The second of the petitions to God for God in the Lord’s Prayer is “Your kingdom come”. Pastor Jim explores what this means in the everyday life of the Christian and what we are really praying for when we ask God to hasten the coming of his kingdom.
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Jim Sole
Ecclesiastes 11:1-8 – Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days. Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for you know not what disaster may happen on earth. If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth, and if a tree falls to the south or to the north, in…
Finishing with the dissection of the preface, Pastor Jim moves into the first of the petitions, “Hallowed be Your name”. He explains why we first petition God for God, rather then ourselves and talks about what it meas to “hallow” our Lord and his name.
Ecclesiastes 10:20 – Even in your thoughts, do not curse the king, nor in your bedroom curse the rich, for a bird of the air will carry your voice, or some winged creature tell the matter.
Psalm 136:1-26 – Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever. Give thanks to the God of gods, for his steadfast love endures forever. Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his steadfast love endures forever; to him who alone does great wonders, for his steadfast love endures forever; to him who by understanding…
Continuing in our examination of the preface of the model prayer, Pastor Jim now focuses in on what it means that our Father is “in heaven”. Matthew 6:9 – Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name…”