Redeemer Broadcasting : A Plain Answer

A Plain Answer: The Lord's Prayer


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The Lord's Prayer is recorded in Matthew 6:9-13 and Luke 11:2-4. It is an important prayer in the life of the Historic Christian church and finds frequent use in our worship services. In this discussion we look at the beginning of the prayer and two of its petitions. We spend some time looking at the second petition, which is "Thy kingdom come." One aid in helping us to understand this second petition is the Shorter Catechism, which says: "In the second petition, which is, Thy kingdom come, we pray that Satan's kingdom may be destroyed; and that the kingdom of grace may be advanced, ourselves and others brought into it, and kept in it; and that the kingdom of glory may be hastened." We talk about the increase of the kingdom of grace, this side of eternity, as well as the yet to come kingdom of glory. In our time, there seems to be a lack of appreciation of the first aspect, namely the successful advance of the kingdom of grace. Participants: Dr. Kevin Chiarot, Dan Elmendorf
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