Admitting

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

Religion, Religion & Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Spirituality

4.8 • 15K Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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A life of absolute peace, a life of tremendous clarity, a life of total power and freedom, a life of high beauty—that’s the vision of the Lord’s Prayer. A whole new life that revolves around God. We’re going to look now at the part of the prayer that’s about admitting. Let me reiterate that since prayer essentially is centering on God, everything starts with adoration and everything has to be understood as flowing out of it. If your repentance, if your admitting doesn’t flow out of adoration, it won’t deal with your guilt and it will even make it worse. But if it flows out of adoration of the Father, it can get rid of your guilt. Jesus Christ, in the context of the Lord’s Prayer, teaches us 1) the reason for repentance, 2) the motivation for repentance, and 3) three ways to repent. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on May 20, 1990. Series: The Lord’s Prayer 1990. Scripture: Matthew 6:9-15. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Gospel and Life.
0:05.8	In a world that leaves us exhausted, distracted, and searching for meaning, Jesus gives
0:11.6	us the Lord's Prayer as a guide to true connection with God.
0:15.5	Join us today as Tim Keller shows us why the Lord's Prayer isn't just a ritual to recite, but
0:20.4	a pathway to deeper communion with God.
0:27.2	It will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread, forgive us our
0:36.7	debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors,
0:40.1	and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For if you forgive men when
0:46.3	they sin against you, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive
0:51.5	men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sin.
0:57.4	Here ends the reading of God's Word.
1:01.9	We're in a series on the Lord's Prayer.
1:05.0	We're continuing the series on Lord's Prayer, and it won't be over today either.
1:13.2	The Lord's Prayer is Jesus' model for prayer. And it's a wonder. It's a wonder. I am a cautious person. Those of you know me,
1:22.1	realize that I've got a cynical streak in me, that I've got to always keep under control. I don't
1:27.0	tend to believe in large claims. I don't tend to believe in large claims.
1:30.8	I don't tend to believe testimonies.
1:33.0	It's got a cynical streak in me.
1:34.8	And yet I can say to you now without any reservations at all,
1:39.8	that all of the answers to all of your problems when they're rightly understood are here.
1:47.4	They're all in here.
1:48.8	The answers to all of your problems, if you rightly understand them, are in the Lord's Prayer.
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