Bayou Christian Church

08/19/2026

# # # Wednesday Devotional — What Do You Want Most?

Sunday we talked about prayer as **enjoying our Father**.

Sometimes we come to God because we need something. Sometimes we are struggling. Sometimes we simply need to remember that we belong in His presence.

But something begins to happen as we spend time with our Father:

**Our desires begin to change.**

Jesus shows us this in the very first request of the Lord’s Prayer:

***“Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.” — Matthew 6:9***

Think about what Jesus does **not** put first.

Not, *Give me what I need.*
Not, *Fix what is wrong.*
Not even, *Forgive me.*

First: **Father, may Your name be hallowed.**

The more we know our Father, the more we begin to desire what honors Him. That connects to an old question we return to often:

**“What is the chief end of man?”**

*“To glorify God, and to enjoy him forever.”*

Those two things belong together. As we **enjoy God**, we increasingly desire to **glorify God**. So today, before you bring God your list of needs—and you should bring them—spend a moment asking a different question: **Father, what would honor You today?**

Then pray:

*Father, thank You that through Christ I belong in Your presence. As I know You more, reshape what I want. Teach me to delight in You and to desire Your glory. Let Your name be honored in my words, my decisions, my relationships, and my life. Hallowed be Your name. Amen.*

**This Sunday:** *Hallowed Be Your Name — More Than Reverence*

08/19/2026

Learn a book of the bible one short message at a time!

What does it mean to belong to God’s family?Hebrews 2:10–18 gives...

08/18/2026

WHAT DO YOU WANT MOST WHEN YOU PRAY?

When Jesus teaches us to pray, His first input is to remind us that we pray to our Father. but then he moves into the request and it is surprising.

Before daily bread.
Before forgiveness.
Before protection.
Before any of our needs.

Jesus teaches us to pray: “Hallowed be your name.”

In other words: Father, let Your name be known, honored, treasured, and treated as holy.

Prayer doesn't simply bring our desires to God. As we spend time with our Father, He begins to reshape our desires around what matters most. Him and his unique status.

This Sunday in Teach Us to Pray, we'll look at the first request Jesus teaches us to make:

Hallowed Be Your Name — More Than Reverence
Matthew 6:9

08/17/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtlfdCf85fo&t=21s

Made with Restream. Livestream on 30+ platforms at once via https:/...

08/14/2026

https://youtube.com/shorts/9V51vYVcUdE?si=dhEGOR04e91cPQ7I

Why do Christians take communion?Because Jesus told us to—and it ...

08/14/2026

Why do Christians take communion?

Because Jesus told us to—and it reminds us of what matters most.

His body broken. His blood given.
A place at God’s table.

It’s a simple picture of the gospel we never want to forget.

Join us this Sunday. You’re welcome here.

08/13/2026

work through a book of the bible. Our youtube features short sermons through the Gospel of John and we are developing Hebrews here is the fourth in the series.

08/13/2026

YOU ARE INVITED THIS SUNDAY

Last Sunday we asked, “Why Pray?”

This week we begin looking at the prayer Jesus actually taught His disciples—and He starts with two words that change everything:

“Our Father…”

What does it mean to call God Father?
Can everyone call Him Father?
And how should knowing God as Father change the way we pray?

Join us Sunday as we continue:

TEACH US TO PRAY
Our Father
Matthew 6:9

Sunday Worship — 11:00 AM

Come worship with us as we learn together how Jesus teaches us to pray.

08/12/2026

Last Sunday we were reminded that prayer often begins as duty. We pray because Jesus tells us to pray. We pray because others need us to pray. We pray because we know prayer is good for us.

But God intends prayer to become more than duty.

“One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD…” — Psalm 27:4

David doesn’t merely want something from God. He wants God.

That is one of the great changes prayer can produce in us. We begin by bringing God our needs, fears, families, problems, and requests—and we should. But as we learn to pray, we discover something greater than receiving God's gifts: we begin to enjoy God Himself.

So take a few quiet minutes today. You don't need many words. Remember that your Father is near. Think about who He is. Thank Him for something about Him, not merely something He has given you.

Prayer: Father, teach me not only to seek Your help, but to seek You. Turn prayer from mere duty into delight, and teach me to enjoy being in Your presence. Amen.