Prayers of Jesus Week 2 Message

In this series, we’re stepping into the very conversations Jesus had with His Father. We’ll listen to the words He prayed in moments of surrender, struggle, mission, forgiveness, and trust. These prayers don’t just teach us how to pray—they reveal the heart of the Savior who invites us into deeper intimacy with God and a life shaped by His will and His love. This week we’re stepping into one of the most familiar prayers in Scripture — the Lord’s Prayer — and discovering why Jesus begins it with a single word that changes everything: **Father**. By looking at Matthew’s structure and Luke’s heart, we’ll see that prayer isn’t about performance but about belonging, identity, and relationship. We’ll explore how God’s Fatherhood meets us in the places where earthly fatherhood has fallen short and how that truth reshapes the way we pray. And as a church, we’re taking on a simple but powerful challenge: pray the Lord’s Prayer in the first person — not “Our Father,” but “My Father.” Join us as we rediscover the prayer we thought we already knew. About the Speaker Joe Michelotti has spent decades serving Jesus through lay speaking, Bible teaching, and pastoral ministry. After fourteen years in the U.S. Navy, he built a 25‑plus‑year career with a top‑tier technology company before stepping into full‑time ministry. He now serves as the pastor of Fellowship Baptist Church in Lawrenceburg, KY. When he’s not preaching, teaching, or studying the Scriptures, Joe enjoys creative projects and spending time with his high‑school sweetheart and wife of over 40 years, Angela. Together they have four adult children, four grandchildren (with another on the way), a Golden Doodle, a Shi‑Poo, and one very opinionated and lazy Siamese cat. Scripture Notice Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.