John 17 Part 14

John 17:17 (ESV): Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.  So, we are investigating the implications of the prayer for sanctification Jesus offers to the Father on behalf of those given to him by the Father.   We understand that Jesus is...

John 17 Part 13

John 17:17 Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.  Here is the fourth thing that Jesus prays for as he prepares to leave Earth. Jesus desires that the Father would sanctify those whom the Father had given him.   In this context, Jesus is...

John 17 Part 12

John 17:15–16 (ESV): I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. 16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.  Isn’t it interesting that Jesus asks the Father to keep his followers from the evil...

John 17 Part 11

John 17:15–16 (ESV): I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. 16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.  We are aliens in the purest sense!  It is crazy how much this world can feel...

John 17 Part 10

John 17:14 I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Alright, Jesus gave Himself to us. Now because we have accepted the gift of Jesus, the world hates us. There could be a lot said...

John 17 Part 9

John 17:14 I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. We probably should not zoom past this verse too quickly to find our next nugget in John 17. This verse is nugget all by itself. When...