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    How the past, present, and future come together in the storyline of history

    Wednesday, October 10, 2012, Part 3

    “In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:9-10).

    IDEA: People pray that God’s will be done who have never thought about God’s will before.

    PURPOSE: To help listeners sense the hypocrisy in requesting that God’s will be done.

    Personal anecdotes of how God brings us through difficult situations

    Tuesday, October 9, 2012, Part 2

    “In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:9-10).

    IDEA: People pray that God’s will be done who have never thought about God’s will before.

    PURPOSE: To help listeners sense the hypocrisy in requesting that God’s will be done.

    The problems of reciting the Lord’s Prayer without understanding its significance

    Monday, October 8, 2012, Part 1

    “In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:9-10).

    IDEA: People pray that God’s will be done who have never thought about God’s will before.

    PURPOSE: To help listeners sense the hypocrisy in requesting that God’s will be done.

    What is God’s purpose for prayer?

    Friday, October 5, 2012, Part 4

    “In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:9-10).

    IDEA: We pray that God’s will may be done on earth as it is in heaven because God’s will is not being done on earth now.

    PURPOSE: To help listeners pray the Lord’s Prayer with understanding.

    Do you need some hope to cling to in the midst of a trial?

    Thursday, October 4, 2012, Part 3

    “In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:9-10).

    IDEA: We pray that God’s will may be done on earth as it is in heaven because God’s will is not being done on earth now.

    PURPOSE: To help listeners pray the Lord’s Prayer with understanding.

    The underlying implication of praying “Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven”

    Tuesday, October 2, 2012, Part 1

    “In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:9-10).

    IDEA: We pray that God’s will may be done on earth as it is in heaven because God’s will is not being done on earth now.

    PURPOSE: To help listeners pray the Lord’s Prayer with understanding.

    Let’s take a look at the ultimate culmination of history—Christ’s return

    Friday, September 28, 2012, Part 2

    “In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come” (Matthew 6:9).

    IDEA: We usually pray for Christ’s kingdom to come without thinking much about our view of history.

    PURPOSE: To help listeners understand what they are praying for when they ask that God’s kingdom may come.

    Discover what it means for God’s kingdom to come

    Thursday, September 27, 2012, Part 1

    “In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come” (Matthew 6:9).

    IDEA: We usually pray for Christ’s kingdom to come without thinking much about our view of history.

    PURPOSE: To help listeners understand what they are praying for when they ask that God’s kingdom may come.

    What Jesus meant when He said, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand”

    Wednesday, September 26, 2012

    “In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come” (Matthew 6:9).
    “From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand’” (Matthew 4:17).

    IDEA: When we pray, “Thy kingdom come,” we are also praying that this will somehow affect how we as Christians live today.

    PURPOSE: To help listeners realize that praying for Christ’s kingdom in the future also asks for our lives today.

    What Jesus meant when He instructed us to pray “Thy kingdom come”

    Tuesday, September 25, 2012, Part 5

    “In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come” (Matthew 6:9).

    IDEA: The kingdom is where the king is.

    PURPOSE: To help listeners grasp the dimensions of Christ’s kingdom.

    Let’s take a closer look at the perplexing timeline of God’s kingdom

    Tuesday, September 18, 2012, Part 2

    “In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come” (Matthew 6:9).

    IDEA: When we pray, “Your kingdom come,” we are praying for something that touches on the past, the present, and the future.

    PURPOSE: To help listeners understand what we pray for when we ask, “Your kingdom come.”

    Looking to the Scriptures for direction on what Jesus meant when He prayed “Thy kingdom come”

    Monday, September 17, 2012, Part 1

    “In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come” (Matthew 6:9).

    IDEA: When we pray, “Your kingdom come,” we are praying for something that touches on the past, the present, and the future.

    PURPOSE: To help listeners understand what we pray for when we ask, “Your kingdom come.”

    Does it really make a difference if we pray?

    Friday, September 14, 2012, Part 2

    “In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name” (Matthew 6:9).

    IDEA: Perhaps the most important result of our prayers is that it helps us honor God.

    PURPOSE: To help listeners pray with greater thought.

    Discover timely encouragement on how to grow in prayer

    Thursday, September 13, 2012, Part 1

    “In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name” (Matthew 6:9).

    IDEA: Perhaps the most important result of our prayers is that it helps us honor God.

    PURPOSE: To help listeners pray with greater thought.

    See how our view of God impacts our relationships

    Wednesday, September 12, 2012, Part 7

    “In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.” (Matthew 6:9)

    IDEA: We can hallow God’s name in many ways in our lives.

    PURPOSE: To help listeners realize the many different ways we can reverence God’s name.