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06/15/2026

The Fruit of The Spirit Theme

FAMILY DEVO: KINGDOM COME: WHAT “YOUR KINGDOM COME” MEANS[[Please read the text and briefly discuss it together. Some di...
06/12/2026

FAMILY DEVO: KINGDOM COME: WHAT “YOUR KINGDOM COME” MEANS

[[Please read the text and briefly discuss it together. Some discussion-starter questions are provided. Then, read the closing text as a guide for your family prayer, and finish by praying together and singing a hymn.]]

We all need a good king. Often, we try to run our own lives, but when we do, we just keep on making mistakes. We break promises, start things we don’t finish, and feel confused about what to do. World leaders also make mistakes. None of us is perfect. Deep down, people have always wanted someone strong and good to lead them and make things right. That’s why Jesus taught us to pray these words in the Lord’s Prayer:
“Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”
When we say, “Your kingdom come,” we are asking God to be in charge, not us, and not anyone else. God’s kingdom is ruled by King Jesus. A kingdom needs four things: a place to live, power to protect and help people, citizens who belong to it, and a king who leads it all. In God’s kingdom, Jesus is the King, His people are the citizens, and one day the whole earth will be filled with His peace and goodness. This prayer is not just about the future. It’s also about right now. Because Jesus died and rose again, people who trust Him are already part of God’s kingdom (Colossians 1:13). We are citizens of heaven even while we live on earth. When we pray, “Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven,” we are asking God to help us live the way He wants us to live today.
Praying these words also means we give up trying to be in charge of everything. We are saying, “Lord, help me do what You want in my life, my family, and my church.” It’s a prayer that looks forward to Jesus coming back, but it also helps us follow Him right now. This week, slow down your thinking and pray the Lord’s Prayer. Think about what it really means to ask for God’s kingdom. Remember that we belong to King Jesus, and He is making everything new.

Family Devo Discussion-Starters:

1. Why do you think people need a good king or leader? Can you think of a time when trying to do things your own way didn’t work out well?
2. What does it mean to live as a citizen of God’s kingdom right now? What is one way our family can follow King Jesus this week?
3. When we pray, “Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven,” what do you think God wants us to do or stop doing?

—JLP

KINGDOM COME II: THE MEANING OF “KINGDOM COME” “The world has always needed a king. For the mass of us, there is the a...
06/12/2026

KINGDOM COME II: THE MEANING OF “KINGDOM COME”
“The world has always needed a king. For the mass of us, there is the absolute conviction that we aren’t able to direct our own steps. Our lives are littered with broken vows, half-finished schemes, unwise ventures, and vast periods of bewilderment. We’re just as certain that those who exercise power in the world aren’t able to direct our steps. What is true of individuals is true of world leaders and nations: There is none righteous, no not one! And the race longs, as we’ve always longed, for someone to take the reins of our world and our lives and create unity, purpose, honor, and joy out of the shambles we’ve made of things.” –Jim McGuiggan, The Reign of God.
What Does “Your Kingdom Come” Really Mean? We’ll get into the details Sunday, Lord willing, but for now, many of us regularly pray the familiar words of the Lord’s Prayer: “Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” What are we actually asking God to do?
In our current sermon series, Kingdom Come: One King, One Kingdom, One People, we’re taking a closer look at these powerful words from Matthew 6:9–13. Jesus teaches us to pray not for our kingdom, but for His. The kingdom belongs to the Father and is centered on His Son, Jesus Christ—the one true King. A kingdom is formed when Place (A Domain, Land, Space), Power (Security, Economy, Prosperity), People (Citizens, Culture), and Person (King, Ruler) come together. In God’s kingdom, Jesus is the King, His rule is the Power, His people are the citizens, and the “world to come” (Heb 2:5) is the Place where His will is perfectly done. However, when we pray “Your kingdom come,” we are not simply asking for a future event. We are asking God to bring His rule into our lives right now. The phrase “on earth as it is in heaven” shows us that the future has already begun. Through the death and resurrection of Jesus, we have already been “transferred… to the kingdom of his beloved Son” (Colossians 1:13). We are citizens of heaven even while we live on this earth.
This prayer also calls us to obedience. When we ask for God’s will to be done, we are surrendering our own plans and desires. It’s a prayer of alignment: “Lord, let what is true in heaven become true in my life, my family, my church, and my world today.” Praying “Your kingdom come” is both a longing for Christ’s return and a commitment to live under His lordship right now. It reminds us that we are not building our own little kingdoms. We belong to the one King who is making all things new.
This week, as you think about and pray the Lord’s Prayer, slow down and meditate on those familiar words. Ask God to help you live as a faithful citizen of His kingdom—trusting the King, doing His will, and pointing others to the hope we have in Jesus. “For [His] is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.”

Join us in person or virtually this Sunday at 9:00 a.m. to hear more on this subject.

Daily Scripture Readings for this Week:
June 14—1 Kings 12:20-13:34; Psalm 132:1-18; Proverbs 17:6; Acts 9:26-43
June 15—1 Kings 14:1-15:24; Psalm 133:1-3; Proverbs 17:7-8; Acts 10:1-23
June 16—1 Kings 15:25-17:24; Psalm 134:1-3; Proverbs 17:9-11; Acts 10:24-48
June 17—1 Kings 18:1-46; Psalm 135:1-21; Proverbs 17:12-13; Acts 11:1-30
June 18—1 Kings 19:1-21; Psalm 136:1-26; Proverbs 17:14-15; Acts 12:1-23
June 19—1 Kings 20:1-21:29; Psalm 137:1-9; Proverbs 17:16; Acts 12:24-13:15
June 20—1 Kings 22:1-53; Psalm 138:1-8; Proverbs 17:17-18; Acts 13:16-41

—JLP

06/10/2026

Wednesday Night Devotional

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Sunday Evening Worship

06/07/2026

Sunday Morning Worship

FAMILY DEVO: KINGDOM COME: GOD’S PLAN FROM THE BEGINNING[[Please read the text and briefly discuss it together. Some dis...
06/06/2026

FAMILY DEVO: KINGDOM COME: GOD’S PLAN FROM THE BEGINNING

[[Please read the text and briefly discuss it together. Some discussion-starter questions are provided. Then, read the closing text as a guide for your family prayer, and finish by praying together and singing a hymn.]]

“We pray that your kingdom will come. We pray that what you want will be done, here on earth as it is in heaven” —Matthew 6:10 (ICB).

When Jesus taught His followers how to pray, He made God’s kingdom a very important part of talking to God every day. But this idea is not new. God has wanted a kingdom—one King, one kingdom, and one people—since the very first chapter of the Bible.

On the sixth day of creation, God said, “Let us make human beings in our image and likeness. And let them rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky” (Genesis 1:26 ICB). Right after that, He told them, “Have many children and grow in number. Fill the earth and be its master” (from Genesis 1:28 ICB). Adam and Eve were made to be kings and queens. They were supposed to take care of the world and help everything grow well under God’s good plan. They were also like priests. Genesis 2:15 says, “The Lord God put the man in the garden of Eden to care for it and work it” (ICB). This means they were to guard and serve in a special way, just like the Levitical priests did later in the Bible.

Then sin came in Genesis 3. Everything broke. The close partnership with God as kings and priests was ruined. Many years later, the book of Judges described the problem this way: “In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what he thought was right” (Judges 17:6 ICB). Without a king, there was only mess and confusion. But God’s plan never changed. The kingdom He was thinking about in Eden is the same one Jesus came to announce and begin. The King has arrived! He still invites His people to live under His rule. He wants us to fix what is broken, protect what is holy, and pray, “Your kingdom come!”

Every time we pray the Lord’s Prayer, we are joining God’s original plan for the world. As we study this together in the weeks ahead, let’s ask the Holy Spirit to help us live like the kings and priests God made us to be. One King. One Kingdom. One People. May His kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven—in our hearts, our homes, our church, and our world!

Family Devo Discussion-Starters:

1. What does it mean to you that God made us to be like kings and priests who help take care of His world? How can we do that in our daily lives?
2. How did sin change God’s perfect plan, and how does Jesus help fix it?
3. When we pray “Your kingdom come,” what are some ways we can help God’s good rule happen right now in our family and community?

—JLP

KINGDOM COME: GOD’S PLAN FROM THE BEGINNING “Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven” — Matthew...
06/06/2026

KINGDOM COME: GOD’S PLAN FROM THE BEGINNING

“Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven” — Matthew 6:10 (NKJV).

When Jesus taught His disciples to pray, He placed the coming of God’s Kingdom at the very heart of our daily conversation with the Father. But this is not a new idea. God’s desire for a Kingdom—one King, one Kingdom, one People—has been His plan since the first chapter of Genesis.

On the sixth day of creation, God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion (Hebrew "rada," “to rule as a king”) over … all the earth” (Genesis 1:26 ESV). Immediately afterward, He commanded them to “be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue (Heb. "kabas," “to tread down, bring under control, put the foot on the neck”) it” (Genesis 1:28). Adam and Eve were commissioned as royal image-bearers, in other words, kings and queens tasked with extending God’s good rule over creation so that everything would flourish under His design. They were also called to a priestly vocation. Genesis 2:15 says the Lord God “put the man in the garden of Eden to work ("abad," the same word later used for priestly service and worship) it and keep ("samar," “to guard, protect, watch over” in the same sense the Levites did the Tabernacle/Temple) it.” God placed the knowledge of good and evil under Adam’s stewardship, the very responsibility Scripture later assigns to priests: “The lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth” (Malachi 2:7 ESV).

Then Genesis 3 happened. Sin fractured the perfect order. The royal-priestly partnership with God was broken. Centuries later, the book of Judges sums up the result with a heartbreaking diagnosis: “In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes” (Judges 17:6; 18:1; 19:1; 21:25). Without a king, chaos reigned. Yet God’s plan never changed. The Kingdom He intended in Eden is the Kingdom Jesus announced and established. The King has come, and He is still inviting His people to live under His rule, to subdue what is broken, to guard what is holy, and to declare, “Your kingdom come!”

This reminds us that every time we pray the Lord’s Prayer, we are stepping back into God’s original blueprint for the world. As we study these truths together over the coming weeks, let’s ask the Holy Spirit to restore in us the royal and priestly identity we were created to carry. One King. One Kingdom. One People.
May His Kingdom indeed come on earth as it is in heaven: in our hearts, our homes, our church, and our world!

Join us in person or virtually this Sunday at 9:00 a.m. to hear more on this subject.

Daily Scripture Readings for this Week:
June 7—1 Kings 2:1-3:2; Psalm 125:1-5; Proverbs 16:25; Acts 5:1-42
June 8—1 Kings 3:3-4:34; Psalm 126:1-6; Proverbs 16:26-27; Acts 6:1-15
June 9—1 Kings 5:1-6:38; Psalm 127:1-5; Proverbs 16:28-30; Acts 7:1-29
June 10—1 Kings 7:1-50; Psalm 128:1-6; Proverbs 16:31-33; Acts 7:30-50
June 11—1 Kings 8:1-66; Psalm 129:1-8; Proverbs 17:1; Acts 7:51-8:13
June 12—1 Kings 9:1-10:29; Psalm 130:1-8; Proverbs 17:2-3; Acts 8:14-40
June 13—1 Kings 11:1-12:19; Psalm 131:1-3; Proverbs 17:4-5; Acts 9:1-25

—JLP

Join us for VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL at LaVergne Church of Christ (244 Old Nashville Highway, LaVergne TN) from Sunday, Jun...
06/04/2026

Join us for VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL at LaVergne Church of Christ (244 Old Nashville Highway, LaVergne TN) from Sunday, June 14th, thru Wednesday, June 17th, from 6:30 - 8:30pm. We will have classes for ALL ages and we would love for you to come. Register your child/children online today at lavergnecoc.org

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