The Son’s Joy

John 17:6-19

About the Sermon

That the hour has come for Jesus means more than the cross; it means he’ll soon be leaving the disciples. He is returning to the Father, but the disciples won’t be joining him. Yet. The disciples will remain in the world, a dangerous place for a follower of Jesus to be. The world hates us and the evil one is against us. So Jesus prays for us. With danger on the horizon, Jesus prays for your joy. It's not the help you might have asked of him, but he knows it's the very thing you need.

About the Series

The hour has finally come. Years ago, at a wedding reception in Cana, Jesus told his mother his hour had not yet come. Across the years, the Jews could neither arrest nor kill Jesus, for his hour had not yet come. But now, in John 17, his hour has come. On the night of his arrest, just hours before the horrors of the cross, Jesus spent the evening preparing his disciples for his departure. And when he finished teaching, he prayed. He prayed for his disciples, and astonishingly, he prayed for you. Soon to be lifted up in shame, Jesus first lifted you up in prayer. A prayer for your protection from the spiritual dangers of a world set against the Lord and his own. And in this prayer, there is enough truth, and even more glory, to sustain you to the very end.
The hour has finally come. Years ago, at a wedding reception in Cana, Jesus told his mother his hour had not yet come. Across the years, the Jews could neither arrest nor kill Jesus, for his hour had not yet come. But now, in John 17, his hour has come. On the night of his arrest, just hours before the horrors of the cross, Jesus spent the evening preparing his disciples for his departure. And when he finished teaching, he prayed. He prayed for his disciples, and astonishingly, he prayed for you. Soon to be lifted up in shame, Jesus first lifted you up in prayer. A prayer for your protection from the spiritual dangers of a world set against the Lord and his own. And in this prayer, there is enough truth, and even more glory, to sustain you to the very end.

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