July 2, 2017

THE Prayer the Lord Prayed

Speaker: Tom Hopewell Series: Behold the Lamb: The Gospel According to John Scripture: John 17:1–26

A chapter of amazing truth!                 
The Trinity / Philippians 2:5-8
I. The One to whom Christ prayed.
     A. The only true God (3)
     B. Holy Father (11)
     C. Righteous Father (25)
II. The ones for whom Christ prayed.
     A. Himself (1-5)
     B. His disciples (11) (6-19)
     C. Future disciples (20-26) (note who He did not pray for – v. 9,12)
III. The requests for which Christ prayed.
     A. Protection (11,15)
     B. Sanctification (17,18)
     C. Unification (11, 21-22)
          1. Unity in the truth of God
          2. Unity in the truth of God’s Word
          3. Unity in the truth of God’s Gospel
IV. The reason for which Christ prayed.
         The Glory of the Father!

Next Steps:
     ~ Pray! -    1 Timothy 2:1-6
     ~ Exude confidence! -   Romans 8:18-39
     ~ Draw near to God! -   Hebrews 7:25

other sermons in this series

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