1. God's kingdom to come.

Matthew 5:3; 5:10; 5:19; 5:19; 5:20; 7:21; 8:11; 10:7; 11:11; 11:12; 12:28 (kingdom of God); 13:11; 13:24 (compared); 13:31 (like); 13:33 (like); 13:44 (like); 13:45 (like); 13:47 (like); 13:52 (like); 16:19; 18:1; 18:3; 18:4; 18:23; 19:12; 19:14; 19:23; 19:24 (kingdom of God); 20:1; 21:31 (kingdom of God); 22:2 (compared); 23:13; 25:1 (will be like); 25:14 (understood-will be like); 26:29 (Father’s kingdom)

2. God's will to be done.

“Your will be done “…is surely the most abused of the Prayer’s six petitions…it is prayed by people who have never had any intention of doing God’s will.” (The Sermon on the Mount, Hughes, 179)

“In praying this we invite God to conquer us, and that is why this petition is so scary...To pray this prayer may terrify us, but it will also deliver us from ourselves.” (The Sermon on the Mount, Hughes, 181)

“Nothing makes a true man but the giving up of his will.” (Meister Eckhart, Following the Call, Moore, 205)

Sermon Questions

1. Where is a time and place that you have prayed for God's kingdom to come, and you saw that happen?

2. When is a time that you have prayed for God's will and seen His will shine over and through even your will?

3. Why are these two phrases placed where they are in the Lord's prayer?

4. Have you ever felt the weight of these two phrases? If so, how?

5. How do these two phrases bring a sense of refreshment to your soul?

6. What ways have you developed to keep these two phrases at the forefront of your life?