A Priest Who Prays

Series Title: Lessons from the Upper Room Series Summary: On the night before his crucifixion, Jesus had one last meal with his disciples.  During that meal, he spent time giving them final instructions. In the Upper Room Discourse Jesus prepares his followers for the challenges they will face. He prepares them by promising His Holy Spirit’s presence with them and by praying for them.  In this series, we will look at Jesus’ parting words to his twelve disciples and what they mean for us as disciples of Jesus today. Passages: John 17:1-26 In today's message we see how Jesus prays for the protection and mission of his church, starting with the disciples and extending to us. Jesus prays for his Father to be glorified by his death. He also prays that his church would be unified in its witness to what he has done. Pastor Omar applies this to our modern political witness.