Week 6: Deliver Us From Evil
Small Group Study Guide: The Lord’s Prayer
This study will explore the meaning and significance of the Lord’s Prayer, guiding participants to deepen their understanding and practice of prayer. Each session includes video teaching from Dr. Timothy Smith, scripture readings, discussion questions, personal application prompts, and a guided prayer to conclude your time together.
Session 6: “Lead Us Not into Temptation, but Deliver Us from Evil”
Scripture Reading: Matthew 6:13; James 1:12-15
Discussion Questions:
1. What does this part of the prayer teach us about spiritual warfare?
2. How does God help us resist temptation?
3. What are some practical ways to guard against temptation?
4. How have you experienced God’s protection in times of trial?
5. Why is it important to rely on God’s strength rather than our own?
Application:
As followers of Jesus, we know that God and Satan are real, but Satan is not God’s equal, so that we revel in singing the words of Martin Luther in his hymn about God as our Mighty Fortress:
“The prince of darkness grim, we tremble not for him;
his rage we can endure, for lo! his doom is sure;
one little word shall fell him.”
Practice:
• Identify a specific area of temptation and ask God for strength to resist it this week.
Guided Prayer:
Pray together the Lord’s Prayer and then pray the prayer below:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors, and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever.
“Almighty Protector, we ask for Your guidance as we face temptations and challenges. Strengthen us to resist the allure of sin and deliver us from the forces of evil. Help us to rely on Your power and grace every day, trusting in Your protection. Amen.”
For added enrichment consider singing the Lord’s Prayer or Listening to some artist singing the Lord’s Prayer.
Sing It:
For added enrichment consider singing the Lord’s Prayer or Listening to some artist singing the Lord’s Prayer.
Here is the version we have used in worship by Babette Wood:
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name
Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven
Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven
Give us today our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors
As we also have forgiven our debtors
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one
For yours is the kingdom, the power and the glory forever and ever
Amen, Amen