Explore The Lord’s Prayer
How your church can engage afresh with The Lord’s Prayer in 2025: “How to Pray, How to Live”
Ways to Engage
The Lord’s Prayer is some of the most familiar language in the ChristianChristian Name originally given to disciples of Jesus by outsiders and gradually adopted by the Early Church to designate all members of the church. faithFaith 1. Belief and trust in someone or something. 2. Acceptance of particular religious teachings.. As well as something we pray it is also something that is intended to shape how we act.
Faith in the North hopes to encourage and resources churches across the North of England to explore the Lord’s Prayer as a way to live and also as a pathway for people to explore the Christian Faith.
This might be through accessing some of the high quality resources below in your church, joining with Thy Kingdom Come in the lead up to PentecostPentecost Also called Whit Sunday. Seventh Sunday after Easter. The Jewish Feast of Weeks (harvest). Day when the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples (Acts 2). or through coming to a Lord’s Prayer Tour evening somewhere near you.
Thy Kingdom Come
Thy Kingdom Come (TKC) is a global ecumenical prayer movement that invites Christians around the world to pray from Ascension to Pentecost for more people to come to know JesusJesus (Greek form of Hebrew 'Joshua' meaning 'Yahweh [God] is salvation') Also given the title Christ, meaning 'anointed one' or Messiah. His life is recorded mainly in the Four Gospels although he is also mentioned by the Jewish historian Josephus (c. 37-c.100) and the Roman historian Tacitus (c.110)..
In 2025 Faith is the North is partnering with TKC with a shared focus on The Lord’s Prayer. Find more resources and ways to engage with TKC on their website.
Small Group Resource
Just before teaching them the prayer we know as the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus told his disciples that God knows what we want before we ask him (Matthew 6:8).
So why pray at all? Perhaps it’s simply this: we don’t know what we want. Therefore, the Lord’s Prayer is best understood as learning what to want. Which also means that the Lord’s Prayer is a pattern for life as well as a pattern for prayer.
This small group resource encourages you to explore the Lord’s Prayer together over five weeks with videos, discussion questions and suggested ways you can respond in your lives.
The Lord’s Prayer Song
WorshipWorship 1. Doing homage and giving honour and respect to God. The Bible includes a wide range of physical expression in worship, including bowing down, lifting hands, dancing, processions and singing. The main day on which Christians gather for communal worship is Sunday (the day when Christ is believed to have risen from the dead). 2. Christian liturgy including sung material and prayers of thanksgiving and praise. for Everyone have written and produced an original piece of music called ‘The Lord’s Prayer’. This specially commissioned song comes with a resource pack including:
- Lyric video
- Singalong video
- Makaton video
- BSL video
- Backing track
- Printable lyric sheet
- Sheet music
Then as Now | The Lord’s Prayer Short Film
Faith in the North is pleased to share the release of a thought-provoking new short film exploring the enduring significance of the Lord’s Prayer.
Set in the stunning landscape of the North-East, this 7–8 minute film interweaves the faith of Northern Saints from the 7th century with the lives of Christians today.
Created by film-maker Oliver Murray, Then as Now is available to watch from the ArchbishopArchbishop Bishop who also presides over a group of dioceses or provinces. of YorkYork 1. A Roman city and early centre of Christianity. 2. Diocese and province under the leadership of the Archbishop of York.’s YouTube channel, as a free resource for churches, schools, and communities, sparking conversations and encouraging a deeper connection with the Christian faith.
Song for Choirs or Choral Settings
Lucy Walker, a young composer who has previously written music for the Choir of York MinsterYork Minster Popular name for the cathedral and metropolitan church of St Peter in York. Seat of the Archbishop of York, the cathedral was established in 627 by St Paulinus as a baptistery for King Edwin. The present building contains elements of the Norman cathedral of Archbishop Thomas of Bayeux, but dates largely from the 13th-15th centuries., was commissioned by Faith in the North to create a new choral music piece inspired by The Lord’s Prayer. Specifically written for cathedralCathedral (Latin cathedra' throne') Church which contains the throne of the bishop and hence the mother church of the diocese services and for choirs, the composition features two arrangements: one for choir and organ, and a simplified version for choir and piano. This versatility makes it accessible for a wide range of worship settings.
Service Ideas
An All Age Service plan, based around the Lord’s Prayer and designed to be used by churches. The service plan was created in partnership with Thy Kingdom Come.
We also have put together a suggested set of readings for a preaching series on the Lord’s Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer Tour
During 2025 and early 2026, Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell is undertaking a tour across the North of England, sharing the meaning and significance of the Lord’s Prayer as part of a shared “Faith in the North” initiative.
In less than 70 words, Jesus gives us a prayer to learn by heart and a prayer that gets inside our hearts, shaping the way we live. The Lord’s Prayer surely is the best place to start. It is said in just about every church service, from the coronation of the King to the christeningChristening (Old English 'christen', 'to make Christian'). Alternative term for baptism, the rite of admission into the Christian church. of a child. It’s a challenging prayer and when we say this prayer together, we become part of God’s movement of change, of bringing God’s heavenHeaven The dwelling-place of God and the angels and eventually all those who will live with God for eternity. to earth. It teaches us how to pray. But it also teaches us how to live
Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell
Other Related Pages
Exploring Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer Journey
The first in a series of resource boxsets created by Faith in the North to support schools across the Northern Province.