534 John 17 Study with Clayton and April

This chapter is sometimes called "The High Priestly Prayer". Jesus has been chatting with his disciples before He goes to his arrest and crucifixion. It is a densely packed prayer that Jesus makes to the Father. He prays for His crew and for all those that will hear their words and believe; that's you! There is a lot to unpack here. Like Clayton and April recommend, this is one to take slowly. Read it a few times, come back to it, read it again. This is a particularly good chapter to have read to you. Episode 533 is just that for you. It may seem like Jesus is just repeating Himself but each of these statements are unique and important. References:Biblical definitions (from interlinear of blueletterbible.com):justification: the act of God declaring men free from guilt and acceptable to himto render righteous or such he ought to besanctification:consecration, purificationto separate from profane things and dedicate to Godto purifyarticle exploring further- https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/sanctification-so-why-the-long-wordTim Keller quoted from Meaning of Marriage  (https://timothykeller.com/books/the-meaning-of-marriage) The study that April and Clayton did was a home church study written by Stonegate Church in Midlothian, Texas. They used reference material from the Gospel Coalition(https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justin-taylor/how-jesus-prayed-for-you/)Here is an excerpt from that document: APPENDIX C: HOW JESUS PRAYED FOR YOUBY JUSTIN TAYLORJesus’s “high priestly prayer” in John 17 is worth a lifetime of reflection as we get to “listen in” to the Son’s prayers to his Father. I once tried to break down the petitions and organize them a bit:The Father Gave the Son... | John 17authority to give eternal life | v. 2people out of this world | vv. 2, 6, 9, 24work to accomplish | v. 4words | v. 8his name | vv. 11, 12glory | vv. 22, 24The Son Gives Believers... | John 17eternal life | v. 2Father’s word | vv. 8, 14manifestation of Father’s name | vv. 6, 22glory | v. 22The Son Asks the Father to... | John 17glorify him | vv. 1, 5keep believers in the Father’s name | v. 11keep believers from the evil one | v. 15sanctify believers in the truth | v. 17make believers one | v. 21Jesus’s Followers | John 17are sent into the world | v. 18are in the world | v. 11are not of the world | v. 16are hated by the world | v. 14have unity with each other and union with God —which may cause the world to believe that the Father sent the Son | v. 21If you would like more information about that study or how to dive deeper into John or just this chapter, please contact me through my website!my website:  https://www.deborahjmckenzie.com/