This week we dive back into our Acts New Frontiers Series that we paused from earlier in this year. Today, join us as we look at Saul - the murderer, Stephen - the martyr, & Phillip - the missionary.
The prayer begins with the recognition of who God is and it ends in the same fashion. Let us look closely at each word and its meaning & application for our lives today, this week, & the rest of our lives.
We continue our look at the Lord's Prayer with the section, "Give us this day our daily bread" and the message, OUR PLEA "The One Thing No One Is Exempt From".
No one likes to be called a sinner. Most people have a wrong conception of sin as if it were only reserved for the murderer, adulterer, foul mouthed person, drunkard, etc. They are not guilty of these sins; they live a decent, ordinary, respectable lives and have never even been in danger of appearing in court or going to prison. Yet the Bible is clear in 1 John 1:8, If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
So we’ve looked at the 1st three parts of this prayer and we now move to the 4th. We will see that our Pursuit (That He is our King and we are living for His kingdom and not our own) is so closely tied to our Purpose (That our will be the same as the Lord’s will for our live), that the two are tied together. In fact, our purpose comes out of our deep abiding Passion (Making the name of Jesus great above any other) because of our relationship, and the Privilege of that relationship with our Heavenly Father!
What is the Kingdom of God? It means the rule and reign of God both in heaven and here on earth. It is not a reference to geography as much as it is to God's sovereignty and dominion over everything. This kingdom has only one King and no earthly king or president can take that throne. It belongs solely to our Father in heaven! He alone is the ruler of the universe. He created it, He controls, and He holds it together. The Kingdom of God is the gospel of Jesus Christ. What does that mean for us?
