The Bible Project Daily Podcast The Real Lord’s Prayer Part Three. Jesus Prays for His Apostles. (John 17: 20-25)
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Episode Notes:
Introduction
- Context: Jesus prays knowing the cross is imminent.
- Audience: Future believers – including you and me.
- Main Themes: Unity, sanctification, and mission.
Jesus’ Prayer for All Believers
- Unity
- Verse 20-21: "My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you."
- Significance: Jesus desires believers to be unified, reflecting the unity between Him and the Father.
- Impact: Unity serves as a powerful witness to the world.
- Glory and Love
- Verse 22-23: "I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one. I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity."
- Glory: Jesus shares His glory with believers to foster unity.
- Love: Jesus prays for believers to experience the same love that the Father has for Him.
- Presence with Jesus
- Verse 24: "Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world."
- Desire: Jesus wants believers to be with Him in heaven and witness His glory.
- Assurance: This prayer guarantees that Jesus’ desires will be fulfilled.
- Knowledge of God
- Verse 25-26: "Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me. I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them."
- Revelation: Jesus reveals the Father to believers and continues to do so.
- Love: The ultimate goal is for believers to have t
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