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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Pastor Luke Simmons continues our summer series, “How to Pray,” by unpacking the phrase, “Hallowed be your name,” from the Lord’s Prayer.

In this message, he explains what it means to treat God’s name as holy, why everyone is always “hallowing” something (whether they realize it or not), and how God actually changes our hearts so that we desire Him above all else. Luke also offers simple, practical help for shaping our daily prayers around who God is, not just what we need.

📖 Passage: Matthew 6:9 and Ezekiel 36:22–27
🧭 Series: How to Pray

⏱️ Bookmarks:
00:00 - Introduction
06:40 - The inevitability of hallowing some name
13:51 - The priority of hallowing God’s name
17:17 - The ability of hallowing God’s name

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Pastor Luke Simmons continues our new series, “How to Pray,” by walking slowly through the simple yet deep opening of the Lord’s Prayer: “Our Father in heaven.”

In this message, Luke explores what it means that God invites us to relate to Him as Father, how that identity shapes our status and confidence before Him, and why understanding God as Father can make prayer feel more natural and less forced.

You’ll also hear practical help on “praying like a child”—coming to God with honesty, boldness, and dependence in everyday life. This sermon is based in Matthew 6:9 and connects to themes from passages like John 1, Galatians 4, Ephesians 1, and Matthew 6.

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