09,419 –> 00:16:13,580you are asking that God will give you19200:16:13,580 –> 00:16:17,619strength to carry these burdens.19300:16:17,619 –> 00:16:19,059And how was it19400:16:19,059 –> 00:16:22,099Jesus did the will of the Father?19500:16:22,099 –> 00:16:24,299How can you carry the burden19600:16:24,299 –> 00:16:28,380that God calls you to bear?19700:16:28,380 –> 00:16:33,500Well, he did it in love for the Father.19800:16:33,500 –> 00:16:36,859His speaking the word Father19900:16:36,859 –> 00:16:38,820is just repeated in Gethsemane20000:16:38,820 –> 00:16:41,020and on the cross in Gethsemane.20100:16:41,020 –> 00:16:45,219Father if it cannot pass20200:16:45,219 –> 00:16:47,400unless I drink it your will be done.20300:16:47,400 –> 00:16:50,020Father your will be done on the cross.20400:16:50,020 –> 00:16:51,320Father forgive them.20500:16:51,320 –> 00:16:55,940Father into your hand I commit my spirit.20600:16:55,940 –> 00:16:58,520The greater your love for the Father,20700:16:58,520 –> 00:17:01,039the stronger you will be20800:17:01,039 –> 00:17:04,959under the burden that he calls you to bear.20900:17:04,959 –> 00:17:08,060And your love for the Father will grow21000:17:08,060 –> 00:17:13,599as you see in Jesus more of his love for you.21100:17:13,599 –> 00:17:14,599And then Jesus did this21200:17:14,760 –> 00:17:18,040not only for love of the Father,21300:17:18,040 –> 00:17:20,640but he did it for the joy that was set before him.21400:17:20,640 –> 00:17:23,280Hebrews tells us that we are to look to Jesus21500:17:23,280 –> 00:17:25,479who for the joy that was set before Him21600:17:25,479 –> 00:17:28,079endured the cross despising the shame21700:17:28,079 –> 00:17:30,800and he is seated at the right hand21800:17:30,800 –> 00:17:32,680of the throne of God.21900:17:32,680 –> 00:17:35,920So it was the love of the Father22000:17:35,920 –> 00:17:37,959and it was the joyful anticipation22100:17:37,959 –> 00:17:39,319of what lay ahead,22200:17:39,319 –> 00:17:42,900the other side of his suffering22300:17:42,900 –> 00:17:45,819that enabled Jesus to say,22400:17:45,819 –> 00:17:48,739Your will be done.22500:17:50,979 –> 00:17:52,640Now, the very last thing is this.22600:17:54,560 –> 00:17:56,780Gethsemane surely reminds us22700:17:56,780 –> 00:17:59,040that the third petition of the Lord’s prayer,22800:17:59,040 –> 00:18:00,540Your will be done22900:18:00,540 –> 00:18:05,300is the hardest petition of all for us to pray.23000:18:07,199 –> 00:18:08,619But there’s something else here23100:18:08,619 –> 00:18:10,140that I want to leave with you.23200:18:11,040 –> 00:18:16,040This petition changes our entire view of prayer.23300:18:18,579 –> 00:18:21,680You see, our first thought may well be23400:18:22,939 –> 00:18:27,780that prayer is a way to get God to do our will.23500:18:29,780 –> 00:18:30,780And Jesus says,23600:18:30,780 –> 00:18:34,079no, it’s completely the other way around.23700:18:34,959 –> 00:18:39,520The purpose of prayer is not that God should do our will,23800:18:40,920 –> 00:18:43,579but that we should do God’s will.23900:18:44,660 –> 00:18:48,660Your will be done.24000:18:49,939 –> 00:18:53,099Will you join with me in praying this prayer?24100:18:55,239 –> 00:18:56,439Our father in heaven,24200:18:56,439 –> 00:19:01,439we bow before you and ask today that by your spirit,24300:19:01,859 –> 00:19:06,000your spirit, you will bring us to the place24400:19:06,000 –> 00:19:09,520where we are truly able to pray from the heart,24500:19:09,520 –> 00:19:11,160your will be done.24600:19:12,739 –> 00:19:16,020You know how strong our own wills are.24700:19:17,800 –> 00:19:20,359You know how hard we find it to submit24800:19:20,359 –> 00:19:22,619to your way for our lives.24900:19:23,880 –> 00:19:28,780So Lord strengthen us, to desire and to do your will.25000:19:29,459 –> 00:19:33,359We pray in regard to what you have kept secret.25100:19:34,140 –> 00:19:36,319We look at our country and our world25200:19:36,319 –> 00:19:39,000and we wonder what you are doing.25300:19:40,479 –> 00:19:43,640In the noise of contradictory voices.25400:19:44,439 –> 00:19:47,040Advance your redeeming purpose,25500:19:47,699 –> 00:19:52,500even as you did through the clamor around the cross we pray.25600:19:54,199 –> 00:19:55,859Help us to trust you.25700:19:55,880 –> 00:19:56,619Trust you,25800:19:58,199 –> 00:20:01,339for it’s hard for us to understand what you are doing.25900:20:03,180 –> 00:20:05,619Help us to know and really believe26000:20:05,619 –> 00:20:07,660that you reign supreme in all things,26100:20:07,660 –> 00:20:10,400including the things we do not understand.26200:20:12,660 –> 00:20:14,540Father, we pray that you will help us to grow26300:20:14,540 –> 00:20:15,880in discernment.26400:20:16,760 –> 00:20:18,719Lead us on the path of wisdom.26500:20:18,719 –> 00:20:21,520Guard us from making foolish decisions.26600:20:23,040 –> 00:20:24,939Help us to think clearly.26700:20:26,280 –> 00:20:27,979And to weigh correctly.26800:20:29,280 –> 00:20:31,619Give us the humility that seeks and hears26900:20:31,619 –> 00:20:33,680the wise counsel of others,27000:20:33,680 –> 00:20:37,619and help us, O Lord, to be vigorous27100:20:37,619 –> 00:20:40,719in ruling out all that you forbid27200:20:40,719 –> 00:20:43,680and ruling in all that you command.27300:20:45,619 –> 00:20:48,339Father, we thank you that our saviour27400:20:49,260 –> 00:20:52,500knows the intensity of our struggle27500:20:52,619 –> 00:20:56,040when your will conflicts with our desires.27600:20:58,939 –> 00:21:01,760Give us strength to embrace your commands,27700:21:03,579 –> 00:21:06,180and give us grace to submit to the burdens27800:21:06,180 –> 00:21:08,060that you have called us to carry.27900:21:10,359 –> 00:21:12,500We pray that you will help us to do28000:21:12,500 –> 00:21:15,939your revealed will like the angels,28100:21:15,939 –> 00:21:19,339fully, and gladly, and immediately.28200:21:19,540 –> 00:21:22,180And immediately help us to love you28300:21:22,180 –> 00:21:25,060with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength.28400:21:25,060 –> 00:21:29,099Help us, we pray, to love our neighbours as ourselves.28500:21:29,099 –> 00:21:32,939Help us to make disciples of people from every background,28600:21:32,939 –> 00:21:36,680and to seek the good of people from every race.28700:21:38,599 –> 00:21:41,780Save us from being unhappy Christians.28800:21:43,500 –> 00:21:47,459Deliver us from the sinful habit of complaint.28900:21:48,000 –> 00:21:51,020Help us today and every day this week29000:21:51,020 –> 00:21:54,680to rejoice in you, to be constant in prayer29100:21:54,680 –> 00:21:58,020and to give thanks in all circumstances.29200:22:00,180 –> 00:22:03,280And save us, dear Father, from thinking of prayer29300:22:03,280 –> 00:22:07,439as a means by which we can get you to do our will.29400:22:09,699 –> 00:22:11,780Make us more like Jesus.29500:22:13,180 –> 00:22:16,079Teach us to pray your will be done.29600:22:18,199 –> 00:22:21,699Through Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour,29700:22:22,979 –> 00:22:25,560in whose name we pray.29800:22:25,560 –> 00:22:26,400Amen.29900:22:27,579 –> 00:22:29,660You’ve been listening to Open the Bible30000:22:29,660 –> 00:22:31,640with Pastor Colin Smith30100:22:31,640 –> 00:22:34,359and a message called God’s Will, part of our series30200:22:34,359 –> 00:22:36,920Six Things to Ask of God.30300:22:36,920 –> 00:22:38,859All about the Lord’s Prayer.30400:22:38,859 –> 00:22:40,599And if you miss any of the series30500:22:40,599 –> 00:22:42,300or if you want to go back and listen again,30600:22:42,300 –> 00:22:45,300you can do that by coming online to our website30700:22:45,300 –> 00:22:46,699openthebible.org.us30800:22:47,959 –> 00:22:49,439There you’ll find all the messages30900:22:49,439 –> 00:22:50,920which have already been broadcast31000:22:50,920 –> 00:22:53,160and you can also find them as a podcast31100:22:53,160 –> 00:22:55,560and those are on all the main podcast sites,31200:22:55,560 –> 00:22:58,459search for Open The Bible UK.31300:22:58,459 –> 00:23:02,180Open The Bible is broadcast and available online31400:23:02,180 –> 00:23:05,880as a result of the generous donations made by our listeners.31500:23:05,880 –> 00:23:08,300So if you already give to support31600:23:08,300 –> 00:23:09,560the work of Open The Bible,31700:23:09,560 –> 00:23:11,760we want to thank you so much.31800:23:11,760 –> 00:23:12,979If you’re considering giving31900:23:12,979 –> 00:23:15,819to support Open The Bible in that way,32000:23:15,979 –> 00:23:19,400this month, if you’re able to set up a new direct debit32100:23:19,400 –> 00:23:22,239in the amount of £5 per month or more32200:23:22,239 –> 00:23:25,099or a one-off gift of £50 or more,32300:23:25,099 –> 00:23:26,859we’d love to say thank you.32400:23:26,859 –> 00:23:29,000Here’s Open The Bible’s Amanda Cunningham32500:23:29,000 –> 00:23:31,359to tell you about our offer this month.32600:23:31,359 –> 00:23:32,699Thanks David.32700:23:32,699 –> 00:23:34,880This month at Open The Bible UK32800:23:34,880 –> 00:23:37,359we’ll be thinking about the theme of grief32900:23:37,359 –> 00:23:39,959and the pain of sorrow and loss33000:23:39,959 –> 00:23:43,560that are a sad reality of this broken world.33100:23:43,900 –> 00:23:47,020As part of that, we are offering a free copy33200:23:47,020 –> 00:23:50,520of Colin Smith’s book, For All Who Grieve,33300:23:50,520 –> 00:23:52,619written after Colin counseled33400:23:52,619 –> 00:23:54,800grieving couples in his church33500:23:54,800 –> 00:23:56,300and found himself turning33600:23:56,300 –> 00:23:58,819to the Book of Lamentations for help.33700:23:58,819 –> 00:24:02,060As a result, it’s full of both Biblical wisdom33800:24:02,060 –> 00:24:04,699but also really practical suggestions33900:24:04,699 –> 00:24:09,020and observations from people he counseled at that time.34000:24:09,020 –> 00:24:11,660We would love to send you a free copy34100:24:11,660 –> 00:24:13,920when you set up a new direct debit34200:24:13,920 –> 00:24:16,160of at least five pounds per month34300:24:16,160 –> 00:24:19,459or give a one-off gift of at least £50.34400:24:19,459 –> 00:24:21,099We will also be including34500:24:21,099 –> 00:24:23,579five specially designed postcards34600:24:23,579 –> 00:24:26,160with a verse from Psalm 23.34700:24:26,160 –> 00:24:29,819Ideal for sending to a friend for encouragement34800:24:29,819 –> 00:24:31,319and if you would like to know34900:24:31,319 –> 00:24:33,500what other resources we have on grief,35000:24:33,500 –> 00:24:38,040do visit our website at openthebible.org.uk35100:24:38,040 –> 00:24:41,420and scroll down until you see our section on grief.35200:24:41,880 –> 00:24:45,180Thanks, Amanda and you can find full terms and conditions35300:24:45,180 –> 00:24:48,160and you can give online at our website,35400:24:48,160 –> 00:24:49,640openthebible.org.uk.35500:24:51,560 –> 00:24:54,000For Open the Bible and Pastor Colin Smith,35600:24:54,000 –> 00:24:55,239I’m David Pick.35700:24:55,239 –> 00:24:58,420I hope you’ll join us again soon for Open the Bible.35800:25:05,560 –> 00:25:08,439You’re healthy, have a job, own a home35900:25:08,439 –> 00:25:10,660and your kitchen is well-stocked36000:25:10,660 –> 00:25:12,319why would you need to pray,36100:25:12,319 –> 00:25:14,020give us our daily bread?36200:25:14,020 –> 00:25:16,380Find out next time on Open the Bible.