Monday, August 28, 2017

Prayer in the Kingdom of Heaven, part 4: What (Daily Bread)

If "Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven" is our "Pledge of Allegiance" to God's kingdom, then "Give us this day our daily bread" is our "Declaration of InDependence"

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Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Prayer in the Kingdom of Heaven, part 3: What (the Kingdom)

Ever had someone offer to drive you somewhere and you answer, "Nah, I'll meet you there"? It's hard to let others drive you places. You have to trust their ability to drive and that they are taking you somewhere you want to go.

Part of our daily prayer is to surrender control to God, our allegiance and our will to His kingdom and purpose. What does it mean to have allegiance to God's kingdom? What is Jesus really teaching us to do with this daily prayer?

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Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Prayer in the Kingdom of Heaven, part 2: Who (Matthew 6:9)

The two most important questions when it comes to prayer are...

- Who is is that we are praying to?

- Who are we as we pray?

Both answers are addressed in the first sentence of the Lord's Prayer...

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Monday, August 7, 2017

Prayer in the Kingdom of Heaven, part 1: Where and How

We had a good week of worship, with a report from our youth camp experience this year, so the message was a little shorter this week.

We began our look at Jesus' teaching on prayer in the Sermon on the Mount by looking at where Jesus told us to pray and how we ought to approach prayer.