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Tim Keller: 主祷文的最后一句并非只是修辞，而是一种安息的祷告。在祷告的最后，我们不是在祈求什么，而是在享受神，意识到我们所寻求的一切都已在神里面。如果我们拥有神，我们就拥有了所需的一切，因此，祷告的最后部分是安息的祷告。就像大卫在诗篇27篇中所表达的那样，他所渴望的是住在神的殿中，寻求神的荣美，这意味着他渴望与神有不间断的团契。他用一种非常强烈的表达方式来强调他只想要一件事，那就是与神有不间断的团契，体验神的真实和同在，这是他唯一需要的。我想要一种不只是从神那里获取东西的祷告生活，而是要获得神本身。不是为了从神那里得到事物而祷告，而是为了得到神。如果我拥有神，我就拥有了一切，即使面对敌人也不必担心。 Tim Keller: 圣奥古斯丁认为，过分依恋世俗事物会导致情感上的奴役。过度依恋会导致情绪波动，因为任何问题的出现都会引发恐惧和愤怒。因此，真正的答案不是减少爱，而是更多地爱神，认识神的爱。唯有神不变的爱才能带来平静，这才是“国度、权柄、荣耀全是你的”真正含义。乔纳森·爱德华兹在一次葬礼讲道中指出，在神里面，我们拥有源头，因此我们并没有真正失去。奥古斯丁说，我们在世上寻找的平安和荣耀，都可以在神里面找到。唯有神才是那永不被打扰的平安之所，除非我们拒绝爱他，否则他不会拒绝向我们倾注他的爱。神赐予我们真正需要的财富和爱，唯有在神里面，我们才能拥有永恒的健康。

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This sermon explores the concluding phrase of the Lord's Prayer, "For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen." It suggests that this is not a mere statement but a prayer of repose, where one rests in God's provision. The sermon uses Psalm 27 as an example of this type of prayer.
  • The Lord's Prayer concludes with a prayer of repose, resting in God's provision.
  • Psalm 27 exemplifies a prayer of repose.
  • This type of prayer acknowledges God's sovereignty and sufficiency.

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The Lord’s Prayer is quite a workout. You’re asking for a lot of things: daily bread, deliver us from evil. But at the end, you rest in God. 

The last phrase in the Lord’s Prayer is, “For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever, amen.” Is that just a rhetorical flourish? After all, it doesn’t seem to be a prayer. But ancient commentators have said this is a prayer of repose. You realize all the things you’ve been looking for are already there in God. 

In Psalm 27 we have an example of a prayer of repose, and it’s exactly what the end of the Lord’s Prayer embodies. This is a psalm of David, and we learn 1) what he’s facing, 2) what he does about it, 3) how he does it, and 4) why he’s confident it will work.

This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on November 16, 2014. Series: The Prayer of Prayers. Scripture: Psalm 27:1-14.

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