JESUS PRAYS

John 17 -- Jesus prays for

HIMSELF -- Glorify your Son. Show yourself in Me.

DISCIPLES -- Protect them by the power of your name. Protect them from the evil one.
Jesus (God is Salvation)
Emmanuel (God is with us)
Messiah (Annointed One - Coming King)

ALL BELIEVERS -- Be brought to complete unity in love. To see the glory of God thru Christ.

THE WORLD -- To be saved.

JOHN 16 --- JESUS INSTRUCTS HIS DISCIPLES

John 16:28-31

(28) "I came from the Father and entered the world; now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father".

(30) The the disciples told Jesus "Now you are speaking clearly........This makes us believe that you came from God."

(31) "You believe at last!" Jesus answered.

This conversation took place after Judas had left to betray Jesus. I wonder if this absence of malice needed in order for Jesus to speak plainly to His chosen ones; and that they were able to accept what Jesus was saying.

Sometimes we must get away from the "malice" and the worldly way of thinking in order to accept what the Word is saying to us.

JOHN 2 -- THE WEDDING WINE

This was Jesus' first miracle. I wonder who this miracle was for????

HIS MOTHER? After all, he was an obedient son and would want to please her.

THE SERVANTS? Would they have been responsible and in trouble for running out of wine?

MASTER OF THE BANQUET? To impress him? I wonder just who this important public official was?

BRIDEGROOM? To save his reputation. All eyes would be on him.

HIS DISCIPLES? So they would learn to trust Him.

JESUS? To reveal Himself.

THE FATHER? To give glory to God.

JOHN 14:15 -

The world cannot see Jesus. Jesus promised to send us the Holy Spirit. It is now up to the Holy Spirit, through the body of Christ, to show that Jesus is the way to the Father God. We must show the world that because of love Jesus did exactly what his Father commanded of Him.

Jesus accepted the Father's plan: For God so loved the world, that he gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes on Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life.

To see Jesus:

1. Love Jesus
2. Be loved by the Father
3. Be loved by the Son
4. Jesus shows Himself to believers