Pastor Joshua Yasuda walks through the Lord’s Prayer phrase “Your kingdom come, your will be done” and shows how it confronts our default setting of “my kingdom, my will.”

Looking at the story of the King in Matthew, he traces how Jesus is revealed as the promised Son of David and Son of Abraham who brings God’s kingdom in an unexpected, upside-down way—through humility, service, the cross, and the resurrection. From there, Josh explains the substance of these petitions: when we pray “Your kingdom come, Your will be done,” we are asking God to rule in hearts and communities, to spread the gospel to all peoples, and to make our relationships, churches, and everyday lives reflect the values of the Sermon on the Mount. This prayer is expansive (global in scope), exciting (it moves us into God’s mission), and expectant (it looks ahead to Christ’s return and the final renewal of all things).

Finally, he presses into the state of our hearts: real prayer requires surrender. Drawing on Jesus’ own prayer in Gethsemane—“not my will, but Yours be done”—Josh calls us to trust the King, lay down our own kingdoms, and ask God both to accomplish His will in the world and to give us the grace and power to obey it.

00:00 - Introduction – A family moment with the Lord’s Prayer reveals how easily our hearts drift toward “our kingdom come, our will be done,” setting up the need for Jesus’ pattern of prayer.
10:57 - The story of the King – A fast walk through Matthew highlights Jesus as the promised King who brings God’s kingdom through His ministry, cross, and resurrection.
18:47 - The substance of these petitions – Unpacking what it really means to ask for God’s kingdom and will: global, missionary-minded, everyday-life prayers that seek changed hearts and kingdom-shaped communities.
36:24 - The state of our hearts – Learning from Jesus in Gethsemane, we see that praying “Your will be done” is an act of surrender, trust, and obedience that reorients our lives around the true King.

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