The Kingdom Prayer of Jesus | Matt. 6:9-13
In Luke’s gospel, Jesus waited until his followers asked him for a prayer; and the reason they asked was because they saw what he was doing. Something tells me there’s a lesson there. —N.T. Wright, “The Lord & His Prayer”
• The Lord’s prayer is not merely something to be memorized or
• Jesus prayed the way He
• Jesus wants us to pray kingdom focused
• “Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven,” is not only our model for prayer it’s our model for
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• Every request in the Lord’s Prayer is a
• And don’t miss the fact that Jesus tells us in this prayer “
• Implicit in Jesus’ prayer is the acknowledgement that God’s will is
• Jesus’ prayer acknowledges the now and the
The Kingdom did indeed come with Jesus; but it will fully come when the world is healed, when the whole creation finally joins in the song. But it must be Jesus’ medicine; it must be Jesus’ music. And the only way to be sure of that is to pray his prayer. —N.T. Wright, “The Lord & His Prayer”
This Week:
• Ask for the breakthrough of God’s kingdom presence, power, and rule in:
o Yourself and your family
o Your church: It’s calling, direction, pastors, leaders, people, missionaries
o Your spheres of influence
o Your city, state, nation