Monthly Archives: March 2015

Your Kingdom Come

The Disciples’ Prayer Series – Part 5

Your Kingdom Come

The Kingdom of God was preached by the forerunner of Jesus (John the Baptist), by Jesus Himself, by His disciples, and should be preached by us now.

But what is it?  How do we preach it?  What does it look like?

If you’ve ever wondered about questions such as these, then this message will give you a good foundational understanding of the Kingdom and several other topics that come from a larger study of the Kingdom of God such as:

  • How does God’s Kingdom come?
  • Is it already here?
  • How do we inherit the Kingdom or not?
  • Humility
  • Brokenness
  • Demonstrations of power
  • Being childlike
  • The Millennial Reign of Christ
  • and more…

There is much more that can be said about the Kingdom of God than what is contained in this message; however, it will give a great foundation to anyone who is new to the topic, and will be an encouraging refresher and challenge to others.

God Bless!

Hallowed Be Your Name

The Disciples’ Prayer Series – Part 4

Names of God Artwork

For the longest time I thought that “Hallowed” was an adjective describing God’s name. I mean, honestly, it isn’t a word that we use all that much in everyday conversation, and to me it seemed to describe God’s name–like saying His name is Holy.

However, I have since learned that “hallowed” is actually a verb.  So, this phrase is not describing God’s name as much as it is declaring action on our part toward His name.  It means “to be honored as Holy”.  Yes, His name is holy, but this simple phrase is a challenge to us.  We are to honor His name as holy.

How do we do that?  How does that affect the way we live our lives?  I discuss answers to these questions in this teaching, and go further into explaining what God could have meant when He told us to be holy the way that he is holy.  Is that even possible?  Did He really mean for us to be holy in the same way that the transcendent creator of all that exists is holy?  If so, what happens if we’re not?

The scripture has so much to say about the concept of God’s holiness and His people’s holiness.  This message serves as an encouraging look into the dynamics between the two.