
Pray then in this way: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And do not bring us to the time of trial, but rescue us from the evil one. —Matthew 6:9-13
Last Week: Only in the Lord’s Prayer does Jesus say, “Pray like this…” (Matthew 6:9)
God is the Father of
We live in a world that is focused on my, mine, and me, but Jesus teaches us to pray our, us, and we. —Rev. Adam Hamilton
The Kingdom of Me
What is your life all about?
In our society, it is all too easy to make our lives all about our comfort, pleasure, and
Too often our primary concern is accumulating more and more for
This desire leads to selfishness, lack of empathy, and eventually, even
The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either – but right through every human heart – and through all human hearts. —Alexander Solzhenitsyn
When we’re focused on me, my, and mine, we will never be able to get
Thy Kingdom Come
Jesus teaches his disciple to pray for God’s kingdom to come
The Kingdom of God/Heaven is the
Kingdoms reflect the
In Jesus, the Kingdom has come
For who is Jesus? Simply the kingdom of God in person. —Theologian Jürgen Moltmann
Praying “thy Kingdom come” is a prayer for God’s mercy, justice, and love to
“Thy Kingdom come” is both an anticipation of the future and invitation to participate
Thy Will Be Done
In a kingdom, what the king
As we pray “Thy will be done,” we place our wills
The world as it is falls far short of
Praying “Thy will be done” requires us to put the good of others
On Earth as it is in Heaven
When the Kingdom comes, God’s will is done on earth as it
We do not only pray for the Kingdom to come, but we join Jesus in the Kingdom’s
We cannot pray the Lord’s Prayer while putting “my” Kingdom and will
That, in a nutshell, is prayer - letting Jesus pray in you, and beginning that lengthy and often very tough process by which our selfish thoughts and ideals and hopes are gradually aligned with his eternal action. —Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury
Action Steps
Continue to pray the Lord’s Prayer in the pattern of the first Christians: at 9am,
Reflect on where you are putting “
Embody the Kingdom of God in a