Message Notes

SUNDAY SCHOOL SPECIAL                                                     8 JANUARY 2023

Text: John 17:5-19

Subject: A Special Prayer of the Lord Jesus Christ II

INTRODUCTION

⁶ “I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. 

⁷ Now they have known that all things which You have given Me are from You. 

⁸ For I have given to them the words which You have given Me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came forth from You; and they have believed that You sent Me.

John 17:6-8

1. The name of God

a) It is sacred

b) It is profound

c) It is a mystery that needs to be revealed

d) Knowledge of the name of God

i) This is often assumed

ii) It is often relegated to mere cognitive knowledge

iii) The Lord Jesus was not merely talking about Theology of God

2. Manifestation of the name of God

a) Through the teachings of the Lord Jesus

b) Through the power that healed all who came for healing

c) Through the life of the Lord Jesus

d) Manifestation involves the power of God to demonstrate a truth

3. The Disciples of the Lord Jesus

a) It was God who gave them to the Lord Jesus

b) He took them out of the world

c) They belonged to God

d) Then were then given to the Lord Jesus

i) To be taught

ii) To be trained

e) The Lord Jesus imparted God’s word to them

i) This is more than just Biblical doctrines

ii) There is a profound depth to be appreciated

4. Knowledge of the Disciples

a) They now know deep and profound truths

i) It began with simple truths

ii) Each truth became more and more profound in depth

iii) Each truth was life-impacting

iv) Ultimately, truth was life-changing

b) They knew that all that the Lord Jesus possessed came from the Father

i) His knowledge

ii) His wisdom

iii) His power

5. The word that the Lord Jesus had given to the Disciples

a) The words of the Lord Jesus were given by God Himself

b) They had received His words

c) They had known that the Lord Jesus had come from the Father

d) They had come to believe that the Father had indeed sent the Lord Jesus

CONCLUSION

1. These words were uttered as prayer

2. It seems as if the Lord Jesus was:

a) Rehearsing these truths

b) Discussing these thoughts with the Father

3. But this was in fact:

a) Meditative prayer

b) It was prayer offered contemplatively

c) It was most affirmative