Prayer of Love
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Jesus' prayer and actions show us His love
Jesus' prayer and actions show us His love
Glory
Magnitude (weight)
Honor & Respect
Reputation
Glory from Work
Glory from Work
v4
1. Announcing the kingdom
1. Announcing the kingdom
How does Jesus give his disciples glory?
He passes on the understand of God - because he is God
Teachings/parables
Healing
Obedient life Example
2. Deal with sins
2. Deal with sins
Death and Resurrection - Glory!
The Glory we receive from Jesus is his Teachings, Healing, Example, and Salvation.
AND the we participate in glorifying Jesus by teaching his teachings, accepting his healing, living a life that follows His example.
SO THAT we have deep authentic relationship with each other and God.
Perfect Unity - Our human relationship fall short
Perfect Unity - Our human relationship fall short
A new way to be human!
A group of people without
Disparity
Pride
Selfishness
A group of people with
Compassion
Genuine Care for others
Self giving
A new humanity requires obedience to the Way of Jesus - OUT OF LOVE
9 “I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love. 10 When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Obedience. - Joy is a fruit
Obedience is a ‘want to’ (privilege) out of love
Electricity
Boundaries are good - Love
I don’t want to experience the bad things
This perfect unity between christ followers will have 2 effects
Experience that Jesus’ way is from God and it’s the only way it all fits together.
Not logically submitted
Heartfelt surrender
God loves us as much as he love Jesus
How much Does God Love Jesus?
We are not told.
JESUS -> US
More than an object of love - - What if God really valued you?
love without performance
vs 24
vs 24
FATHER - Where I am
Living in Heaven
1 “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. 2 There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? 3 When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am.
Life of Obedience to the Father out of love
The prayer of Gethsemane happens after the prayer of love
THEN - We are not close to the right domain
Love is the motivating factor - NOT performance
Closes the Prayer 25-26
They don’t know you; But I do
Revealed
Teachings
Miracles
Obedience
Expression of Love
Prayer of love
Everything Jesus did was not to gain God’s love but an expression of it.
Glory seen in unity because of Love
When we pray like Jesus - 6 points
Seek God’s Glory - not our ‘answers’ to ‘the problems’
Ask for unity - us and His Church and the Trinity
Ask to be Missional - in the world - not of the world
What will bring glory to God?
Pray in accordance with what Jesus prayed and is praying on our behalf
Pray with the Church
Pray out of the love God
The love of Jesus is our Hope for today and tomorrow and 10,000 years from now.
