Scripture: Luke 11:1-4; Matt 6:9b-13

1. Godward Address

A. Our Father

• Reconciliation (Col 1:21)
• Given Right (Jn 1:12)
• Induced Repentance (Rom 2:4)
• Great Love (1 Jn 3:1)

B. In Heaven

• God's abode & throne (Is 66:1-2)
• Place of perfection and power (Ps 115:3)

2. Godward Prayer

A. Hallowed be Your Name

• Significance of God's name (Psa 5:11; Pro 18:10; Psa 9:10; Psa 96:8)
• Primacy of the prayer (Jn 12:27-28; 1 Cor 10:31)

B. Your Kingdom Come

Matt 6:33

What is the Kingdom of God and how does it look like?

• Generally, universal rule and absolute dominion over all things (1 Chr 29:11)
• Specifically, sphere where God's rule is acknowledged by believers (Mt 13:11; Mk 4:11)
• Definitively, spiritual realm entered by regeneration (Jn 3:5)
• Significantly, the everlasting Kingdom (2 Pet 1:11; Rev 11:15)

Westminster Shorter Catechism

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.

C. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven

i. Request for A Spirit of Obedience

• Earnestly ask God for wisdom to learn His will (Ps 119:27, 33)
• Diligently seek for spiritual inclination to God's will (Ps 119: 32, 36)
• Desperately invoke God's strength to do His bidding (Ps 119:25, 28)

ii. Statement of Obedience

Rev 7:15

• Sweetens our submission to God's will
• Shows reasonableness of obedience to God (Ps 103:20)
• States norm for life (Col 1:9-10; 4:12)
• Teaches what and how to do it