That They May Be One
Text: John 17:20-23
5 July 2015
THE PRAYER LIFE OF THE LORD JESUS
1. Commencement of Public Ministry in Prayer (Matthew 4)
a) Fasting
b) Prayer
2. Consistency of Praying
a) First thing in the morning (Mark 1:35)
b) Often withdrawing into the wilderness to pray (Luke 5:16)
c) Sometimes all-night prayer (Luke 6:12)
A SPECIAL PRAYER OF THE LORD JESUS
1. Commonly called “The High-Priestly Prayer” (John 17)
2. Contents
a) Review of ministry on earth
b) Prayer for His disciples
c) Prayer for future disciples
A SPECIAL FOCUS: PRAYING FOR ONENESS
1. The model for Oneness
a) The Father
b) The Lord Jesus
2. The motivation to pray for this Oneness
a) That the world may believe the Lord Jesus
b) That they may see the glory the Lord has given to His disciples
c) That they may be made perfect (full maturity)
APPROPRIATE RESPONSE
1. To understand what Jesus meant by Oneness
2. To seek to have that Oneness
3. To reflect the glory of the Lord in Oneness