E179 Q186 How can you do God’s will?
I can walk in God’s will by loving him and my neighbor, and by taking my part in the Church’s mission to extend his kingdom in the world.
Dec 28, 2022•30 min
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E178 Q185 What do you pray for as you seek God’s will
I pray for God to break the dominion of the world, the flesh, and the devil; to establish justice and thwart the plans of the wicked; to strengthen and direct his Church; and to extend the kingdom of his grace.
Nov 28, 2022•31 min
E177 Q184 What is God’s will?
God’s will is to reconcile all things to himself in Jesus Christ and to establish his kingdom on the earth. His will is revealed in the whole of Scripture and especially in Jesus Christ, whom I am called to serve and imitate with my whole life.
Nov 26, 2022•26 min
E176 Q183 What is the third petition?
The third petition is “Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”
Nov 03, 2022•14 min
E175 Q182 How do you live in God’s kingdom?
As a citizen of God’s kingdom, I am called to live in obedience to God’s Word and will, in loving witness and service to others, and in joyful hope of Christ’s return.
Oct 31, 2022•39 min
E174 Q181 How does God’s kingdom come?
God’s kingdom is announced to the people of Israel, arrives in Jesus Christ, and advances through the Church’s mission. It will appear in its fullness once Christ returns in glory.
Oct 30, 2022•30 min
E173 Q180 When you pray for God’s kingdom to come, what are you asking?
I pray that the whole creation may be renewed and restored under its rightful Lord, now in part and fully in the age to come.
Oct 20, 2022•32 min
E172 Q179 What is God’s kingdom?
The kingdom of God is the just and peaceful reign of Jesus Christ over all the world, especially in the lives of his faithful people, through the powerful work of the Holy Spirit.
Oct 11, 2022•28 min
E171 Q178 What is the second petition?
The second petition is “Thy kingdom come.”
Sep 29, 2022•22 min
E170 Q177 How can you hallow God’s Name?
I can honor God’s Name as holy by worshiping him, serving others, and living in loving obedience as his child and a citizen of his kingdom.
Sep 07, 2022•31 min
E169 Q176 How does God hallow his Name?
God’s Name is holy in itself, and God glorifies his Name by saving fallen humanity, by building his Church, and by establishing his kingdom in this world and in the age to come.
Aug 16, 2022•27 min
E168 Q175 What does “hallowed” mean?
“Hallowed” means to be treated as holy—set apart, sacred, and glorified.
Aug 11, 2022•23 min
E167 Q174 What are some other names for God given in Scripture?
Throughout the Scriptures, God is known as “Lord.”Through the Person and ministry of Jesus Christ, God is also revealed to be one God in three Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Aug 05, 2022•18 min
E166 Q173 What is God’s Name?
God’s Name reveals who he is—his nature, his character, his power, and his purposes. The Name God reveals to Moses is “I am who I am” or simply “I am” (Exodus 3:6, 14). This Name means that he alone is truly God, he is the source of his own Being, he is holy and just, and he cannot be defined by his creatures.
Jul 22, 2022•16 min
E165 Q172 What is the first petition?
The first petition is “Hallowed be thy Name.”
Jul 21, 2022•27 min
E164 Q171 How does your Father in heaven help you here on earth?
Because God is in all places and knows all things, he hears and answers my prayers, directs my paths, and strengthens me in times of trouble.
Jul 11, 2022•24 min
E163 Q170 What is heaven?
Heaven is the realm of God’s presence, power, and glory, which exists invisibly alongside this visible realm, and from which God hears the prayers of his children.
Jun 28, 2022•20 min
E162 Q169 How is God unlike earthly fathers?
Unlike our natural fathers, our heavenly Father loves us perfectly, is almighty in his care, makes no errors in judgment, and disciplines us only for our good.
Jun 23, 2022•26 min
E161 Q168 How is God like earthly fathers?
Like all loving and sincere earthly fathers, God loves us in our weakness, provides for our needs, teaches us in our ignorance, and corrects us when we go astray.
Jun 21, 2022•18 min
E160 Q167 Why does Jesus teach us to pray “our” Father?
Jesus teaches us always to understand ourselves not only as individuals but as members of God’s family of believers, and to pray accordingly.
Jun 17, 2022•15 min
E159 Q166 Who are God’s children?
All who come to God through faith and Baptism in Christ are adopted as children of God the Father.
Jun 14, 2022•19 min
E158 Q165 Why do we call God “Father”?
We call God “Father” because Jesus teaches his disciples that we are God’s children and should call God “our Father.”
Jun 07, 2022•16 min
E157 Q164 What are the parts of the Lord’s Prayer?
The traditional form of the Lord’s Prayer begins by addressing God the Father, makes seven petitions, adds a doxology, and concludes with “Amen.”
Jun 07, 2022•4 min
E156 Q163 How is the Lord’s Prayer a pattern for prayer?
The Lord’s Prayer models the primary types of prayer: praise of God, intercession for his rule, petition for his provision and protection, and confession of sins. I should pray regularly in all these ways.
Jun 03, 2022•29 min
E155 Q162 Why should you practice the Lord’s Prayer?
I should pray the Lord’s Prayer regularly because it teaches me to pray as Jesus commanded and to desire what his Father wills.
May 31, 2022•23 min
E154 Q161 Why should you learn the Lord’s Prayer?
I should learn the Lord’s Prayer because Jesus taught it to his disciples as both a practice and a pattern for prayer to God the Father.
May 27, 2022•20 min
E153 Q160 What is the prayer our Lord Jesus taught his disciples to pray?
The traditional version of the Lord’s Prayer is this: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
May 24, 2022•17 min
E152 Q159 When should you pray?
I should pray at regular times throughout each day, with fellow Christians for prayer and worship, and whenever I am aware of a need for God’s grace. And I should learn to “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17) as I grow in the knowledge of God’s presence.
May 21, 2022•22 min
E151 Q158 What should you pray?
I should pray the Lord’s Prayer, the Psalms, the collected prayers of the Church, and my own prayers as the Spirit leads me.
May 20, 2022•23 min
E150 Q157 Why should you pray?
I should pray because God calls me to do so, because I was made for fellowship with him, because I need the help of his Holy Spirit, and because he has promised to answer the prayers of his people.
May 06, 2022•37 min
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