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The Lords Prayer Part II - Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will be Done

Buy my book   " Joy in the Journey " on Amazon now 20% goes to missions               Experiencing sound quality issues?  Please Click here   The Lord's prayer:Part II - Thy Kingdom Come      Jesus taught his disciples how to pray  Matthew 6:9-13: Luke 11:2-4 This is often called the 'Lord’s Prayer' although this is not a prayer that Jesus prayed or he would need to pray. This is a prayer that He taught the disciples to pray. Jesus dos not need forgiveness from sins as we humans do.  The Lords prayer is sweet, short and to the point.  The Prayer Jesus taught has two main parts - one that acknowledges who God is and His majesty. The other part acknowledges who we are are our needs are. Thefirst part praises God for who He is and thanks Him for what He does for us. The second part acknowledges who we are, and how much we need Him in our lives. Thy Kingdom Come The Kingdom of God is missional in nature.  It means that the purpose of the prayer is

The Lord's Prayer: Part 1 - Our Father in Heaven

Buy my book   " Joy in the Journey " on Amazon now 20% goes to missions               Experiencing sound quality issues?  Please Click here   The Lord's prayer:Part 1 - Our Father      Jesus taught his disciples how to pray  Matthew 6:9-13: Luke 11:2-4 This is often called the 'Lord’s Prayer' although this is not a prayer that Jesus prayed or he would need to pray. This is a prayer that He taught the disciples to pray. Jesus dos not need forgiveness from sins as we humans do. It is more appropriate to call John 17 the Lord's prayer, the high priestly prayer. It is the longest prayer Jesus prayed recorded in the Bible.  In some circles of Christianity The Lord's prayer is also known as 'Our Father Prayer', There are two versions of the Lord’s Prayer; one in Luke 11, and the more familiar one in Matthew 6. I don’t think that one is dependent upon the other. You can read the commentaries and they all debate that. A simpler explana