John 17:20-24 / David VanAcker

20 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, 23 I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me. 24 Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world.

Jesus prayed for you; not theoretically or conceptually, but actually. As you can tell, Jesus mingled His prayers for His current disciples with that of His future disciples, but do not miss the fact that Jesus prayed for you. He asked the Father to grant you belief in Him through His Word, for unity among us, for us to experience the indwelling presence of God, for our indwelling unity to lead to the word’s conversion, for our shared recognition of Jesus’ glory to be the source of our unity, and for us to experience Jesus’ glorious presence. How’s that for a prayer list?

The big idea of this passage is that Jesus cares deeply about His followers, knows certainly what they need most, and believes wholly in the sovereign grace of His Father and so He prays. The main takeaways for us are to marvel at the fact that Jesus prayed for us and to prayerfully seek the things Jesus asked of the Father on our behalf.

Service Order

Welcome
Exhortation
Assurance of Pardon
     Christ The Sure And Steady Anchor
     Reading: Psalm 146
     Holy, Holy, Holy
     Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me
Offering
Sermon
     Sovereign Over Us
     King Of Love
Benediction

Memory Verse

Hebrews 1:3-4 – He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, ⁴having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.

Service Times

Prayer
8:30-8:45am
Berea and Sunday School
9:00-10:00am
Worship Service
10:30am-Noon

Berea

We will continue in our survey of the whole Bible; this week will be the first week studying Exodus, specifically chapters 1-15. For the summer, the older kids will continue to learn an overview of the Bible with David Oman and the younger kids (3+) will continue their curriculum on God's Promises with Eric and Roxie Lewis. Join us at 9am!