Your Kingdom Come

IIT UBF - University Bible Fellowship at IIT

Your Kingdom Come

Date: Feb. 3, 2021

Passage

Matthew 6:9-15 (ESV)

9 Pray then like this:

  “Our Father in heaven,
  hallowed be your name.
10   Your kingdom come,
  your will be done,
    on earth as it is in heaven.
11   Give us this day our daily bread,
12   and forgive us our debts,
    as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13   And lead us not into temptation,
    but deliver us from evil.

14 For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, 15 but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

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Daily Bread

Key Verse: 6:10

  Your kingdom come,
  your will be done,
    on earth as it is in heaven.

1. How you should pray (9-13)

The Lord's Prayer introduces God as 'our Father.' While earthly fathers may be absent or flawed, our Father God is one who loves, cares, and knows exactly where we are in life. The Lord's prayer is communal and draws humanity together into God's love and provision. It does not pray that we may get to heaven, but that heaven may be realized where we are. It emphasizes forgiveness and recognizes our vulnerability need for help.

2. Forgiveness (14-15)

Without forgiveness, we cannot have peace with others or peace with God. Forgiveness starts in our own hearts. Forgiveness is like grace, mercy, compassion, and empathy. Even Jesus asked God to forgive those who were crucifying him. It comes from God, and we all need it.

Prayer: Father God, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

One Word: Your kingdom come, your will be done

God’s Wrath and Justice

Revelation 6:1-17

Key Verse: 6:17

for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?”

Today's Question

What does God require from us to escape His anger and curse, which we deserve for our sin?

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