How is your prayer life? This is one of the more embarrassing questions that Christians ask each other, because our prayer life usually consists in a few minutes in our daily devotions. Today (February 10, 2013), we come to the last portion of the third part of the Heidelberg Catechism, which is about sanctification or living as citizens of God’s kingdom. The first part of sanctification is the explanation of the moral law, the Ten Commandments. The second part is about prayer, which we begin today.
| Date | Sermon Title or Theme | Text & Readings |
| February 10 | “When You Pray…” | Matthew 6:5-15 (text); HC Lord’s Day 45 |
| February 24 | “Our Father in Heaven” | Isaiah 63:15-16; Matt 7:9-11 & Luke 11:11-13 (texts); HC LD 46 |
| March 3 | The First Petition: “Hallowed Be Thy Name” | Psalm 105:1-11 (text); Revelation 15:1-8;Â HC Lord’s Day 47 |
| March 10 | The Second Petition: “Your Kingdom Come” | Daniel 7:13-14; Luke 17:20-30 (text); HC Lord’s Day 48 |
| March 17 | The Third Petition: “Your Will Be Done” (War of Wills) | Psa 103:20-21; Mat 6:10 & Luk 22:42 (texts); Rom 7:14-25; HCÂ Lord’s Day 49 |
| March 24 | The Fourth Petition: “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread” | John 6:35-51 (text); HC Lord’s Day 50 |
| March 31 | Resurrection Day | |
| April 7 | The Fifth Petition: “Forgive Us Our Debts” | 1 Kgs 8:46-53; Mat 6:12 & 18:21-35 (texts); HC Lord’s Day 51 |
| April 14 | The Sixth Petition and Closing:Â “Lead Us Not into Temptation, But Deliver Us from Evil” | Dan 3:13-25; Mat 6:13; Luk 8:4-15 (texts);Â HC Lord’s Day 52 |