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Sermon Notes – The Lord’s Prayer Series Summary

Over the past few weeks at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Bangor, we walked slowly and prayerfully through the Lord’s Prayer in Luke 11. Each line—short, simple, familiar—opened up huge truths about who God is, who we are, and how to live in relationship with Him. This post isn’t a deep dive into any one phrase. It’s more of a step back to see the whole picture, to ask: What’s the point of this prayer? Why did Jesus teach us to pray this way? And how is it meant to shape our everyday lives?

Monday, June 16, 2025 | 3 minutes Read

Sermon Notes - 15 June - Lead Us Not into Temptation

As we’ve journeyed slowly through the Lord’s Prayer over the past few weeks at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Bangor, we’ve arrived at its final petition: “Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.” — Luke 11:4 / Matthew 6:13 (NIV) This line reminds us that we are in a spiritual battle—a war that rages not just out there, but in our own hearts. ⚔️ Temptation Is Real—and So Is the Battle In Ephesians 6, Paul describes the battleground:

Sunday, June 15, 2025 | 7 minutes Read

Sermon Notes - 8 June - Forgive Everyone for Everything

Faith is central to my life, but it’s also in the small things–how we speak, how we pray, and especially how we respond when we’ve been wronged. This week at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Bangor, we continued our series through the Lord’s Prayer, focusing on a challenging but essential line: “Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.” – Luke 11:4 (NIV) Jesus’ teaching on forgiveness is never abstract. It’s practical, relational, and deeply personal. Forgiveness is not just something we receive; it’s something we extend.

Sunday, June 8, 2025 | 4 minutes Read

Sermon Notes - 1 June - Give Us Each Day Our Daily Bread

Faith is an important part of my life, and at its core, trying to understand how things plug together is another key part of what makes me me. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been sharing sermon notes from our current series at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Bangor, where we’ve been walking slowly through the Lord’s Prayer in Luke’s Gospel. This post follows on from the previous reflections on “Father, hallowed be your name” and “Your kingdom come,” turning now to the next petition: “Give us each day our daily bread.” A short and familiar phrase, yet full of meaning–an invitation to live with dependence, humility, and trust in God’s faithful provision.

Sunday, June 1, 2025 | 4 minutes Read

Your Kingdom Come, Your Will Be Done

This is the second post in the sermon notes series on the Lord’s Prayer, and I found this one to be particularly interesting and somewhat thought-provoking. As always, these are just simple reflections and takeaways from the Sunday messages at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Bangor. I hope they’ll be an encouragement and a way for me to think aloud as I follow Jesus. Your Kingdom Come, Your Will Be Done: Learning to Submit Like Jesus As we continue our journey through Luke 11:1–4, the focus shifts to the second and third petitions of the Lord’s Prayer: “Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” These are not just words of hope–they are words of surrender.

Sunday, May 25, 2025 | 3 minutes Read

Sermon Notes - 18 May - Hallowed be your Name

Faith is an important part of my life, and at its core, trying to understand how things plug together is another key part of what makes me me. As part of that, I’ll be sharing sermon notes here from time to time–simple reflections and takeaways from the Sunday messages at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Bangor. I hope they’ll be an encouragement and a way for me to think aloud as I follow Jesus.

Sunday, May 18, 2025 | 4 minutes Read