Model Prayer Research Paper

"REPENT YOUR SINS AND LOVE AND OBEY THY FATHER, OR YOU SHALL BE TORTURED FOR ETERNITY."

Inspired with this confidence, we fly unto thee, O Mary, ever Virgin Mother of the True God! Though grieving under the weight of our sins, we come to prostrate ourselves in thy august presence, certain that thou wilt deign to fulfill thy merciful promises. We are full of hope that, standing beneath thy shadow and protection, nothing will trouble or afflict us, nor need we fear illness, or misfortune, or any other sorrow.

lord and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart”. And that also start with one

Jesus is the Suffering Servant Messiah; imitate Jesus' fidelity by not losing heart; the way to glory is through the cross

When Jesus had finished his time on earth, his final command as he left was this.

is mine, you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation”

Hardships will be coming upon the earth with increased force, these trials will ultimately serve to unite his people with cause and purpose. As God's Word is lifted high in all its weight and authority, answers to these ensuing issues will be revealed.

"The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel." (Mark 1:14-15)

Take my will and make it thine, it shall be no longer mine. Christ calls us to be his hands

Continuing into the Beatitudes, one finds them bookended by the promise of “theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Matt. 5:3, 10; italics included for emphasis). In the Beatitudes, significance arises from the use of the present tense verb is in Matthew 5:3, 10, and 12, and the future tense verbs in Matthew 5:4-9. This indicates a present reality of the kingdom of heaven (Matt. 12:28), while acknowledging the future fulfillment of this kingdom. Craig Blomberg notes, “The kingdom is not currently a geographical entity, but it manifests itself in space and time in the community of [believers] and who begin to work out God’s purposes on earth—personally, socially, and institutionally.” Herein, the eschatological kingdom of heaven appears. “Inaugurated eschatology recognizes an ‘already/not yet’ tension in which the sermon’s ethic remains the ideal or goal for all Christians in every age but which will never be fully realized until the consummation of the kingdom at Christ’s return.” This has huge theological repercussions for how one

Discipleship requires service, study, and sacrifice. Surrendering our will to His is often the hardest challenge/obstacle to true discipleship. Our service to Him requires action and diligence to sharing both our skills, resources and time. Study of His word means that we take the time to investigate, memorize and understand what His word says and how it applies to our lives. Sacrifice is the final key to unlocking all that God has in store for us both in this life and in heaven. Willingly laying everything aside to follow Him despite what others

The requirements to enter His kingdom pales in comparison to the price He paid for our sin. With the arrival of Jesus, the kingdom has already come, with it elemants to include healing the sick, preaching the gospel, washing of sins, and destroying the forces of evil. Therefore Jesus made the kingdom an immediate possibility within an individual, transforming the person to be like Him. The Kingdom of God is a dream home to the belivers, a revelation of righteousness and salvation.

•“When you pray, you should say: Father, your name be revered. Your empire be established. Provide us with the bread we need day by day. Forgive our sins, since we too forgive everyone in debt to us. And don’t make us face the test.” (Luke 11:2-4)

Believers have been unified in salvation by grace and are called to live like Christ.

12Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. 13For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.