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In a cinematic journey, explore the Lord's Prayer across the landscapes where Jesus first spoke it. Hosted by Brad Gray and featuring insights from N. T. Wright and other scholars, learn about the prayer's cultural, historical and spiritual depth.
“Context is everything”
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2026
Season 1 of The Sacred Thread dives into the Lord's Prayer. Ep 1 "Our Father" shows how context reveals a God who sees suffering and delivers His people.
"Our Father … in the heavens" explores God's authority over creation and His intimate nearness.
This episode reveals why God's name carried such weight and how Jesus called us to reflect His holiness in everyday life-not by separating from the world, but by living responsibly within it.
This episode explores how the Lord's Prayer challenged Roman rule and Jewish hopes-calling for God's kingdom to come to earth, reshaping our view of power and allegiance.
Ep 5 "Daily Bread" shows how Jesus' petition echoes Israel's wilderness trust-calling us to daily dependence on God's timely provision.
Ep 6 "Forgive Us" explores how Jesus tied forgiveness to restored relationships and communal healing-making it the prayer's hardest petition, enabled only by God's strength.
Ep 7 "Deliver Us" finale explores praying for deliverance through temptation and evil-Jesus teaches it, then lives it at the peak of his mission.
Brad Gray
Host
