I. The Address (or Preface)

Our Father which art in heaven.

- Matthew 6:9a

II.

The Six Requests (or Petitions)

A. Concerning God's Glory

1. Honoring God's Name

Hallowed be Thy Name.

- Matthew 6:9b

2. Establishing God's rule

Thy kingdom come.

- Matthew 6:10a

3. Performing God's will

Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

- Matthew 6:10b

B. Concerning Man's Needs

4. Supplying our daily needs

Give us this day our daily bread.

- Matthew 6:11

5. Forgiving our sins
(the guilt of sin - justification)

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

- Matthew 6:12

6. Preserving us from sin
(the pollution of sin - sanctification)

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

- Matthew 6:13a

III. The Closing (or Doxology)

For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

- Matthew 6:13b