Great Oaks Community Church

In week 2 of our series on the Lord’s Prayer (Teach Us to Pray), Pastor Jake talked about the second part of the prayer. Remember – this prayer is not just for memorization and recitation. Jesus was teaching His disciples (and us) not what to pray but how to pray. So we start by praying from a revelation of who God is. He’s our Father in Heaven. He’s holy. The second part of the prayer is “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven.” Pastor Jake’s main point was that we pray from God’s will. In other words, God’s will is the foundation we lay our prayers upon. Prayer is not just asking for things. It’s more than that. It includes listening, worshipping, thankfulness, humbling ourselves before God, and more. Prayer is about drawing close to God. In doing that, we discover His will and pray from it with confidence. We pray that His Kingdom would invade our little kingdom; that