Jesus Prays for His Disciples

John 17:6-19  Jesus Prays for His Disciples. 

God is far more concerned with your than your

Jesus is the perfect

Jesus was more than God’s but he displayed Jesus every moment in both words and actions.

The disciples chose to follow Jesus but didn’t choose him apart from the of God. 

Petition 1: For His Own

An incredibly important part of Christ’s present ministry is  

What does it mean to keep the word? 

If one truly does love Jesus, then the keeping of His commandments will be of that love. 

Implication for the Church: Obedience 

We need to be careful that we are not placing undue burdens on one another — actually, we are to love one another the way Christ has loved us, modeled in our forgiveness and grace. 

We struggle to trust the Lord in difficult circumstances because we are living life from the .

Petition 2: them in Your Name

The Dangers: Internal and External 

These are in the and the world is coming for them!

The internal danger is a lack of  

The disciples were kept or guarded by Christ largely through His  

Christian unity is unity around the of God’s Word!

The Disciples were united around and this didn’t exclude His teaching. 

Implication for the Church: Joy

Those who live in the will still have the Joy of

This joy comes from being in close with Christ

The source of the Christian’s joy is Himself

Petition 3: Sanctified in the  

Jesus prays that these might be from the world in order to be satisfied in the truth 

Implication for the Church: Holiness 

Holiness comes through just as Unity does

Theology is life-!

Holiness is a product of in the truth!

Many so-called churches normalize what the Bible condemns and, therefore, are not being made holy.

Satan the church by tethering it to the of the world.  

Christians are to be IN the world and marked by

Implication for the Church: A Sent Church