Praying in the [King]dom

Posted by Jeff Crawford on November 1, 2017 in

10/29/17

Matthew 6:1-13

Kate Hamman

“The Lord’s Prayer, along with the Eucharist, forms the liturgical equivalent to what Eastern Orthodox church architecture portrays and western Gothic architecture depicts—both developing, each in its own way, the central temple theology of Judaism. The God worshiped here, says this architecture…is both intimately present within the world and utterly beyond, other, and different from it…The Lord’s Prayer is an invitation to know this God and to share his innermost life.” –-N.T. Wright

“The Sabbath itself is a sanctuary which we build, a sanctuary in time.” -–Abraham Heschel, The Sabbath

“There is not enough grandeur in our souls to be able to unravel in words the knot of time and eternity.” –-Abraham Heschel, The Sabbath

“The Kingdom of God, the Ascension insists, does not come about because of what the world does to itself—nor even, in any obvious sense, because of what God does to the world. Rather, the Kingdom already exists in the King himself, and when he ascends, the whole world goes with him.” –-Robert Farrar Capon, Kingdom, Grace, Judgement: Paradox, Outrage, and Vindication in the Parables of Jesus

Slides:

Scripture:

Philippians 2:5-11

Philippians 4:4-7

Romans 8:26-27

James 3:17-18

Songs for Today’s Worship Gathering:

Heaven Meets Earth by Jordan/Leonard

What a Friend We Have in Jesus by Scriven/Converse

Glory be to God the Father by Bonar/Mundell

Be Thou My Vision by Forgail

Breathe on Me by Hatch/Gray

Have Mercy by McCracken/Cockrell

Doxology

Prayer Stations

Meditating on Philippians 2:6-11
Your Kingdom come, Your will be done (with Oak Kids)
On earth as it is in heaven, give us this day our daily bread (in Oak Church Community Garden)
And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who have trespassed against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil (letter-writing in the Sanctuary)
For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen (Prayers of the People)

Going Further (Prayer):

Prayer by Karl Barth

Praying the Psalms: Engaging Scripture and the Life of the Spirit by Walter Brueggemann

The Other Journal: Prayer (includes perspectives on prayer from James Cone, Sarah Coakley, poets and activists.)

Prayer: Finding the Heart’s True Home by Richard Foster

Prayer: the Cry for the Kingdom by Stanley Grenz

Into God’s Presence: Prayer in the New Testament ed. Richard Longenecker

A Guidebook to Prayer: 24 Ways to Walk with God by MaryKate Morse

A Prayer Journal by Flannery O’Connor

The Lord and His Prayer by N.T. Wright

Series Resources:

Faithful Presence: How to Embrace the Presence of Jesus and Shape our Communities for Mission (Free Online Lecture Course from Tampa Underground)