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The Disciples’ Prayer Series – Part 5
In this episode of the Experiencing Grace podcast, we continue our journey through the Disciples’ Prayer by exploring the phrase “Your Kingdom Come.” This simple petition opens up one of the most important themes in all of Scripture—the rule, reign, and active presence of God breaking into the world.
Jesus didn’t tell us to pray this because the Kingdom was absent. He told us to pray it because the Kingdom is already here, still coming, and one day will come in fullness. This episode unpacks that tension and shows how the Kingdom shapes our lives right now.
What We Explore in This Teaching
- What the Kingdom of God actually is: Not a place, not a political nation, but God’s ruling presence—His authority expressed in the hearts and lives of His people.
- Where the Kingdom is found: Jesus said the Kingdom is “in your midst.” It’s an internal, spiritual reality that manifests outwardly through transformed lives.
- When the Kingdom comes: Scripture reveals a two‑phase reality:
- Already — Jesus inaugurated the Kingdom in His ministry.
- Not Yet — The Kingdom will be fully revealed when Christ returns.
- How the Kingdom comes: Through Promise, Process, Proclamation, Power, Parousia, Peace, and Perfection—what I call the 7 Ps of Your Kingdom Come.
- Why this matters for discipleship: Praying “Your Kingdom Come” is not passive. It’s a call to align our lives with God’s reign and participate in His mission.
Highlights from the Notes
- The Kingdom is God’s reign, not merely His realm.
- Jesus’ ministry demonstrated the Kingdom through healing, deliverance, compassion, forgiveness, and authority over creation.
- The Kingdom spreads through repentance, reconciliation, and Spirit‑empowered witness.
- The increase of His Kingdom will never end (Isaiah 9:6–7).
- The parables of the mustard seed and yeast show the Kingdom’s slow, steady, unstoppable growth.
- We live in the tension of “already but not yet”—experiencing the Kingdom now while longing for its fullness at Christ’s return.