Order of Worship
8th of November 2026 | 10:30 (Espoo)
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
Our welcome team members will pass an offering basket during this song.
For information about giving online, please visit ucclife.fi/give or follow the QR code on the screen. You can also speak to our pastors or leaders for more information about giving and generosity. You can also ask the welcome team or any of our staff team members for more info on giving online.
A warm welcome to all, and especially to any visitors joining us today – if you’re new to our community please take a moment to fill out our digital visitors card or speak to us after the service!
If you have children, they are welcome to join our Sunday school classes!
11:1 Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” 2 And he said to them, “When you pray, say:
“Father, hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come.
3 Give us each day our daily bread,
4 and forgive us our sins,
for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us.
And lead us not into temptation.”
5 And he said to them, “Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves, 6 for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; 7 and he will answer from within, ‘Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything’? 8 I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his impudence he will rise and give him whatever he needs.9 And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. 11 What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; 12 or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
Because Jesus brings us to a Father who loves to give, we can come to him with everything.
I. Who do we pray to? The Father Jesus shares vv 1-4
II. How do we ask? The Father who never sleeps vv 5-10
III. What does he give? The Father who gives the Spirit vv 11-13
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name;
your kingdom come;
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our sins,
as we forgive those who have sinned against us.
And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.
For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever.
Amen.
Introduction
1. What are some things you learned about fatherhood from your own father or the people who raised you?
2. When it comes to prayer, what do you find most difficult? Has that changed over the years?
Into the Text
3. Jesus begins the Lord’s Prayer with one word: “Father.” Why is that so significant? How should knowing God as our Father shape the way we pray?
4. In verses 5-10, Jesus tells the story of a man knocking on his neighbour’s door at midnight. What is the point of the story? What does it teach us about persistence in prayer?
5. Jesus says, “How much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” Why do you think Jesus ends his teaching on prayer with the promise of the Holy Spirit?
6. In the sermon, we heard that the cross is the greatest answer to our doubts about God’s goodness. How does Romans 8:32 help us understand this, particularly when our prayers seem unanswered?
Apply the Text
7. In the sermon, we considered how our prayerlessness can sometimes reveal that we doubt God’s goodness. Do you think that is true? Have you seen this in your own life?
8. Is there something you have stopped praying about or become discouraged over? How does this passage encourage you?
9. What would it look like to take Jesus’ teaching on prayer more seriously this week, both personally and as a family or life group?
Order of Worship
8th of November 2026 | 16:00 (Helsinki)
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
Our welcome team members will pass an offering basket during this song.
For information about giving online, please visit ucclife.fi/give or follow the QR code on the screen. You can also speak to our pastors or leaders for more information about giving and generosity. You can also ask the welcome team or any of our staff team members for more info on giving online.
A warm welcome to all, and especially to any visitors joining us today – if you’re new to our community please take a moment to fill out our digital visitors card or speak to us after the service!
If you have children, they are welcome to join our Sunday school classes!
11:1 Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” 2 And he said to them, “When you pray, say:
“Father, hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come.
3 Give us each day our daily bread,
4 and forgive us our sins,
for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us.
And lead us not into temptation.”
5 And he said to them, “Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves, 6 for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; 7 and he will answer from within, ‘Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything’? 8 I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his impudence he will rise and give him whatever he needs.9 And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. 11 What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; 12 or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
1. Teach us to Pray vv 1-2a
2. The Priorities of Prayer vv 2b-4
3. Perseverance in Prayer vv 5-13
Introduction
1. What are some things you learned about fatherhood from your own father or the people who raised you?
2. When it comes to prayer, what do you find most difficult? Has that changed over the years?
Into the Text
3. Jesus begins the Lord’s Prayer with one word: “Father.” Why is that so significant? How should knowing God as our Father shape the way we pray?
4. In verses 5-10, Jesus tells the story of a man knocking on his neighbour’s door at midnight. What is the point of the story? What does it teach us about persistence in prayer?
5. Jesus says, “How much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” Why do you think Jesus ends his teaching on prayer with the promise of the Holy Spirit?
6. In the sermon, we heard that the cross is the greatest answer to our doubts about God’s goodness. How does Romans 8:32 help us understand this, particularly when our prayers seem unanswered?
Apply the Text
7. In the sermon, we considered how our prayerlessness can sometimes reveal that we doubt God’s goodness. Do you think that is true? Have you seen this in your own life?
8. Is there something you have stopped praying about or become discouraged over? How does this passage encourage you?
9. What would it look like to take Jesus’ teaching on prayer more seriously this week, both personally and as a family or life group?