Immanuel Lutheran Church, Mankato
Lord's Prayer -- Thy kingdom come
July 9, 2000

Lesson 4: Thy kingdom come

1. Jonah (Part II) Chapters 3-4

2. Catechism

   What does this mean?

   God’s kingdom certainly comes all by itself, even without our prayer, but we pray in this petition that it comes also to us.

   How does the kingdom of God come?

   God’s kingdom comes when our heavenly Father gives us His Holy Spirit, so that by His grace we believe His holy word and live a godly life here in time and hereafter in eternity.

3. The Kingdom of God (Kingdom of Heaven)

   1. Matthew 13 (Parables about the Kingdom of Heaven)

   2. Romans 14:17

   3. John 18:36,37

4. Kingdoms in this world

   1. Romans 13:1-7

   2. Acts 5:29

   3. Matthew 22:21