The Lord's Prayer is powerful because it explains the theology contained in the Lord's Prayer in a way that is suitable for the congregation's level.
The author, who taught soteriology and pneumatology as a professor of dogmatics at a seminary for over 20 years and is currently serving as a pastor at a small church, wrote this book for those who long for training in prayer or wish to open their eyes to the glory of prayer.


The author says that the two pillars of the Lord's Prayer are 'the kingdom of God' and 'food.'
We are caught up in the problem of food and cannot pursue the kingdom of God.
But our heavenly Father solves the problem of livelihood by giving us our daily bread.
By doing so, we seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness.
In other words, the kingdom of God and food are both conflicting rivals and companions.


When we understand the relationship between these two in the Lord's Prayer and pray according to its true meaning, we will be filled with the Holy Spirit and live a life of prayer and care for the weak and the marginalized, and the Korean church, which has lost its way, will rewrite the history of restoration.

Prayer is a way of living beyond oneself for others.
Prayer is not just about your own needs, it is an act that embraces the whole world.
Knowledge of God, longing and pursuit of the kingdom of God, love for one's neighbor—all are condensed in prayer.
In prayer I am revealed.
It reveals what I value and long for, what I prioritize in life, and the state of my soul.
If we live each day praying the Lord's Prayer sincerely and meaningfully, we can be considered to be in a healthy and fulfilled spiritual state.
Praying the Lord's Prayer correctly is the key to restoration of faith and revival.

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From “The Lord’s Prayer That Came to Us”

Asking our Heavenly Father for something very great is an act of faith in His power, and at the same time, asking for something very small and trivial is an act of faith that He is a Father who cares for us in detail.
Let God be a God not only in our great things, but also in our small things.
Asking for our daily bread is as great a prayer as praying for the Father's will to be done on earth and for His kingdom to come.
Asking the Father about the trivial problems we face every day is a precious prayer that demonstrates concrete faith in our dependence on the Father even in small matters.
This attitude of relying completely on our Heavenly Father like a child is a very precious faith that glorifies God.

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From “Our Father in Heaven”

The ultimate goal of our faith should not be our own salvation, but rather the glorification of God's name.
When people are often asked why they believe in Jesus, they often say, "So that I can be saved."
It can be said that this answer comes from an extremely self-centered understanding of salvation.
The reason we believe in Jesus is to glorify the Father's name.
Accordingly, the concept of evangelism also needs to be transformed to be God-centered.
Many Christians preach diligently to save people from the punishment of hell and lead them to heaven.
Of course, I don't think it's wrong to evangelize with that kind of motive.
But we must evangelize with a more proper zeal, hoping that the Father's name will be hallowed through people's faith in Jesus.
If we bring people to church to be 'saved' but instead the Father's name is being defiled rather than sanctified, then we must consider that there is a serious problem with our evangelism.
In fact, this is a phenomenon that is prevalent in Korean churches.
Our salvation is not our ultimate goal, but our primary purpose is to sanctify our Father's name.

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From "That Beautiful Name"

Prayer plays a crucial role in bringing about the kingdom of God.
So the Lord told us to pray for the coming of the kingdom of God.
God can work without our prayers.
Then you will be more comfortable and free.
But the reason He chose our humble prayers as a vital means of advancing and expanding His kingdom is because He treats us as His children, exercising royal authority together with Him.
He has allowed us to share in that amazing glory.
Prayer is the concrete experience of our being seated with Jesus in heaven.
It is the privilege of ruling this world with Jesus.
Prayer is the tool that releases heavenly powers upon earth to drive out the powers of sin and Satan that still hold sway over disobedient people.

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Among the countries I want to go to

The life of faith is living in heaven on earth, and the church is a place to learn about the life of the kingdom of God.
The kingdom of God came to this world with the coming of Jesus, but people still reject the Lord's rule.
It is difficult to find a fully realized version of the Kingdom of God in this world.
Therefore, the church is like a model house of the kingdom of God, showing what kind of human beings and community under God's rule look like.
The church must aim for and pursue the kingdom of God, and must exist for the kingdom of God.
The goal of the church is not its own expansion, but the kingdom of God, and everything the church does must be focused on the kingdom of God.
The core message that the church preaches, and the core values ​​and principles that drive the church, are also the kingdom of God.
The Lord's Prayer contains precisely what the Church seeks as its priority.

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From “Living in That Country”

Prayer is how we, as children of God, learn to rule the world together with God the Father.
It is God's instrument through which He trains us to be heirs who will rule over all things with Him.
God depends on the prayers of us, His children, to accomplish His will on earth.
Depending on our prayers, the will of heaven may or may not be done on earth.
The Lord said to his disciples:
“Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven” (Matthew 18:18).
It seems like it should be said that what is bound in heaven will be bound on earth, and what is loosed in heaven will be loosed on earth, but the Lord said the opposite.
It is an astonishing statement that the will of heaven is bound and loosed on this earth, and that it depends on our prayers.
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From "The Kiss of Heaven and Earth"

We want too much.
It is surprising and disconcerting that, with so much in need, we are only permitted to ask for such basic things as daily bread in the Lord's Prayer.
The Lord clearly said:
“Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’… For your heavenly Father knows that you need them all” (Matthew 6:31-32).
In the context of this passage, the only things that can be included in daily bread are food, drink, and clothing.
He said that if we seek the kingdom of God and his righteousness, all these things will be given to us as well, but that is not 'all we want.'
The word does not even include a place to live, only food, drink, and clothing.

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From “The Kingdom of God, Living by the Heart of Rice (1)”

Daily bread is ultimately closely linked to eternal bread.
The Lord said that doing God's will is his true food.
“Jesus said to them, ‘My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work’” (John 4:34).
For the Lord, doing God's will was more important than eating food.
The same goes for us.
By providing us with food, the most urgent need on earth, God has enabled us to move on to the more urgent and important task of doing His will.
Ultimately, our daily bread leads us to Jesus, the true bread.

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From “The Kingdom of God, Living by the Heart of Rice (2)”

We must remember our sins in order to repent and change.
Also, in order to enjoy peace with God after repentance, you must completely forget that sin.
For us too, remembering and forgetting must continue to be repeated.
But because we are still weak, we forget the sins we should remember.
So I don't repent.
Conversely, we become consumed by guilt by constantly remembering sins that should be forgotten.
As we grow spiritually, we must learn the Lord's forgiving nature.
You have to walk a delicate tightrope between memory and oblivion.

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From “The Kingdom of God, Living by Repentance (2)”

Why doesn't the Kingdom of God come to us? It's because we harbor a deep-seated hostility toward the Kingdom of God, which shatters the kingdom of the self and comes to us.
The ego that desires its own kingdom resolutely rejects God's rule.
For such a person, the Lord's Prayer is a very threatening and fearful prayer.
Because the Lord's Prayer is a prayer that prays for the kingdom of the self to be completely destroyed and for the kingdom of God to come.
If you pray the Lord's Prayer with all your heart, the kingdom of the self will be destroyed.
We who do not want that, even when we pray the Lord's Prayer, we often recite it as a prayer for our own kingdom, not for the kingdom of God.
Instead of giving up one's kingdom, one offers religious service to God.
And in return, he seeks blessings that will allow him to maintain his kingdom.
All I want is to be peaceful, healthy and happy in my own little kingdom.

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From “The End of the Lord’s Prayer”

Like the Israelites in the Old Testament, we too must respond with Amen when we hear God's word.
We often say “Amen” to the words that God will bless us, but we keep silent when we hear that we will be punished if we do not live according to the words. We should say “Amen” to those words as well.
Saying Amen like that is a firm commitment to live according to God's word.
We must keep in mind that if we disobey God's word, His word will come true that He will discipline us.
Only then can we live awake and always reflect on ourselves.
Saying Amen to such words is like praying, 'If we turn away from God and do wrong, discipline us.'
And even if you block your ears because you don't want to hear such words, you cannot stop the discipline that comes as the words say.

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From "Amen"