Hey everyone and welcome to Refinery Life Australia. The theme for the coming Sunday mornings is The Master’s Recipe for effective Praying. Today we are talking about, Thy Kingdom Come. The gospel of Matthew presents Jesus is the King of the Jews. It is truly the Gospel of the kingdom. Jesus’ whole Sermon on the Mount is to be seen in this relationship. In the midst of this sermon, our Lord gave his disciples a model prayer, the second petition of which is “Thy kingdom come.” “Thy” calls our attention to the nature of the kingdom, it is the kingdom that belongs to and comes from God. It is to the heavenly father that we pray, “Thy kingdom come.” The kingdom of God is the dynamic reign of God is king. Jesus spoke of the kingdom of God existing in both the present and the future. He affirmed to his disciples, the kingdom of God is within or among you. Whether do you understand the preposition “within" to mean that the Kingdom is present in their hearts or present in the midst in the person of the King of heaven makes little difference. Jesus surely taught that the kingdom of God come to earth in His ministry. He pointed his critics to his miracles as a sign that the kingdom of God was near at hand. But Jesus also spoke of the kingdom of God is something in the future, as the coming kingdom. To which aspect of the kingdom then does this prayer relate? Surely it must include both aspects. Let us see how it might relate to our prayers. Welcome to The Refinery. The gospel of Matthew presents Jesus is the King of the Jews. It is truly the Gospel of the kingdom. Jesus’ whole Sermon on the Mount is to be seen in this relationship. In the midst of this sermon, our Lord gave his disciples a model prayer, the second petition of which is “Thy kingdom come.” “Thy” calls our attention to the nature of the kingdom, it is the kingdom that belongs to and comes from God. It is to the heavenly father that we pray, “Thy kingdom come.” The kingdom of God is the dynamic reign of God is king. Jesus spoke of the kingdom of God existing in both the present and the future. He affirmed to his disciples, the kingdom of God is within or among you. Whether do you understand the preposition “within" to mean that the Kingdom is present in their hearts or present in the midst in the person of the King of heaven makes little difference. Jesus surely taught that the kingdom of God come to earth in His ministry. He pointed his critics to his miracles as a sign that the kingdom of God was near at hand. But Jesus also spoke of the kingdom of God is something in the future, as the coming kingdom. To which aspect of the kingdom then does this prayer relate? Surely it must include both aspects. Let us see how it might relate to our prayers. Until next time Stay in the Blessings 2024 IS A YEAR OF DECISIONS AND OPEN DOORS © www.refinerylife.org  2013-2024 All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the Australian Copyright Act 1968, no part of this Article may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, communicated or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission.  This episode is brought to you by Refinery Life Australia: If you enjoy The Refinery Life Radio Podcast you can help support The Refinery by doing the following: Sow an offering: Bitcoin: bc1qqh6720t2zagj72dyfj348az698tdut3hlecaj4 Online: https://www.refinerylife.org/donate/ If you do send an offering then please email us so that we can say thank you Subscribe on iTunes | Spotify  | YouTube | TuneIn | Rumble | Flare | Zap.Stream | Fountain | Share The Refinery with your friends and family Subscribe to the newsletter on www.refinerylife.org Follow The Refinery on Twitter | Nostr | Instagram | Fountain | --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/refineryliferad