Gospel in Life
with Tim Keller
Admitting
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
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.
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