Praying for Others (4 of 6)
Series: Great Prayers of the Bible
Jim Perdue
John 17:1-26
Intro/Attention
*A second-grade teacher gave an assignment for her students to bring an item from home that represented their religious background. She wanted to teach the kids about the diversity in the world. At show and tell time, they began to share what their particular item meant to their faith. A Catholic child brought some rosary beads and shared with the class how they used the beads in prayer. There was a Native American child who brought a dream catcher. He told the class how to place dream catchers above their head to capture their dreams that they had in the night. It would filter out the bad ones and hold the good dreams in their memory. A Jewish child brought a candle and shared how it was used to celebrate Hanukkah. One kid pulled some food out of his bag. He said, ''I'm Baptist, and I brought a chicken casserole.''*
So, there it is. We Baptists are known for our potluck dinners and our chicken casserole. But wouldn't it be nice if we were known for something else? Jesus said, ''My house shall be called a house of prayer.'' Wouldn't it be nice if the one thing that characterized our church, our ministry, or our denomination was prayer? What if people said, ''I don't know much about the preacher, or the style of worship, or what they wear...but I tell you one thing, that church prays for others!''
John 17 is the lesser known prayer of Jesus recorded in the Bible. We talk about the ''Lord's Prayer'' in Matthew, and we will study that soon, but this is also the ''Lord's Prayer'' right here. It is known as ''The High Priestly Prayer'' of Jesus.
The progression of thought in this prayer is not difficult to discover. Jesus first prayed for Himself and told the Father that His work on earth had been finished (John 17:1-5). Then He prayed for His disciples, that the Father would keep them and sanctify them (John 17:6-19). He closed His prayer by prayi ...
Series: Great Prayers of the Bible
Jim Perdue
John 17:1-26
Intro/Attention
*A second-grade teacher gave an assignment for her students to bring an item from home that represented their religious background. She wanted to teach the kids about the diversity in the world. At show and tell time, they began to share what their particular item meant to their faith. A Catholic child brought some rosary beads and shared with the class how they used the beads in prayer. There was a Native American child who brought a dream catcher. He told the class how to place dream catchers above their head to capture their dreams that they had in the night. It would filter out the bad ones and hold the good dreams in their memory. A Jewish child brought a candle and shared how it was used to celebrate Hanukkah. One kid pulled some food out of his bag. He said, ''I'm Baptist, and I brought a chicken casserole.''*
So, there it is. We Baptists are known for our potluck dinners and our chicken casserole. But wouldn't it be nice if we were known for something else? Jesus said, ''My house shall be called a house of prayer.'' Wouldn't it be nice if the one thing that characterized our church, our ministry, or our denomination was prayer? What if people said, ''I don't know much about the preacher, or the style of worship, or what they wear...but I tell you one thing, that church prays for others!''
John 17 is the lesser known prayer of Jesus recorded in the Bible. We talk about the ''Lord's Prayer'' in Matthew, and we will study that soon, but this is also the ''Lord's Prayer'' right here. It is known as ''The High Priestly Prayer'' of Jesus.
The progression of thought in this prayer is not difficult to discover. Jesus first prayed for Himself and told the Father that His work on earth had been finished (John 17:1-5). Then He prayed for His disciples, that the Father would keep them and sanctify them (John 17:6-19). He closed His prayer by prayi ...
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