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3 Reasons Why Christians Should Recite the Lord’s Prayer at Church

By Jonathan Landry Cruse / January 30, 2026

Even with something as “safe” as the Lord’s Prayer, we need to think, “Can we do this?” And if so, “Why should we do it?” Here are three reasons why we should say the Lord’s Prayer in our church services.

Trusting and Asking Our Father to Provide

By R. Scott Clark / November 24, 2025

Sometimes we think that our material needs are beneath God’s attention. Here’s why nothing could be further from the truth.

Praying to God in Our Suffering

By Daniel Rowlands / October 22, 2025

Prayer is an act of steadfast faith. How is this especially true when we pray to God in our suffering?

Should We Only Pray to the Father in the Name of Jesus?

By Nick Batzig / January 31, 2025

As a young Christian I wasn’t sure whether it was right for believers to pray directly to the Son and Spirit or whether they should specifically address the Father. To whom should we pray?

Why Is Prayer the Most Important Part of Our Thankfulness to God?

By BCL / May 17, 2024

Why does praying to God involve more than giving adoration to God, confessing our sins, thanking God for all he has given us, and making petitions for help?

Why Do Christians Pray, “Our Father Who Art in Heaven”?

By Campbell Markham / August 31, 2022

Why did Jesus teach his disciples to address God in prayer with the words, “Our Father in heaven”?

What Does It Mean to Have God as Our Father?

By Russell Herman / June 18, 2020

God’s amazing love for his children is a love that cannot be used up, cannot be extinguished, and cannot come to an end. What does it mean to have God as our Father?

Is God the Background for Your Selfie?

By Campbell Markham / March 26, 2019

What is the character of our Christianity? Is its primary purpose ourselves? What we get out of it? Jesus exposes, challenges, and disintegrates this selfishness with the first petition of the Lord’s Prayer, “Hallowed be thy name” (Matt. 6:9).

2 Amazing Aspects of Prayer Christians Should Always Remember

By Christina Fox / September 17, 2018

When saying the Lord’s Prayer, it can be easy to take for granted the significance of the first line. Here are two truly amazing aspects of prayer every Christian should always remember.