The doxology we often hear at the end of the Lord's Prayer, "For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen," may not have been part of the original prayer. But it uses language that has calls back to a prayer of King David in 1 Chronicles 29. In this episode of Bible Thoughts, Pastor Rusten takes a look at King David's prayer and considers why we ought to pray doxologies.
Bible Thoughts - E29 - "Thine is the Kingdom" - 1 Chronicles 29:11
September 28, 2021 • Pastor Rusten Harris • 1 Chronicles 29:11
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