{"id":32216,"date":"2022-09-10T16:00:58","date_gmt":"2022-09-10T21:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/what-we-can-learn-from-a-prayer-of-jesus\/"},"modified":"2022-09-10T16:00:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-10T21:00:58","slug":"what-we-can-learn-from-a-prayer-of-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/what-we-can-learn-from-a-prayer-of-jesus\/","title":{"rendered":"What We Can Learn From A Prayer of Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By A.B. Vines<\/em><\/p>\n

In John 17:1-2, Jesus looked up to heaven and said, \u201cFather, the hour has come. Glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you, since you gave him authority over all flesh, so that he may give eternal life to everyone you have given him.\u201d<\/p>\n

As believers, we know Jesus hasn\u2019t only given us eternal life in the future. No, He also provides us a certain mindset we can embrace today.<\/p>\n

Armed with the knowledge that our life is in Him, we should have a peace that allows us to live our lives with passion and excitement every single day.<\/p>\n

Author Doe Zantamata writes, \u201cStarting something new or making a big change requires effort, persistence, and motivation. Doubt, fear, and worry only slow you down, so focus on doing your best now and celebrate every step of the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the above passage from Scripture, John gives three insights I\u2019d like to share with you\u2014insights I believe will give you hope. In John 17:1-2, we see the person, the purpose, and the promise of Jesus.<\/p>\n

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1. The Person of Jesus<\/strong><\/h3>\n

First, let\u2019s look at the person of Jesus as He\u2019s praying to have the strength to finish the work of Calvary. What do you think was going through His mind?<\/p>\n

If you can, imagine seeing this moment at the ground level\u2014actually seeing the pain and the weight of the Savior\u2019s task at hand. It must have been exhausting for Jesus to know His hour had come and that the final moments leading up to Calvary were finally upon Him.<\/p>\n

Oh, what joy comes from hearing our Savior\u2019s ultimate words of encouragement and surrender found in Matthew 26:39: \u201cGoing a little farther, he fell facedown and prayed, \u2018My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

2. The Purpose of Jesus<\/strong><\/h3>\n

We now move from the person of Jesus to see the purpose of Jesus, which was\u2014and still is\u2014to glorify His heavenly Father. Jesus was always about his Father\u2019s business, whether it was teaching in the temple as a child or cleansing the temple as an adult.<\/p>\n

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Jesus\u2019 chief goal was to finish the work of His Father. It\u2019s with this same intense focus on our Father\u2019s business that we\u2019re to face the difficulties in our lives.<\/p>\n

3. The Promise of Jesus<\/strong><\/h3>\n

We now come to the promise of Jesus, which is to give eternal life to all who believe in Him. Once again, this promise doesn\u2019t only apply to our future heavenly state; it also applies to right now.<\/em><\/p>\n

Jesus states in John 10:10, \u201cA thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance.\u201d Friends, we\u2019re promised abundant life in Jesus.<\/p>\n

Having abundant life doesn\u2019t mean having a pie-in-the-sky attitude or assuming God will drop a new car in our garage overnight. Abundant life in Christ means we\u2019re filled with a certain peace that surpasses all understanding. J.I. Packer once said, \u201cThe stars may fall, but God\u2019s promises will stand and be fulfilled.\u201d Let\u2019s remember that.<\/p>\n

As you continue to walk by faith, remember there\u2019s a person named Jesus whose purpose is to glorify His Father. Christ promises us the gift of eternal and abundant life, both now and forever.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Dr. A.B. Vines<\/h2>\n

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Dr. Vines has been the pastor of New Seasons Church in San Diego for the past 13 years and was elected\u00a0first vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention at the 2018 Annual Meeting. Vines currently serves as president of the California Southern Baptist Convention (CSBC) and is a trustee at the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. He is husband to Karen, the father of four, and \u201cPaPa\u201d to nine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n