Luke 16 is a story of who winds up in the Kingdom. There's a rich man and a poor man and there's judgment and vindication. What does this parable tell us about Kingdom identity? And where are we in this story?

Our second week in the parables is the strange story of the Unjust Judge. How does this story of a reluctant, selfish judge encourage us to "not lose heart?" What does this say about the nature of the Kingdom and the place of prayer in it?

Today we start our new series on the parables. First up? A couple short parables that talks about how Jesus' kingdom grows: Slowly and quietly. Agonizingly slowly, it seems!

"Lead us not into temptation and deliver us from evil." Evil within and evil without. Our stories prime us to look for the Hero that rescues. Increasingly, the world says "You are the Hero." But something in our guts says this isn't true. Jesus teaches us to pray for a real Deliverer.

"Thy kingdom come, thy will be done." The phrase sounds so open-ended. What exactly are Christians praying for when they pray this prayer? In our society that indicates the autonomy of every person's will, what does this counter-cultural prayer teach us about the nature of what Jesus wants to do?

What does it mean for God’s name to be hallowed? How does he want it that to happen? We will explore this as we begin our four week study of the Lord’s Prayer.