WEDNESDAY- 7^TH WEEK OF EASTER -A

I Reading: Acts 20:28-38: I commend you to God, who has power to build you up and to give you your inheritance.

Gospel: John 17:11-19: May they be one like us.

Jesus Prayed for His Disciples, Jn 17:9-19

Jesus prayed for his disciples. What he prayed was striking and full of meaning for believers of every generation.

1. Jesus prayed for his disciples (v.9-11)

a. Because they had been entrusted to him

b. Because they belonged to both Jesus and God

c. Because glory came to Jesus through them

d. Because Jesus was leaving the world

2. Request 1: That God would keep them and keep them together as one (v.11-12)

a. Because they were in the world

b. Because he had kept them and had lost one

3. Request 2: That they might have His joy in all its fullness (v.13)

4. Request 3: That God would keep them from the evil one or Satan (v.14-16)

a. Because world hated them

          1) Because of the Word

          2) Because they are not of the world

b. Because they were needed in the world

c. Because they were now of the same nature as Jesus

5. Request 4: That God would sanctify them (v.17-19)

a. Because  they were sent  into the world

b. Because sanctification is the way of salvation

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