4.Kingdom of God and the Lord's prayer

Question 1

What is the Kingdom of God?

Answer 1

-known as the reign of God,where all people live as God intends

Question 2

What are the four stages of the Kingdom of God?

Answer 2

1.When Jesus is born
2.Established through Jesus’ resurrection and the coming of the holy spirit
3.Its extended by Christians
4.Completed at the end of time,in heaven

Question 3

‘Our father,who art in heaven’

Answer 3

-Jesus wants all people to be able to call God their ‘father’,and have a trusting relationship with them

Question 4

‘hallowed be thy name’

Answer 4

• This is a prayer for God to be accepted as holy
• When people respect the majesty and holiness of God, they recognise the
importance of God in their lives, so they accept the call to become members
of God’s Kingdom

Question 5

‘thy kingdom come’

Answer 5

-a prayer for God’s kingdom to come,and for people to accept the rule

Question 6

‘thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven’

Answer 6

• Accepting and following God’s will is important for establishing the Kingdom
-When everyone does the will of God, the Kingdom will be fully established

Question 7

‘give us this day our daily bread’

Answer 7

• This is a prayer asking God to help provide the basics needed to survive, so people can focus more on God

Question 8

‘forgive us our trespasses’

Answer 8

• Forgiveness is an important part of helping people to become closer to God
• To help spread the Kingdom, people need to show forgiveness to others as well as accepting God’s forgiveness for their own sins

Question 9

‘deliver us from evil’

Answer 9

This is a prayer to resist the temptation to sin, which will be assisted by God’s grace
• The Kingdom will grow as more people choose to accept God instead of rejecting him

Question 10

Where are all these quotes from?

Answer 10

The Lord’s Prayer