The Our Father: A Short Course with Dr. Ben Akers
Session 3: The 2nd and 3rd petitions, Thy kingdom come and Thy will be done
Episode 3 • 29m
The very first words of Jesus in his public ministry are “repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matthew 4:17). What does God’s kingdom look like? Why does it need to come? In the third petition we note that God’s will is always done in heaven. We will ponder on how to accomplish God’s will on earth, in our lives.
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Session 4: The 4th petition, Give us ...
With the fourth petition we begin to ask for things we need in our life. Are we just praying for physical bread or does this request imply more? We will look to the Lord’s teaching to discover what kind of bread we need today that he also gives us every day.
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Session 5: The 5th petition, And forg...
The forgiveness of sins is a key part of Jesus’ mission on earth. This message is also one that we need to participate in. We need to forgive others who have sinned against us or we will not receive his mercy in our life. How do we find the reserves to realize this difficult yet necessary task?
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Session 6: The 6th and 7th petitions,...
The full meaning of the last two petitions can be difficult to understand. Why would a loving Father lead us into temptation? What is evil and how can we be delivered from it? We will explore what we mean by these last two requests of the prayer.
