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Sunday Devotions: "Thy Kingdom Come"

Sunday Devotions: "Thy Kingdom Come"

The Lord's Prayer, Part Three

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Chris Gehrz
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By my count, the Gospel of Matthew records Jesus talking about the kingdom of God (or heaven) more than forty times, from the beginning of his ministry in Galilee (4:17) to the last supper with his disciples in Jerusalem (26:29). So it’s no surprise that as we come to the next petition(s)1 in his model prayer, Jesus turns again to one of his favorite top…

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