Today, we continue our series in the Lord's Prayer considering the second petition, "Your Kingdom Come". Jesus came announcing that in him the Kingdom of God has come near, and a day is coming when the Kingdom of God will be all in all. Today we pray that the reign of our King will be manifest among us, and that many will be brought into Jesus' Kingdom.

Jesus visits his home town with a royal message. How is it going to go? And what does it mean for our city?

Continuing with the Lord's Prayer, we consider the first petition that God's name would be hallowed. God has acted in history to reveal his name, and this finds its ultimate expression in Jesus the Christ, who having been raised to the Father's right hand, has been given the name above all names. We'll see how God's name is hallowed on earth as the saviour Jesus is proclaimed and worshipped.

Today we begin a series considering the prayer which Jesus taught his disciples, the Lord's Prayer. We will see how this is much more than a set prayer to memorize and repeat. Rather it is a launching pad teaching us how to pray, beginning with who we pray to - our Father in heaven.

This is the finish to ours series on Paul's prayers, looking at his prayer to the Colossians. In this prayer he shows what is of first importance; the Gospel proclaimed and lived not in his life but in the lives of others.

As Paul hears about the church in Philippi, which he founded 10 years earlier, he is full of joy and gives thanks for the outworking of God's grace in that place. He also prays for God's continued work among his people, highlighting for us how we can pray for ourselves and one another.

Paul prays that the Ephesians will have power. Power, to be strengthened through the Holy Spirit and to grasp the unfathomable love of Christ. Only possible because of God, the powerful Father.

Today we continue in Mark's Gospel following Jesus as he makes his way to the cross. As Jesus has now arrived in Jerusalem as God's promised King, he finds himself in conflict with the religious leaders and authorities. Jesus' teaching soon shows that he is the one who speaks with God's authority, and he is the one to whom we are to listen.

How does what we pray for reveal what we believe about God? As we are challenged in today's passage about what we might have believed about Jesus, we can pray in confidence for God's will to be done as we forgive one another.

Today we continue in Mark's gospel and come to what should be a climactic point in Jesus' ministry, the triumphal entry into Jerusalem. But as God's promised King arrives in God's city, the reception is mixed at best, most do not recognise him, and many will reject him. We are asked the same question today; will we welcome God's King?