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- Perhaps a change of names might help us understand the distinction: Liturgical, public prayer might more aptly be called priestly prayer, while private and devotional prayer might better be termed affective prayer. What is priestly prayer? It is the prayer of Christ through the church for the world.
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Jan 4, 2022 · Jesus “is able to save completely those who come to God through him” (Hebrews 7:25). His High Priestly Prayer, with its themes of unity, indwelling, glory, and giving, shows the profound extent of that salvation.
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- Introduction
- The Prayer of Jesus For Himself
- The Prayer of Jesus For His Disciples
- The Prayer of Jesus For All Believers (17:20-26)159
- Conclusion
The story is told of a preacher who was shaking hands at the door of the church after his Sunday morning sermon. One outspoken member of the congregation thanked the pastor for both messages. “But I only preached once this morning,” he gently corrected. “Well, pastor, I meant the one you preached and the one you prayed.” Some preachers seem to find...
There is one word that dominates Jesus’ prayer for Himself in verses 1-5—glory. It occurs in some form five times in these verses. Initially, it seems unfitting for Jesus to pray that He might receive glory for Himself. Looking more closely we find there are several observations concerning this request for glory which put the matter in a different ...
From His request concerning Himself our Lord quickly turned to the needs of His disciples, for it is in them that He had been glorified (verse 10). And it was in them our Lord would be glorified after His resurrection and ascension. The request of the Lord Jesus was founded upon several factors. First, He accomplished His earthly task of revealing ...
The petition of the Lord Jesus for all believers primarily concerns Christian unity: “… that they may all be one; even as Thou, Father, art in Me, and I in Thee, that they also may be in Us; that the world may believe that Thou didst send Me. And the glory which Thou hast given Me I have given to them; that they may be one, just as We are one; I in...
Before we leave this prayer of our Lord, let us focus our attention on it so far as we are instructed by this prayer about prayer. (1) The Presuppositions of This Prayer.A prayer such as this one cannot be made apart from several premises. First of all, it assumes the sovereignty of God in the salvation and keeping of men. True believers are those ...
While Jesus’ prayer in John 17 has traditionally been dubbed His High Priestly Prayer, others have called it “the Lord’s Prayer,” because Jesus here engages in one of the longest recorded prayers in the Gospels.
Here, Jesus prays to God the Father, demonstrating His divine nature and His unity with the Father. This chapter is often called "The High Priestly Prayer," as it captures Jesus' heartfelt intercession for Himself, His disciples, and all future believers.
The High Priestly Prayer - When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, since you have given ...
Oct 2, 2007 · Jesus’ “high priestly prayer” is only about 650 words. It takes only 3 minutes and 30 seconds to read it aloud. But it will take all eternity for us to fully understand it! I recently found it helpful to break down Jesus’ petitions and propositions into the following categories:
Ever since the fifth century, Jesus' prayer in chapter 17 has been referred to as Jesus' High Priestly Prayer, praying for others as a mediator, in a priestly way (Hebrews 8:34; Hebrews 4:14-15; 7:25; 1 John 2:1).
