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Learning to Pray? (John 17)

Learning to Pray

John 17

 

Jesus prays in the hearing of his disciples

He asks God the Father to: 

–      Glorify His Son                                 v1

–      Keep/protect the disciples                   v11

–      Sanctify them                                  v17

–      And unite all who will believe              v21

 

What can we learn from Jesus’ prayer?

(Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

Good, Jesus is Leaving (John  16:1 – 15)

 Good, Jesus is Leaving

John  16:1 – 15

 

For your good?

 

Exclusion and Execution (v1 – 3)

  

Grieving Hearts (v4 – 6)

 

1.         The coming Spirit

1.1             The Spirit will come and convict (v7 – 11)

  

1.2             The Spirit will Guide and Glorify (v12 – 15)

  

The Spirit and our hearts

 

(Preacher: Sam Hemming)

 

Expect to be hated! (John 15:18-27)

Expect to be hated!

John 15:18-27

 

Why Christians should expect to be hated…

      Because we no longer belong               (v18-19)

      Because Jesus is our master                (v20-21)

      Because many hearts are hardened       (v22-24)

      Because it fulfils what God wrote          (v25)

 

And how we should respond?                

By trusting God to do His work             (v26)

By bearing witness to Jesus                 (v27)

By abiding in Jesus                            (15:1-17)

 

(Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

Fruitful Friends of Jesus (John 15:1-17)

Faithful Friends of Jesus?

John 15:1-17

 

Context: Seven signs and seven “I am” statements   (15:1)

  • John writes – so we would believe and have life  (20:30-31) 
  • And Jesus prepares His disciples to really live (ch13-17)

To really live, means remaining/abiding in Jesus (15:1-8)

  •  bearing much fruit
  •  in prayerful dependence on God
  •  and bringing glory to God the Father

 

Remaining in Jesus means remaining in His love, as friends  (15:9-16)

  • Which will be seen in obedience to Jesus
  • in love for one another, and
  • in prayerful dependence on God

 

Are you really living? As a faithful and fruitful friend of Jesus?

 

Church: What are we doing? (Heb 10:19-25, Eph 4:11-16)

Church: What are we doing?

Hebrews 10:19-25 & Ephesians 4:11-16

 

As a church we encourage each other to keep living with Jesus as our Lord and Saviour (Hebrews 10)

 

 

And we’re all involved in serving to that end (Ephesians 4)

 

We are a Bible teaching Church that seeks to grow followers of Jesus, as we each: 

grow in knowing Jesus, 

grow in living for Jesus, and 

grow in making Jesus known

 

(Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

Church: Clear on who we are (Ephesians)

 Church: Clear on who we are?

Ephesians 1:15-23

 

We have been made alive in Jesus by responding to the Gospel.

 

We gather around Jesus and His Gospel – as people who belong to Jesus and want to live for Him. 

  

We seek to grow in knowing Jesus, living for Jesus and sharing the Gospel of Jesus. 

 

 (Preacher: Steve Blencowe)