WHATS SO GREAT ABOUT THE KINGDOM? Part 1 (Lords Prayer 17)
When Jesus taught His disciples how to pray He said the very first thing they should pray for was for His Kingdom to come to earth. That means having God’s …
WHAT IS THE KINGDOM OF GOD? (Lords Prayer 16)
In the previous blog we saw the importance of praying a big prayer for God to establish His Kingdom on earth right now. But just what do we mean when …
SMALL PRAYERS AND BIG PRAYERS (Lords Prayer 15)
Sometimes are prayers are too small. We pray for simple, personal needs and desires. There is nothing wrong with that. In fact, later in the Lord’s Prayer those things are …
HALLOWING GODS NAME IN OUR DAILY LIVES (Lords Prayer 14)
Are you a Christian? Do people know you as a ‘Christian’? Do you know just what it means to be knows as a Christian? It means you are labeled with …
WHATS IN A NAME (Lords Prayer 13)
We talked about what “hallowed” in the Lord’s Prayer means: “holy, sacred, honored.” “Holy be Your Name” therefore means “May Your Name be special, sacred, holy, honored.” That we can …
TAKING GOD SERIOUSLY (Lords Prayer 12)
The Lord’s Prayer is one we love and use often because it is so simple and understandable. That is, most of it is simple and understandable. Unfortunately the first phrase …
FATHER HUNGER (Lords Prayer 11)
Counselors and therapists have coined a word to describe children who grow up in a family without a strong and compassionate father figure. He may have died, abandoned his family, …
GOOD NEWS FOR PRODIGALS (Lords Prayer 10)
Jesus tells us to pray “Our Father” when we pray, addressing God as our very own father. Too often, though, the word “father” brings more bad memories than good ones. …
THE PRIVILEGE OF CALLING GOD ‘FATHER’ (Lords Prayer 9)
The key to understanding the Lord’s Prayer is understanding the word “father.” Jesus says we are to talk to God in a father-child way. That is special and unique. In …
OUR FRIEND IN HIGH PLACES (Lords Prayer 8)
“Our Father WHO IS IN HEAVEN” is how Jesus started the Lord’s Prayer. We think of the significance of “Our” and “Father,” but we often skip over the phrase “Who …