Discussion Jumpstarter
Study leader reference - not a definitive answer
Question 3
The speaker says the Lord’s Prayer is “one way that God’s will is done on earth as it is in heaven”—what does that imply about God choosing to accomplish His will through repeated, ordinary obedience rather than dramatic moments?
Another way to ask: If praying the Lord’s Prayer is one way God’s will gets done on earth, what does that say about God using small, repeated obedience instead of only big dramatic moments?
Discussion Jumpstarter
Direct Answer
Based on the speaker’s teaching, God often advances His will through steady, repeated acts of obedience—like praying the Lord’s Prayer regularly—rather than only through rare dramatic events. The ordinary practice becomes a channel for real transformation in people and in the church.
- He connects the tradition directly to God’s will: praying it three times daily is “one way that God’s will is done on earth as it is in heaven.”
- He stresses long-term feasibility: “Of course. We’ve been doing this 2,000 years.”
- He presents the Lord’s Prayer as an “atomic habit”: one instance is small, but repeated “you add and you add… you eventually get… the image of Jesus Christ.”
- He contrasts one-off prayer with perseverance: “Praying it one time, two times, three times won’t do you a lot. But when you persevere…”
- He teaches prayer shapes the person: “what we pray affects how we think… how we act… who we become.”