Your Kingdom Come The Lord’s Prayer. Wish God’s Kingdom was here…

Your Kingdom Come

The Lord’s Prayer

Wish God’s Kingdom was here…

Two Questions to ask:

What is God’s Kingdom?

Why should we long for it?

Eden: God’s Perfect Place

Eden: God’s Perfect Place

Longing to be back in God’s perfect

place

Old Testament Heroes:God’s perfect

promises and laws.

Longing to live under God’s perfect promises and law

Old Testament Heroes: God’s perfect promises and laws.

Rulers and Kings:Examples of leaders

of God’s people

Bible Books:

Longing to live under God’s perfect King

Rulers and Kings:Examples of leaders of God’s people

Jesus:The Kingdom of God has come near

Longing for the return of this magnificent

King…

Jesus:The King who brings us into

God’s PlaceUnder His Rule

Enjoying His Blessing

What then Can we pray for?

Three directions to our prayers

1) Inward for Personal Transformation

We are already citizens of God’s Kingdom… so let’s pray that God will help us to live like it!

What area of ‘our’ Kingdom do we need to say to God ‘Your Kingdom come’?

2) Outward for Evangelism and change in Society

We want God’s kingdom to grow as more people put their trust in Jesus

We want the world to be shaped by God’s Kingdom values

How will you pray for God’s Kingdom to come?

3) Upward for Jesus’ Return

Joy for the Christian

Justice for the World

How do you feel about Jesus’ return?

We must cease to say‘My Kingdom Come’ and

instead say‘Thy Kingdom Come’.

How will this change your viewof these four little words?How will this encourage and drive

forwardyour prayer life today?