A Plain Sermon

John explores Luke’s version of this block of teaching, noting that the world Luke and all biblical writers were writing for was based on family and community, not the individual. Jesus in Luke is the fulfilment of Isaiah’s prophesy/dream of the restoration of life-giving community for all, for all life. The sermon on the plain is a warning about the priorities that destroy community, and offers some different values. This is what we pray for when we pray the Lord's prayer. So what is it we are praying for when we pray "your kingdom come, your will be done"? What do those mean for us at this point of the pandemic. You can find the notes to this sermon here