WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.780 You can open your Bible, if you have it with you, to John chapter 17. 00:00:05.980 --> 00:00:09.800 We're continuing where we left off last Sunday. 00:00:10.160 --> 00:00:12.000 We're in the midst of Jesus' prayer. 00:00:13.439 --> 00:00:16.660 It's the night of Jesus' betrayal. 00:00:18.859 --> 00:00:24.519 After spending quite a lot of time teaching and comforting and warning his disciples, 00:00:24.519 --> 00:00:27.800 Jesus began to just pray out loud in front of them. 00:00:28.440 --> 00:00:33.140 Last Sunday, we listened to the first words of Jesus in this prayer. 00:00:33.939 --> 00:00:41.320 He expressed his longing to be restored to the glory that he had with God the Father before the world began. 00:00:42.460 --> 00:00:47.760 He told the Father that he had completed the work that the Father had given him to do up until this point. 00:00:49.219 --> 00:00:52.299 Jesus has more to say in this prayer to the Father. 00:00:52.299 --> 00:00:56.380 This morning, we're going to hear more about the work that Jesus has finished. 00:00:56.380 --> 00:00:59.219 We'll hear what else is on Jesus' heart. 00:00:59.960 --> 00:01:04.980 And we'll hear this sort of building up to one big request that Jesus has. 00:01:05.719 --> 00:01:10.900 And we'll see more of this unique relationship that Jesus has with God the Father. 00:01:10.900 --> 00:01:21.580 So we're at John chapter 17, verse 6. 00:01:22.080 --> 00:01:27.300 And as I was studying this earlier this week, I felt like I was trying to come up with a metaphor for this. 00:01:27.420 --> 00:01:30.140 But I felt like I was kind of like Indiana Jones. 00:01:30.140 --> 00:01:33.180 And I'd stumbled into this treasure room. 00:01:33.560 --> 00:01:36.180 And man, there's so much in here that's wonderful. 00:01:36.180 --> 00:01:42.520 And then the more I got into it and was looking at the different themes and the things that come up in here, 00:01:42.580 --> 00:01:45.600 I thought, man, this isn't just a single room. 00:01:45.680 --> 00:01:50.020 This is like the foyer into all kinds of other treasure rooms. 00:01:52.960 --> 00:01:54.140 I'll give you an example. 00:01:54.660 --> 00:01:57.580 This is not the main theme or the main point of Jesus' prayer. 00:01:57.579 --> 00:02:01.260 But three times in these seven verses that we're looking at this morning, 00:02:01.400 --> 00:02:05.700 Jesus refers to the disciples as those whom you gave me. 00:02:07.000 --> 00:02:09.379 We see this in verse 6 twice. 00:02:10.659 --> 00:02:13.599 And then in verse 9 once more. 00:02:15.240 --> 00:02:18.199 I pray for them, for those you have given me. 00:02:18.199 --> 00:02:25.479 And I mentioned this idea last week, but here again, there's quite a lot of emphasis on this reality. 00:02:25.619 --> 00:02:30.019 This thing that was probably unperceived by Jesus' disciples. 00:02:30.439 --> 00:02:34.259 About how each one of them has been given to the Father. 00:02:35.039 --> 00:02:36.979 Given by the Father to Jesus. 00:02:38.439 --> 00:02:43.699 And as we see here in verse 6, there's even a sense in which they belonged to God before they were given to Jesus. 00:02:44.359 --> 00:02:47.280 This is one of those smaller treasure rooms. 00:02:48.199 --> 00:02:58.399 If you belong to Christ Jesus, there's more to your story than just one day I heard and believed and became a follower of Jesus. 00:02:58.839 --> 00:03:01.079 That's what happened from your perspective. 00:03:01.719 --> 00:03:04.219 But from God's perspective, you were His. 00:03:05.060 --> 00:03:05.959 You were chosen. 00:03:06.939 --> 00:03:07.739 You were loved. 00:03:08.539 --> 00:03:10.000 Before you were even born. 00:03:11.459 --> 00:03:13.799 He was sovereignly at work on you. 00:03:14.199 --> 00:03:15.379 And in you. 00:03:15.379 --> 00:03:16.479 And around you. 00:03:16.479 --> 00:03:20.859 You were preparing for that day on which He would give you to His Son. 00:03:22.239 --> 00:03:22.899 It's precious. 00:03:23.239 --> 00:03:23.759 It's wonderful. 00:03:23.899 --> 00:03:26.879 It's just one of the many things that we find in Jesus' prayer here. 00:03:27.399 --> 00:03:29.399 And so even though we're not going to touch on all these things, 00:03:29.479 --> 00:03:36.000 I want to encourage you to take time to meditate and reflect deeply on these words of Jesus on your own. 00:03:36.219 --> 00:03:39.179 So let's read these seven verses here. 00:03:39.180 --> 00:03:42.939 Jesus praying to the Father said, 00:03:42.939 --> 00:03:47.420 I have revealed you to those whom you gave me out of the world. 00:03:48.140 --> 00:03:49.379 They were yours. 00:03:50.200 --> 00:03:53.580 You gave them to me and they have obeyed your word. 00:03:54.520 --> 00:03:59.620 Now they know that everything you have given me comes from you. 00:03:59.620 --> 00:04:02.960 For I gave them the words you gave me. 00:04:03.159 --> 00:04:04.340 And they accepted them. 00:04:05.080 --> 00:04:07.800 They knew with certainty that I came from you. 00:04:08.240 --> 00:04:10.360 And they believed that you sent me. 00:04:11.060 --> 00:04:12.159 I pray for them. 00:04:13.080 --> 00:04:14.800 I'm not praying for the world. 00:04:15.039 --> 00:04:16.800 But for those you have given me. 00:04:17.439 --> 00:04:18.500 For they are yours. 00:04:18.500 --> 00:04:22.000 All I have is yours. 00:04:22.699 --> 00:04:25.939 And all you have is mine. 00:04:26.939 --> 00:04:30.319 And glory has come to me through them. 00:04:31.819 --> 00:04:34.639 I will remain in the world no longer. 00:04:35.860 --> 00:04:38.060 But they are still in the world. 00:04:38.980 --> 00:04:40.519 And I am coming to you. 00:04:42.199 --> 00:04:46.680 Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name. 00:04:46.680 --> 00:04:49.620 The name you gave me. 00:04:50.240 --> 00:04:51.959 So that they may be one. 00:04:52.519 --> 00:04:53.740 As we are one. 00:04:55.139 --> 00:04:57.780 While I was with them, I protected them. 00:04:58.199 --> 00:05:00.960 And kept them safe by that name you gave me. 00:05:02.060 --> 00:05:03.300 None has been lost. 00:05:03.560 --> 00:05:06.300 Except the one doomed to destruction. 00:05:07.100 --> 00:05:09.920 So that scripture would be fulfilled. 00:05:11.899 --> 00:05:16.340 There are three sections or movements that we might see in this part of 00:05:16.339 --> 00:05:17.399 Jesus' prayer. 00:05:17.500 --> 00:05:19.399 The first one is in verses 6 to 8. 00:05:19.519 --> 00:05:23.879 Jesus talks to the Father about the work that he has finished. 00:05:24.279 --> 00:05:26.119 And the result of that work. 00:05:26.959 --> 00:05:28.519 Then in verses 9 to 11. 00:05:28.659 --> 00:05:31.939 Jesus prepares to make his request of the Father. 00:05:32.060 --> 00:05:35.459 And he begins to express some of the reasons for this request. 00:05:35.779 --> 00:05:36.739 What's on his heart. 00:05:37.739 --> 00:05:39.279 And then in verses 11 and 12. 00:05:39.279 --> 00:05:40.739 Jesus makes the request. 00:05:40.740 --> 00:05:45.860 And expresses more about what he longs to see the Father do. 00:05:46.920 --> 00:05:51.660 So let's begin with this first movement in verses 6 to 8. 00:05:52.340 --> 00:05:58.199 These words of Jesus seem to flow right out of Jesus' previous statement. 00:05:58.900 --> 00:06:00.240 Back up in verse 4. 00:06:00.379 --> 00:06:01.019 Jesus prayed, 00:06:01.019 --> 00:06:05.879 I have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do. 00:06:05.879 --> 00:06:10.180 And this section, 00:06:11.100 --> 00:06:13.519 verse 6 of chapter 17, 00:06:14.019 --> 00:06:18.459 is marked by Jesus telling the Father what he has done. 00:06:19.620 --> 00:06:23.839 The main verbs here are all first person and past tense. 00:06:24.420 --> 00:06:26.300 I have revealed. 00:06:26.819 --> 00:06:28.420 First person and past tense. 00:06:28.659 --> 00:06:29.779 Down in verse 8. 00:06:29.779 --> 00:06:34.119 I gave them the words you gave me. 00:06:34.839 --> 00:06:37.219 It's all about the work that Jesus has been doing. 00:06:37.319 --> 00:06:38.459 And that is now past. 00:06:38.559 --> 00:06:39.159 It's now done. 00:06:39.239 --> 00:06:40.039 It's now complete. 00:06:40.759 --> 00:06:41.859 And what is that work? 00:06:42.799 --> 00:06:43.519 In verse 6, 00:06:43.619 --> 00:06:44.239 Jesus says, 00:06:44.339 --> 00:06:49.939 I have revealed you to those whom you gave me out of the world. 00:06:52.419 --> 00:06:54.139 This has been the work of Jesus. 00:06:54.919 --> 00:06:59.519 To reveal God, the Father, to his disciples. 00:07:00.479 --> 00:07:02.099 To show them who God is. 00:07:02.199 --> 00:07:03.399 What he's really like. 00:07:04.500 --> 00:07:07.619 This is one of the primary purposes and missions of Jesus. 00:07:08.459 --> 00:07:11.759 To make the Father known to us. 00:07:13.019 --> 00:07:16.739 If we look all the way back to John's introduction to the gospel. 00:07:17.419 --> 00:07:19.059 Chapter 1, verse 18. 00:07:19.179 --> 00:07:21.479 What did John say at the beginning of this account? 00:07:21.719 --> 00:07:22.500 He said, 00:07:22.759 --> 00:07:24.459 No one has ever seen God, 00:07:24.719 --> 00:07:26.579 but the one and only Son, 00:07:26.839 --> 00:07:28.579 who is himself God, 00:07:28.579 --> 00:07:31.419 and is in closest relationship with the Father. 00:07:31.579 --> 00:07:34.439 He has made him known. 00:07:36.199 --> 00:07:37.959 That's what Jesus came to do. 00:07:38.800 --> 00:07:42.860 It's not as though we knew nothing about God before Jesus came. 00:07:42.860 --> 00:07:46.100 I find the author of Hebrews very helpful here. 00:07:46.160 --> 00:07:48.300 This is what he says in his writing. 00:07:49.199 --> 00:07:50.379 The letter to the Hebrews, 00:07:50.620 --> 00:07:52.620 chapter 1, verse 1 to 3. 00:07:53.360 --> 00:07:53.860 He writes, 00:07:53.960 --> 00:07:54.580 In the past, 00:07:54.720 --> 00:07:57.480 God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets. 00:07:57.480 --> 00:08:09.200 The Son, he says, 00:08:09.200 --> 00:08:12.460 is the radiance of God's glory. 00:08:13.040 --> 00:08:17.439 And the exact representation of his being. 00:08:17.439 --> 00:08:20.540 So, Jesus brings a much fuller, 00:08:20.600 --> 00:08:24.319 a much greater revelation of the Father to us. 00:08:24.920 --> 00:08:27.120 He represents the Father exactly 00:08:27.120 --> 00:08:30.300 beyond what the prophets of old could do. 00:08:31.180 --> 00:08:33.039 They were spokesmen for God in the past, 00:08:33.159 --> 00:08:37.279 but Jesus is the exact representation of God's being 00:08:37.279 --> 00:08:40.559 here among us in human flesh and blood. 00:08:40.559 --> 00:08:42.739 So, Jesus says, 00:08:42.959 --> 00:08:44.519 I have done what you gave me to do. 00:08:44.599 --> 00:08:47.399 I have revealed your name to them. 00:08:47.579 --> 00:08:49.659 I have revealed you to them. 00:08:50.639 --> 00:08:54.319 Well, there's a second work that Jesus has just finished doing, 00:08:54.679 --> 00:08:55.799 and it's related. 00:08:57.139 --> 00:08:57.739 Verse 8, 00:08:58.239 --> 00:08:58.939 Jesus says, 00:08:59.199 --> 00:09:02.559 I gave them the words you gave me. 00:09:02.559 --> 00:09:06.319 I gave them the words you gave me. 00:09:06.399 --> 00:09:08.599 This has also been one of the primary purposes 00:09:08.599 --> 00:09:10.059 or missions of Jesus, 00:09:10.439 --> 00:09:11.919 to give words, 00:09:12.659 --> 00:09:14.939 to speak to his disciples. 00:09:16.119 --> 00:09:17.899 And notice the source of these words. 00:09:19.019 --> 00:09:21.319 Jesus has been speaking to his disciples 00:09:21.319 --> 00:09:24.619 the very words that God has given him to say. 00:09:25.359 --> 00:09:26.839 We've talked about this before, 00:09:26.959 --> 00:09:28.079 but it's worth saying again. 00:09:28.579 --> 00:09:31.199 Jesus doesn't teach his own material. 00:09:31.200 --> 00:09:33.320 In everything he says, 00:09:33.800 --> 00:09:35.240 he functions like a prophet, 00:09:36.120 --> 00:09:40.420 relaying the very words that God has to say to people. 00:09:40.840 --> 00:09:43.560 We saw this back in John 7, verse 16, 00:09:43.660 --> 00:09:44.620 when Jesus answered, 00:09:45.140 --> 00:09:46.840 My teaching is not my own. 00:09:47.379 --> 00:09:49.620 It comes from the one who sent me. 00:09:50.120 --> 00:09:52.640 We heard it again in John 8, verse 28. 00:09:53.540 --> 00:09:54.900 Jesus said, 00:09:56.340 --> 00:09:58.560 There, when you have lifted up the Son of Man, 00:09:58.559 --> 00:10:01.179 then you will know that I am he, 00:10:01.279 --> 00:10:03.219 and that I do nothing on my own, 00:10:03.559 --> 00:10:06.739 but speak just what the Father has taught me. 00:10:07.479 --> 00:10:09.379 And we heard it again in John 14, 00:10:09.779 --> 00:10:11.159 earlier this same evening, 00:10:11.659 --> 00:10:12.500 verse 24. 00:10:13.559 --> 00:10:14.059 He said, 00:10:14.199 --> 00:10:15.619 Anyone who does not love me 00:10:15.619 --> 00:10:16.879 will not obey my teaching. 00:10:17.279 --> 00:10:19.339 These words you hear are not my own. 00:10:20.119 --> 00:10:22.679 They belong to the Father who sent me. 00:10:22.679 --> 00:10:25.399 So Jesus now in this prayer 00:10:25.399 --> 00:10:27.799 is kind of reporting to the Father. 00:10:28.319 --> 00:10:31.259 I've finished the work that you gave me to do. 00:10:31.359 --> 00:10:32.899 I've given them your words, 00:10:33.539 --> 00:10:35.419 the words that you gave me to say to them. 00:10:36.359 --> 00:10:38.679 So we see two types of work 00:10:38.679 --> 00:10:41.059 that Jesus has finished doing. 00:10:41.159 --> 00:10:44.279 The work of revealing the Father to his disciples, 00:10:44.739 --> 00:10:48.419 and the work of giving them the Father's words. 00:10:48.419 --> 00:10:52.019 And then we notice throughout this first section 00:10:52.019 --> 00:10:54.319 that Jesus kind of reports to the Father 00:10:54.319 --> 00:10:58.439 about how the disciples have responded to all this. 00:10:59.279 --> 00:11:01.099 I'll just read this whole section again 00:11:01.099 --> 00:11:02.199 and emphasize that. 00:11:02.679 --> 00:11:04.679 I have revealed you to those 00:11:04.679 --> 00:11:06.199 whom you gave me out of the world. 00:11:06.659 --> 00:11:07.799 They were yours. 00:11:08.459 --> 00:11:09.740 You gave them to me, 00:11:09.779 --> 00:11:12.079 and they have obeyed your word. 00:11:13.240 --> 00:11:16.339 Now they know that everything you have given me 00:11:16.339 --> 00:11:17.519 comes from you. 00:11:18.419 --> 00:11:20.199 For I gave them the words you gave me, 00:11:20.279 --> 00:11:21.839 and they accepted them. 00:11:22.939 --> 00:11:25.639 They knew with certainty that I came from you, 00:11:25.919 --> 00:11:29.219 and they believed that you sent me. 00:11:30.740 --> 00:11:33.819 So in this conversation between Jesus and the Father, 00:11:34.159 --> 00:11:36.259 it's like he's reflecting on the results 00:11:36.259 --> 00:11:38.539 of the work that he has been doing, 00:11:39.179 --> 00:11:40.899 and the results are very good. 00:11:41.719 --> 00:11:43.519 We hear five statements 00:11:43.519 --> 00:11:46.419 about how the disciples have responded favorably 00:11:46.419 --> 00:11:51.059 favorably to this revealing and teaching work of Jesus. 00:11:52.099 --> 00:11:53.039 The first, 00:11:53.799 --> 00:11:55.860 they have obeyed your word, 00:11:55.939 --> 00:11:56.479 or literally, 00:11:56.639 --> 00:11:58.399 they have kept your word. 00:11:59.139 --> 00:12:00.079 Verse six, 00:12:00.679 --> 00:12:01.439 this is good. 00:12:01.879 --> 00:12:03.319 This is what the Father and the Son 00:12:03.319 --> 00:12:04.479 have been longing for. 00:12:05.879 --> 00:12:08.179 Jesus was sent by the Father into the world 00:12:08.179 --> 00:12:10.740 to teach and speak on the Father's behalf, 00:12:10.799 --> 00:12:11.599 as we just said, 00:12:11.600 --> 00:12:12.960 and the report is good. 00:12:12.960 --> 00:12:15.019 These men have been holding fast 00:12:15.019 --> 00:12:18.420 to the things that they have been hearing from Jesus. 00:12:18.980 --> 00:12:20.540 And let's remember, 00:12:20.659 --> 00:12:23.740 it hasn't been easy to hold fast to the words of Jesus. 00:12:23.860 --> 00:12:26.000 It's been getting harder and harder and harder 00:12:26.000 --> 00:12:28.040 as the story has gone on. 00:12:28.740 --> 00:12:30.779 The opposition to Jesus has been mounting, 00:12:30.940 --> 00:12:32.340 and yet here they are this night, 00:12:32.399 --> 00:12:33.580 on the night of his betrayal, 00:12:33.580 --> 00:12:37.639 and they're still holding fast to his words. 00:12:38.700 --> 00:12:41.160 The second statement comes in verse seven. 00:12:41.379 --> 00:12:42.040 Jesus says, 00:12:42.639 --> 00:12:45.720 now they know that everything you have given me 00:12:45.720 --> 00:12:47.320 comes from you. 00:12:48.460 --> 00:12:49.660 Now this statement 00:12:49.660 --> 00:12:51.980 sounds a little strange at first. 00:12:53.020 --> 00:12:54.020 Quite literally, 00:12:54.259 --> 00:12:54.460 it's, 00:12:54.860 --> 00:12:55.540 now they know 00:12:55.540 --> 00:12:57.120 that all things, 00:12:57.600 --> 00:12:59.800 as many as you have given to me, 00:13:00.720 --> 00:13:01.440 are from you. 00:13:01.440 --> 00:13:04.440 And Jesus will clarify 00:13:04.440 --> 00:13:05.640 some of what he means 00:13:05.640 --> 00:13:06.680 in this next verse. 00:13:07.000 --> 00:13:08.540 For I gave them the words 00:13:08.540 --> 00:13:09.960 you gave me, 00:13:10.740 --> 00:13:12.360 and they accepted them. 00:13:13.820 --> 00:13:15.300 So some of the everything, 00:13:15.500 --> 00:13:16.500 some of the all things 00:13:16.500 --> 00:13:17.840 that have been given to Jesus 00:13:17.840 --> 00:13:19.900 that they are recognizing 00:13:19.900 --> 00:13:21.180 is from God, 00:13:21.300 --> 00:13:22.180 are the words 00:13:22.180 --> 00:13:23.760 that God has given 00:13:23.760 --> 00:13:25.140 to them, 00:13:26.020 --> 00:13:26.820 to Jesus, 00:13:27.080 --> 00:13:27.800 to give to them. 00:13:29.380 --> 00:13:30.480 So Jesus is saying, 00:13:30.480 --> 00:13:31.379 now they know 00:13:31.379 --> 00:13:32.200 that the words 00:13:32.200 --> 00:13:33.240 that you have given me 00:13:33.240 --> 00:13:34.039 come from you. 00:13:34.320 --> 00:13:35.800 They recognize that. 00:13:37.080 --> 00:13:38.759 But as I was thinking about this, 00:13:38.800 --> 00:13:39.940 I don't think Jesus says 00:13:39.940 --> 00:13:40.639 all things 00:13:40.639 --> 00:13:41.399 or everything 00:13:41.399 --> 00:13:43.000 without reason. 00:13:44.000 --> 00:13:44.960 As we've seen, 00:13:45.060 --> 00:13:45.920 the Father has given 00:13:45.920 --> 00:13:47.399 more than just words 00:13:47.399 --> 00:13:49.259 to Jesus. 00:13:49.460 --> 00:13:50.159 He's given him 00:13:50.159 --> 00:13:51.600 various kinds of authority. 00:13:52.879 --> 00:13:53.899 Authority to judge, 00:13:54.100 --> 00:13:55.700 authority to forgive sins, 00:13:56.240 --> 00:13:57.580 miracle working power, 00:13:57.580 --> 00:14:00.040 supernatural wisdom, 00:14:00.820 --> 00:14:01.900 knowledge of the future, 00:14:02.100 --> 00:14:02.540 and more. 00:14:04.040 --> 00:14:05.360 It's a package deal, 00:14:05.580 --> 00:14:05.980 I think, 00:14:06.060 --> 00:14:07.379 as Jesus says it here 00:14:07.379 --> 00:14:08.840 in verse 7. 00:14:09.520 --> 00:14:11.420 Now these disciples of mine, 00:14:11.660 --> 00:14:12.639 they know that 00:14:12.639 --> 00:14:13.620 all these things 00:14:13.620 --> 00:14:14.680 that they've been seeing 00:14:14.680 --> 00:14:17.139 come from you. 00:14:19.759 --> 00:14:21.000 Again, this is good. 00:14:21.220 --> 00:14:22.180 This is success. 00:14:22.759 --> 00:14:24.360 This is mission accomplished. 00:14:24.360 --> 00:14:26.379 They're seeing Jesus 00:14:26.379 --> 00:14:27.240 and the things 00:14:27.240 --> 00:14:28.060 he says and does 00:14:28.060 --> 00:14:28.580 and they're coming 00:14:28.580 --> 00:14:29.620 to the right conclusion 00:14:29.620 --> 00:14:30.139 from it. 00:14:30.539 --> 00:14:31.399 They're tracing 00:14:31.399 --> 00:14:32.379 all these things 00:14:32.379 --> 00:14:34.180 back up to the source 00:14:34.180 --> 00:14:35.759 as they should. 00:14:36.159 --> 00:14:37.019 They recognize 00:14:37.019 --> 00:14:38.019 that everything 00:14:38.019 --> 00:14:39.019 Jesus does 00:14:39.019 --> 00:14:39.800 and says 00:14:39.800 --> 00:14:41.399 is from God, 00:14:42.080 --> 00:14:42.779 the Father. 00:14:44.100 --> 00:14:45.259 The third statement, 00:14:46.259 --> 00:14:47.039 Jesus says, 00:14:47.039 --> 00:14:48.759 they accepted 00:14:48.759 --> 00:14:49.939 the words 00:14:49.939 --> 00:14:51.179 you gave me. 00:14:51.279 --> 00:14:53.120 This in verse 8. 00:14:53.219 --> 00:14:53.860 For I gave them 00:14:53.860 --> 00:14:54.379 the words 00:14:54.379 --> 00:14:55.039 you gave me 00:14:55.039 --> 00:14:56.819 and they accepted them. 00:14:58.899 --> 00:15:00.099 The fourth statement 00:15:00.099 --> 00:15:01.240 comes also 00:15:01.240 --> 00:15:01.980 in verse 8. 00:15:02.179 --> 00:15:03.240 They knew 00:15:03.240 --> 00:15:04.659 with certainty 00:15:04.659 --> 00:15:06.579 that I came 00:15:06.579 --> 00:15:07.120 from you. 00:15:08.219 --> 00:15:09.139 And the fifth statement 00:15:09.139 --> 00:15:10.279 also in verse 8. 00:15:11.279 --> 00:15:13.199 And they believed 00:15:13.199 --> 00:15:14.919 that you sent me. 00:15:14.919 --> 00:15:17.699 all of these things 00:15:17.699 --> 00:15:18.519 are a big deal. 00:15:19.559 --> 00:15:20.899 The claims of Jesus 00:15:20.899 --> 00:15:21.939 are lofty. 00:15:22.339 --> 00:15:23.779 The promises of Jesus 00:15:23.779 --> 00:15:25.179 are out of this world. 00:15:25.639 --> 00:15:26.740 But the disciples 00:15:26.740 --> 00:15:28.259 have accepted them. 00:15:29.199 --> 00:15:30.419 They've believed. 00:15:31.439 --> 00:15:32.059 They know 00:15:32.059 --> 00:15:32.839 with certainty 00:15:32.839 --> 00:15:33.559 that Jesus 00:15:33.559 --> 00:15:34.479 has been sent 00:15:34.479 --> 00:15:35.459 from God 00:15:35.459 --> 00:15:35.939 in heaven. 00:15:35.940 --> 00:15:38.800 I can't help 00:15:38.800 --> 00:15:39.120 but think 00:15:39.120 --> 00:15:39.560 that Jesus 00:15:39.560 --> 00:15:40.620 is full of joy 00:15:40.620 --> 00:15:42.480 as he reflects 00:15:42.480 --> 00:15:42.980 on this 00:15:42.980 --> 00:15:44.800 and tells this 00:15:44.800 --> 00:15:45.400 to the Father. 00:15:46.300 --> 00:15:46.940 This is what 00:15:46.940 --> 00:15:47.320 they've been 00:15:47.320 --> 00:15:48.440 working together 00:15:48.440 --> 00:15:49.340 toward. 00:15:52.340 --> 00:15:53.000 Just like 00:15:53.000 --> 00:15:53.520 in the days 00:15:53.520 --> 00:15:54.080 of creation 00:15:54.080 --> 00:15:54.640 where God 00:15:54.640 --> 00:15:55.340 saw all 00:15:55.340 --> 00:15:56.300 that he had made 00:15:56.300 --> 00:15:58.340 and it was good. 00:15:59.340 --> 00:15:59.960 I can't help 00:15:59.960 --> 00:16:00.340 but see 00:16:00.340 --> 00:16:00.960 the smile 00:16:00.960 --> 00:16:01.460 of Jesus 00:16:01.460 --> 00:16:02.380 as he reflects 00:16:02.380 --> 00:16:03.140 on the past 00:16:03.140 --> 00:16:04.580 three years 00:16:04.580 --> 00:16:06.280 of difficult work 00:16:06.280 --> 00:16:07.200 and says 00:16:07.200 --> 00:16:07.940 to his Father 00:16:07.940 --> 00:16:09.080 it's done 00:16:09.080 --> 00:16:11.460 and it's good. 00:16:12.580 --> 00:16:13.220 The result 00:16:13.220 --> 00:16:13.759 is good. 00:16:14.320 --> 00:16:15.020 They believe 00:16:15.020 --> 00:16:15.800 you sent me. 00:16:16.360 --> 00:16:16.940 They know it 00:16:16.940 --> 00:16:17.800 with certainty 00:16:17.800 --> 00:16:19.320 that I came 00:16:19.320 --> 00:16:19.759 from you. 00:16:19.879 --> 00:16:20.740 They have accepted 00:16:20.740 --> 00:16:21.740 the words 00:16:21.740 --> 00:16:22.360 you gave me 00:16:22.360 --> 00:16:23.000 to give them 00:16:23.000 --> 00:16:23.820 and they have 00:16:23.820 --> 00:16:24.879 kept those words 00:16:24.879 --> 00:16:25.840 and are holding 00:16:25.840 --> 00:16:26.639 fast to them. 00:16:27.020 --> 00:16:27.639 It's good. 00:16:28.700 --> 00:16:29.780 It's very good. 00:16:29.779 --> 00:16:33.779 But as we come 00:16:33.779 --> 00:16:35.439 to this second 00:16:35.439 --> 00:16:36.039 section 00:16:36.039 --> 00:16:38.179 it's not over yet. 00:16:38.879 --> 00:16:39.480 What's happened 00:16:39.480 --> 00:16:39.980 is good. 00:16:40.079 --> 00:16:40.899 The work is done 00:16:40.899 --> 00:16:42.120 but there is 00:16:42.120 --> 00:16:42.839 on the heart 00:16:42.839 --> 00:16:44.000 of Jesus 00:16:44.000 --> 00:16:45.100 a weight. 00:16:46.699 --> 00:16:47.600 A burden. 00:16:48.659 --> 00:16:49.299 A loving 00:16:49.299 --> 00:16:50.159 concern 00:16:50.159 --> 00:16:51.259 for these 00:16:51.259 --> 00:16:51.740 followers 00:16:51.740 --> 00:16:52.879 of his 00:16:52.879 --> 00:16:53.860 because a very 00:16:53.860 --> 00:16:54.860 difficult time 00:16:54.860 --> 00:16:55.919 is coming. 00:16:57.120 --> 00:16:57.659 And so we come 00:16:57.659 --> 00:16:58.120 to verse 00:16:58.120 --> 00:16:59.100 nine. 00:16:59.779 --> 00:17:02.220 Jesus says 00:17:02.220 --> 00:17:04.440 I pray 00:17:04.440 --> 00:17:05.399 for them. 00:17:07.759 --> 00:17:08.879 I pray 00:17:08.879 --> 00:17:09.639 for them. 00:17:10.240 --> 00:17:10.899 I'm not praying 00:17:10.899 --> 00:17:11.500 for the world 00:17:11.500 --> 00:17:12.359 but for those 00:17:12.359 --> 00:17:13.319 you have given 00:17:13.319 --> 00:17:13.700 me. 00:17:15.519 --> 00:17:16.599 Quite literally 00:17:16.599 --> 00:17:18.720 I 00:17:18.720 --> 00:17:19.899 for them 00:17:19.899 --> 00:17:20.740 am asking. 00:17:22.879 --> 00:17:24.019 Not for the world 00:17:24.019 --> 00:17:24.619 am I asking 00:17:24.619 --> 00:17:25.680 but for those 00:17:25.680 --> 00:17:26.279 you have given 00:17:26.279 --> 00:17:26.779 to me. 00:17:28.500 --> 00:17:29.559 Jesus has 00:17:29.559 --> 00:17:30.559 on his heart 00:17:30.559 --> 00:17:31.339 a request 00:17:31.339 --> 00:17:33.500 something 00:17:33.500 --> 00:17:35.159 to ask 00:17:35.159 --> 00:17:35.539 for. 00:17:36.599 --> 00:17:37.359 And he doesn't 00:17:37.359 --> 00:17:38.200 immediately make 00:17:38.200 --> 00:17:38.859 his request. 00:17:40.000 --> 00:17:40.759 First he 00:17:40.759 --> 00:17:41.500 clarifies 00:17:41.500 --> 00:17:42.639 just who 00:17:42.639 --> 00:17:43.579 he is asking 00:17:43.579 --> 00:17:44.159 this for. 00:17:44.559 --> 00:17:45.000 It's not 00:17:45.000 --> 00:17:45.679 for the world 00:17:45.679 --> 00:17:46.500 he says. 00:17:46.960 --> 00:17:47.319 It's not 00:17:47.319 --> 00:17:47.759 for every 00:17:47.759 --> 00:17:48.460 single person 00:17:48.460 --> 00:17:48.960 on earth 00:17:48.960 --> 00:17:50.399 that Jesus 00:17:50.399 --> 00:17:51.299 asks this 00:17:51.299 --> 00:17:51.679 is about 00:17:51.679 --> 00:17:52.179 to ask 00:17:52.179 --> 00:17:52.440 this. 00:17:52.539 --> 00:17:52.720 It's 00:17:52.720 --> 00:17:53.319 specifically 00:17:53.319 --> 00:17:54.019 he says 00:17:54.019 --> 00:17:54.639 for those 00:17:54.639 --> 00:17:55.019 you have 00:17:55.019 --> 00:17:55.700 given me. 00:17:55.700 --> 00:17:58.059 here in the 00:17:58.059 --> 00:17:58.920 present context 00:17:58.920 --> 00:17:59.519 that's the 00:17:59.519 --> 00:18:00.259 disciples of 00:18:00.259 --> 00:18:00.559 Jesus. 00:18:00.559 --> 00:18:01.259 That's these 00:18:01.259 --> 00:18:01.860 eleven men 00:18:01.860 --> 00:18:02.360 with him. 00:18:04.240 --> 00:18:05.039 But perhaps 00:18:05.039 --> 00:18:05.759 also in his 00:18:05.759 --> 00:18:06.319 mind are 00:18:06.319 --> 00:18:07.680 the other 00:18:07.680 --> 00:18:08.500 followers that 00:18:08.500 --> 00:18:08.960 he has 00:18:08.960 --> 00:18:09.340 that are 00:18:09.340 --> 00:18:10.059 not here 00:18:10.059 --> 00:18:10.480 with him. 00:18:10.559 --> 00:18:11.100 The Marys 00:18:11.100 --> 00:18:11.400 and the 00:18:11.400 --> 00:18:11.940 Marthas 00:18:11.940 --> 00:18:13.500 the Lazaruses. 00:18:13.500 --> 00:18:17.500 Jesus 00:18:17.500 --> 00:18:18.019 grounds 00:18:18.019 --> 00:18:18.980 his request 00:18:18.980 --> 00:18:19.279 that he's 00:18:19.279 --> 00:18:19.720 about to 00:18:19.720 --> 00:18:20.079 make with 00:18:20.079 --> 00:18:20.759 some reasons. 00:18:21.960 --> 00:18:22.960 He reminds 00:18:22.960 --> 00:18:23.900 the father 00:18:23.900 --> 00:18:25.500 that these 00:18:25.500 --> 00:18:26.579 disciples of 00:18:26.579 --> 00:18:27.440 his belong 00:18:27.440 --> 00:18:28.400 to him 00:18:28.400 --> 00:18:29.119 the father. 00:18:30.339 --> 00:18:30.799 They're not 00:18:30.799 --> 00:18:31.460 just Jesus 00:18:31.460 --> 00:18:32.119 disciples 00:18:32.119 --> 00:18:33.440 even though 00:18:33.440 --> 00:18:33.779 they have 00:18:33.779 --> 00:18:34.140 been given 00:18:34.140 --> 00:18:34.640 to him. 00:18:35.579 --> 00:18:36.339 At the 00:18:36.339 --> 00:18:36.819 same time 00:18:36.819 --> 00:18:37.279 they also 00:18:37.279 --> 00:18:37.880 belong to 00:18:37.880 --> 00:18:38.460 the father 00:18:38.460 --> 00:18:40.059 as well. 00:18:40.259 --> 00:18:40.660 They're his 00:18:40.660 --> 00:18:41.440 people too. 00:18:43.500 --> 00:18:44.660 I pray 00:18:44.660 --> 00:18:45.220 for them 00:18:45.220 --> 00:18:46.819 for they 00:18:46.819 --> 00:18:48.240 are yours 00:18:48.240 --> 00:18:49.700 says Jesus. 00:18:50.720 --> 00:18:51.460 Now I 00:18:51.460 --> 00:18:52.059 imagine that 00:18:52.059 --> 00:18:52.640 if we were 00:18:52.640 --> 00:18:53.059 among the 00:18:53.059 --> 00:18:53.799 eleven disciples 00:18:53.799 --> 00:18:54.460 with Jesus 00:18:54.460 --> 00:18:55.220 listening to 00:18:55.220 --> 00:18:55.640 all this 00:18:55.640 --> 00:18:56.119 we might be 00:18:56.119 --> 00:18:56.819 wondering about 00:18:56.819 --> 00:18:57.160 this. 00:18:57.440 --> 00:18:58.160 First Jesus 00:18:58.160 --> 00:18:58.880 talks about 00:18:58.880 --> 00:18:59.839 how we've 00:18:59.839 --> 00:19:01.380 been given 00:19:01.380 --> 00:19:02.160 to Jesus 00:19:02.160 --> 00:19:03.339 by the 00:19:03.339 --> 00:19:03.859 father and 00:19:03.859 --> 00:19:04.480 so we belong 00:19:04.480 --> 00:19:05.039 to Christ 00:19:05.039 --> 00:19:05.400 now. 00:19:06.059 --> 00:19:06.579 Just as he 00:19:06.579 --> 00:19:07.099 said earlier 00:19:07.099 --> 00:19:07.480 they were 00:19:07.480 --> 00:19:08.000 yours you 00:19:08.000 --> 00:19:08.400 gave them 00:19:08.400 --> 00:19:08.839 to me. 00:19:09.140 --> 00:19:09.440 But now 00:19:09.440 --> 00:19:10.059 Jesus says 00:19:10.059 --> 00:19:10.619 that we are 00:19:10.619 --> 00:19:12.099 still God 00:19:12.099 --> 00:19:12.660 the fathers 00:19:12.660 --> 00:19:12.779 yours. 00:19:13.880 --> 00:19:14.620 So whose 00:19:14.620 --> 00:19:15.100 are we? 00:19:16.900 --> 00:19:17.380 Well Jesus 00:19:17.380 --> 00:19:18.160 next statement 00:19:18.160 --> 00:19:18.840 will clarify 00:19:18.840 --> 00:19:19.380 this. 00:19:20.180 --> 00:19:20.500 We who 00:19:20.500 --> 00:19:21.680 believe belong 00:19:21.680 --> 00:19:22.279 to both 00:19:22.279 --> 00:19:23.120 the father 00:19:23.120 --> 00:19:24.279 and the 00:19:24.279 --> 00:19:24.540 son. 00:19:26.240 --> 00:19:27.220 Jesus makes 00:19:27.220 --> 00:19:27.800 the statement 00:19:27.800 --> 00:19:29.420 all I have 00:19:29.420 --> 00:19:30.580 is yours 00:19:30.580 --> 00:19:31.200 father. 00:19:33.200 --> 00:19:34.200 And all 00:19:34.200 --> 00:19:34.920 you have 00:19:34.920 --> 00:19:35.960 is mine. 00:19:37.480 --> 00:19:38.279 What a 00:19:38.279 --> 00:19:38.660 statement. 00:19:38.660 --> 00:19:41.320 all I 00:19:41.320 --> 00:19:41.860 have is 00:19:41.860 --> 00:19:42.240 yours 00:19:42.240 --> 00:19:42.600 says 00:19:42.600 --> 00:19:42.960 Jesus. 00:19:43.160 --> 00:19:43.400 Yes 00:19:43.400 --> 00:19:43.840 you gave 00:19:43.840 --> 00:19:44.120 them to 00:19:44.120 --> 00:19:44.279 me 00:19:44.279 --> 00:19:44.500 but 00:19:44.500 --> 00:19:44.940 everything 00:19:44.940 --> 00:19:45.180 I 00:19:45.180 --> 00:19:45.460 have 00:19:45.460 --> 00:19:45.640 is 00:19:45.640 --> 00:19:46.160 yours 00:19:46.160 --> 00:19:47.380 says 00:19:47.380 --> 00:19:47.840 Jesus. 00:19:48.880 --> 00:19:49.620 There is 00:19:49.620 --> 00:19:49.940 I think 00:19:49.940 --> 00:19:50.300 in these 00:19:50.300 --> 00:19:50.600 words 00:19:50.600 --> 00:19:51.420 an absolute 00:19:51.420 --> 00:19:52.320 surrender 00:19:52.320 --> 00:19:53.740 an absolute 00:19:53.740 --> 00:19:54.320 devotion. 00:19:54.600 --> 00:19:54.800 Jesus 00:19:54.800 --> 00:19:55.340 keeps 00:19:55.340 --> 00:19:56.019 nothing 00:19:56.019 --> 00:19:57.140 to 00:19:57.140 --> 00:19:57.640 himself 00:19:57.640 --> 00:19:58.120 and for 00:19:58.120 --> 00:19:58.580 himself 00:19:58.580 --> 00:19:59.000 alone. 00:19:59.560 --> 00:19:59.900 Everything 00:19:59.900 --> 00:20:00.420 I have 00:20:00.420 --> 00:20:00.900 is yours 00:20:00.900 --> 00:20:01.560 it belongs 00:20:01.560 --> 00:20:02.140 to you 00:20:02.140 --> 00:20:03.019 father. 00:20:03.019 --> 00:20:03.119 father. 00:20:04.079 --> 00:20:04.480 He's got 00:20:04.480 --> 00:20:04.879 a whole 00:20:04.879 --> 00:20:05.299 hearted 00:20:05.299 --> 00:20:05.700 devotion 00:20:05.700 --> 00:20:06.319 to God 00:20:06.319 --> 00:20:08.079 that same 00:20:08.079 --> 00:20:08.660 kind of 00:20:08.660 --> 00:20:10.039 devotion 00:20:10.039 --> 00:20:10.680 that every 00:20:10.680 --> 00:20:11.059 one of 00:20:11.059 --> 00:20:11.259 us 00:20:11.259 --> 00:20:11.799 every human 00:20:11.799 --> 00:20:12.079 being 00:20:12.079 --> 00:20:12.299 should 00:20:12.299 --> 00:20:12.680 have 00:20:12.680 --> 00:20:13.740 all of 00:20:13.740 --> 00:20:14.000 me 00:20:14.000 --> 00:20:15.339 all I 00:20:15.339 --> 00:20:15.839 have 00:20:15.839 --> 00:20:16.900 belongs 00:20:16.900 --> 00:20:17.400 to you 00:20:17.400 --> 00:20:17.960 God. 00:20:19.700 --> 00:20:20.319 Oh 00:20:20.319 --> 00:20:20.619 that we 00:20:20.619 --> 00:20:20.980 would all 00:20:20.980 --> 00:20:21.379 have 00:20:21.379 --> 00:20:22.000 that same 00:20:22.000 --> 00:20:22.420 heart 00:20:22.420 --> 00:20:24.240 always. 00:20:26.240 --> 00:20:27.079 But then 00:20:27.079 --> 00:20:27.660 Jesus says 00:20:27.660 --> 00:20:28.440 something else 00:20:28.440 --> 00:20:29.920 the flip 00:20:29.920 --> 00:20:30.339 side 00:20:30.339 --> 00:20:30.960 something 00:20:30.960 --> 00:20:31.259 that's 00:20:31.259 --> 00:20:31.500 quite 00:20:31.500 --> 00:20:32.059 surprising 00:20:32.059 --> 00:20:32.599 all I 00:20:32.599 --> 00:20:32.879 have 00:20:32.879 --> 00:20:33.039 is 00:20:33.039 --> 00:20:33.539 yours 00:20:33.539 --> 00:20:34.440 whoa 00:20:34.440 --> 00:20:36.139 but then 00:20:36.139 --> 00:20:37.480 all 00:20:37.480 --> 00:20:38.079 you 00:20:38.079 --> 00:20:38.639 have 00:20:38.639 --> 00:20:39.879 is 00:20:39.879 --> 00:20:40.379 mine. 00:20:43.159 --> 00:20:43.919 Again 00:20:43.919 --> 00:20:44.419 Jesus 00:20:44.419 --> 00:20:44.940 claims 00:20:44.940 --> 00:20:45.480 things 00:20:45.480 --> 00:20:45.960 that 00:20:45.960 --> 00:20:46.619 nobody 00:20:46.619 --> 00:20:47.220 else 00:20:47.220 --> 00:20:47.919 claims. 00:20:49.279 --> 00:20:49.559 It's 00:20:49.559 --> 00:20:49.960 one thing 00:20:49.960 --> 00:20:50.500 to belong 00:20:50.500 --> 00:20:51.039 completely 00:20:51.039 --> 00:20:51.679 to God 00:20:51.679 --> 00:20:52.559 it's 00:20:52.559 --> 00:20:52.819 another 00:20:52.819 --> 00:20:53.159 thing 00:20:53.159 --> 00:20:53.659 to say 00:20:53.659 --> 00:20:54.039 that all 00:20:54.039 --> 00:20:54.359 God 00:20:54.359 --> 00:20:54.740 has 00:20:54.740 --> 00:20:55.220 belongs 00:20:55.220 --> 00:20:55.480 to 00:20:55.480 --> 00:20:55.819 you. 00:20:57.019 --> 00:20:57.759 This 00:20:57.759 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00:26:03.740 them 00:26:03.740 --> 00:26:04.900 and 00:26:04.900 --> 00:26:05.240 kept 00:26:05.240 --> 00:26:05.500 them 00:26:05.500 --> 00:26:06.000 safe 00:26:06.000 --> 00:26:07.500 by 00:26:07.500 --> 00:26:07.680 that 00:26:07.680 --> 00:26:07.920 name 00:26:07.920 --> 00:26:08.100 you 00:26:08.100 --> 00:26:08.460 gave 00:26:08.460 --> 00:26:08.740 me 00:26:08.740 --> 00:26:10.440 this 00:26:10.440 --> 00:26:10.600 is 00:26:10.600 --> 00:26:11.100 personal 00:26:11.100 --> 00:26:11.380 for 00:26:11.380 --> 00:26:11.799 Jesus 00:26:12.600 --> 00:26:13.240 he's 00:26:13.240 --> 00:26:13.460 walked 00:26:13.460 --> 00:26:13.840 three 00:26:13.840 --> 00:26:14.400 years 00:26:14.400 --> 00:26:15.059 with 00:26:15.059 --> 00:26:15.279 these 00:26:15.279 --> 00:26:15.579 men 00:26:15.579 --> 00:26:20.699 He's endured the challenges and the jeers and the insults with these men. 00:26:20.839 --> 00:26:23.679 He's been there through all of it to encourage them, 00:26:24.119 --> 00:26:27.179 to remind them as the trouble comes, don't lose heart. 00:26:29.859 --> 00:26:31.980 He's been there to remind them what's true. 00:26:33.179 --> 00:26:35.720 Remind them to have faith in God and in Him. 00:26:37.159 --> 00:26:38.939 I think this is so interesting. 00:26:39.720 --> 00:26:41.439 If you've seen any of The Chosen, 00:26:41.440 --> 00:26:45.779 that new TV series that portrays something of the life of Jesus, 00:26:46.320 --> 00:26:48.640 there's at least a few episodes in it where 00:26:48.640 --> 00:26:55.180 they kind of portray Jesus' disciples as having a bit of a bodyguard mentality. 00:26:56.059 --> 00:26:59.019 Peter especially, but the others as well. 00:26:59.120 --> 00:27:03.860 They're going to try to keep Jesus safe as He does His ministry. 00:27:04.259 --> 00:27:08.580 They're going to try to keep the crowds at bay so that Jesus can move around unhindered. 00:27:08.579 --> 00:27:11.500 Were the disciples really like that? 00:27:12.179 --> 00:27:13.199 We don't know. 00:27:14.119 --> 00:27:18.099 We will see Peter draw his sword in the next chapter 00:27:18.099 --> 00:27:20.639 and fight to prevent Jesus' arrest in the garden. 00:27:22.240 --> 00:27:25.699 But according to Jesus, they haven't been protecting Him. 00:27:26.599 --> 00:27:28.439 He's been protecting them. 00:27:29.899 --> 00:27:31.819 He's been watching over them, 00:27:32.079 --> 00:27:36.079 keeping them safe as the tensions have been rising, 00:27:36.079 --> 00:27:37.799 as the opposition has been growing. 00:27:38.579 --> 00:27:41.919 Do you see the heart of Christ here? 00:27:43.119 --> 00:27:48.359 He is an ever-vigilant shepherd of His sheep. 00:27:48.619 --> 00:27:50.480 He cares about them so deeply. 00:27:50.919 --> 00:27:54.179 He's making arrangements for them in this prayer 00:27:54.179 --> 00:27:57.460 to be cared for by His Father 00:27:57.460 --> 00:27:59.839 because they will remain in the world 00:27:59.839 --> 00:28:01.980 while He goes to the Father. 00:28:02.579 --> 00:28:04.579 This is personal for Jesus. 00:28:04.579 --> 00:28:07.319 I protected them. 00:28:08.119 --> 00:28:11.179 I kept them safe while I was with them. 00:28:11.220 --> 00:28:14.419 But now, Father, I ask You to take up that work. 00:28:14.960 --> 00:28:15.679 Watch over them. 00:28:15.819 --> 00:28:16.799 Keep them safe. 00:28:17.980 --> 00:28:18.740 Protect them. 00:28:19.960 --> 00:28:20.980 Because I'm leaving. 00:28:22.259 --> 00:28:23.339 I'm coming to You. 00:28:23.339 --> 00:28:29.720 There's a third reason that Jesus prays for their protection. 00:28:30.399 --> 00:28:34.000 And we see it in verses 11 and 12. 00:28:34.000 --> 00:28:37.839 Jesus prays, 00:28:37.920 --> 00:28:39.539 Holy Father, protect them 00:28:39.539 --> 00:28:42.259 so that they may be one 00:28:42.259 --> 00:28:44.460 as we are one. 00:28:44.980 --> 00:28:47.079 Now, this sounds strange to me, 00:28:48.019 --> 00:28:49.819 probably to you as well. 00:28:50.000 --> 00:28:51.940 Protect them so that they may be one. 00:28:54.019 --> 00:28:56.519 It's like Jesus is concerned about their unity, 00:28:57.000 --> 00:28:58.599 about them staying together, 00:28:58.599 --> 00:29:02.659 continuing to have this deep fellowship with each other. 00:29:03.719 --> 00:29:06.319 And I can't say for sure what Jesus means by this. 00:29:06.359 --> 00:29:07.259 I can only guess. 00:29:07.980 --> 00:29:09.939 But could it be that Jesus knows 00:29:09.939 --> 00:29:12.139 what the tactic of the devil is 00:29:12.139 --> 00:29:14.619 in this hours that are coming? 00:29:16.379 --> 00:29:19.639 That He knows what the devil is going to try to do, 00:29:19.719 --> 00:29:21.179 that He's going to try to divide them 00:29:21.179 --> 00:29:22.339 and conquer them, 00:29:22.980 --> 00:29:24.199 to isolate them, 00:29:24.859 --> 00:29:26.059 to scatter them, 00:29:26.059 --> 00:29:28.779 to rip this fellowship that they have 00:29:28.779 --> 00:29:30.299 with each other apart. 00:29:32.139 --> 00:29:33.859 And so perhaps Jesus prays 00:29:33.859 --> 00:29:35.019 that God would protect them 00:29:35.019 --> 00:29:37.000 so that they would be one, 00:29:37.720 --> 00:29:38.559 undivided, 00:29:40.419 --> 00:29:41.179 deeply one, 00:29:42.940 --> 00:29:44.220 together, united, 00:29:45.579 --> 00:29:47.099 just like Jesus is together 00:29:47.099 --> 00:29:48.659 and united with His Father. 00:29:49.879 --> 00:29:51.480 The devil is on the prowl. 00:29:53.019 --> 00:29:55.819 Jesus alludes here, 00:29:56.059 --> 00:29:57.220 to Judas, 00:29:57.619 --> 00:29:58.819 in the next verse. 00:30:00.519 --> 00:30:02.639 He's kept all of His disciples, 00:30:03.119 --> 00:30:05.460 protecting them and keeping them safe. 00:30:06.339 --> 00:30:07.460 None of them has been lost 00:30:07.460 --> 00:30:08.319 except one, 00:30:08.460 --> 00:30:09.179 says Jesus. 00:30:10.379 --> 00:30:13.559 Back in John chapter 13, 00:30:13.759 --> 00:30:14.980 verse 27, 00:30:15.119 --> 00:30:16.399 this was just hours ago, 00:30:20.200 --> 00:30:21.839 John told us this, 00:30:22.460 --> 00:30:24.000 as soon as Judas took the bread, 00:30:24.000 --> 00:30:25.839 Satan entered into Him. 00:30:26.819 --> 00:30:27.539 And then of course, 00:30:27.639 --> 00:30:28.679 Judas went off to 00:30:28.679 --> 00:30:31.079 put the betrayal in motion. 00:30:31.220 --> 00:30:32.740 So the devil is on the prowl. 00:30:33.119 --> 00:30:34.240 He's infiltrated 00:30:34.240 --> 00:30:36.379 Jesus' circle of 12. 00:30:37.019 --> 00:30:38.700 And perhaps this prayer of Jesus 00:30:38.700 --> 00:30:40.480 suggests that Satan means 00:30:40.480 --> 00:30:41.139 to divide 00:30:41.139 --> 00:30:42.980 and conquer them. 00:30:44.659 --> 00:30:46.220 And so Jesus asks the Father, 00:30:46.399 --> 00:30:47.099 protect them 00:30:47.099 --> 00:30:49.679 so that they may be one, 00:30:49.680 --> 00:30:53.440 so that they may come through this 00:30:53.440 --> 00:30:54.900 united together. 00:30:57.019 --> 00:30:59.560 This last part about Judas 00:30:59.560 --> 00:31:02.779 also suggests to us 00:31:02.779 --> 00:31:05.320 that there's another dimension 00:31:05.320 --> 00:31:08.920 to the protection that Jesus has in mind here. 00:31:08.920 --> 00:31:11.400 It's about more than just physical protection. 00:31:11.400 --> 00:31:15.200 Jesus says, 00:31:15.300 --> 00:31:15.720 basically, 00:31:15.880 --> 00:31:16.580 up till now, 00:31:16.660 --> 00:31:17.720 I've been successful. 00:31:17.880 --> 00:31:18.720 I haven't lost 00:31:18.720 --> 00:31:20.259 any of them 00:31:20.259 --> 00:31:22.060 except Judas. 00:31:23.259 --> 00:31:24.860 This is about more than just 00:31:24.860 --> 00:31:25.800 physical protection. 00:31:26.800 --> 00:31:28.860 This is about the spiritual battle 00:31:28.860 --> 00:31:31.019 that's going on as well. 00:31:31.180 --> 00:31:32.700 And Judas has been lost, 00:31:33.259 --> 00:31:34.780 which means not that he's come 00:31:34.780 --> 00:31:35.800 to physical harm, 00:31:36.659 --> 00:31:37.319 but that he's come 00:31:37.319 --> 00:31:38.919 to spiritual harm, 00:31:40.180 --> 00:31:41.480 spiritual ruin. 00:31:43.500 --> 00:31:44.240 And so I hear 00:31:44.240 --> 00:31:45.220 in these words of Jesus 00:31:45.220 --> 00:31:46.039 not just a plea 00:31:46.039 --> 00:31:46.859 that the disciples 00:31:46.859 --> 00:31:48.200 will have physical safety, 00:31:48.339 --> 00:31:49.220 but a plea that God 00:31:49.220 --> 00:31:50.619 would keep their souls, 00:31:51.940 --> 00:31:52.720 their faith, 00:31:53.440 --> 00:31:54.419 that they would not 00:31:54.419 --> 00:31:55.539 turn away from God 00:31:55.539 --> 00:31:56.299 or from Jesus 00:31:56.299 --> 00:31:57.819 when the going gets tough 00:31:57.819 --> 00:31:59.159 like Judas did, 00:31:59.200 --> 00:31:59.859 or that they would not 00:31:59.859 --> 00:32:00.619 be drawn away 00:32:00.619 --> 00:32:02.259 by the allure of this world 00:32:02.259 --> 00:32:03.419 and its offerings 00:32:03.420 --> 00:32:06.240 when they begin to sparkle 00:32:06.240 --> 00:32:08.940 like they did for Judas. 00:32:09.960 --> 00:32:11.160 It's protect them, 00:32:11.279 --> 00:32:12.600 keep them safe 00:32:12.600 --> 00:32:13.800 for eternity, 00:32:15.019 --> 00:32:16.220 for they are yours. 00:32:19.380 --> 00:32:20.779 Now I know there's parts here 00:32:20.779 --> 00:32:22.100 that I haven't even touched on. 00:32:22.320 --> 00:32:22.980 Some of you might have 00:32:22.980 --> 00:32:23.580 some questions. 00:32:23.759 --> 00:32:24.380 What does it mean 00:32:24.380 --> 00:32:25.360 to keep them safe 00:32:25.360 --> 00:32:26.700 by the name 00:32:26.700 --> 00:32:27.700 that you gave me? 00:32:28.380 --> 00:32:30.000 What scripture was fulfilled 00:32:30.000 --> 00:32:32.580 by Judas being lost 00:32:32.579 --> 00:32:33.339 and why is he 00:32:33.339 --> 00:32:34.439 the son of destruction? 00:32:35.579 --> 00:32:37.199 How has glory come to Jesus 00:32:37.199 --> 00:32:38.659 through these disciples? 00:32:39.220 --> 00:32:39.500 Again, 00:32:39.599 --> 00:32:40.559 there's lots of doors 00:32:40.559 --> 00:32:41.500 to lots of different 00:32:41.500 --> 00:32:42.179 treasure rooms 00:32:42.179 --> 00:32:43.279 off the main room here, 00:32:43.379 --> 00:32:44.179 so I encourage you 00:32:44.179 --> 00:32:46.139 to take time on your own 00:32:46.139 --> 00:32:47.859 to search these things out, 00:32:48.000 --> 00:32:49.419 to meditate on these things. 00:32:50.939 --> 00:32:52.399 But with these last few minutes, 00:32:52.399 --> 00:32:53.139 let's think about 00:32:53.139 --> 00:32:53.980 how these words 00:32:53.980 --> 00:32:55.779 apply to us. 00:32:57.359 --> 00:32:58.480 Clearly these words 00:32:58.480 --> 00:32:59.559 are for the disciples, 00:33:00.439 --> 00:33:01.059 the eleven men 00:33:01.059 --> 00:33:02.000 with Jesus at night 00:33:02.000 --> 00:33:02.659 and possibly, 00:33:03.019 --> 00:33:03.599 by extension, 00:33:03.759 --> 00:33:04.819 the Marys and Marthas 00:33:04.819 --> 00:33:05.539 and Lazaruses. 00:33:06.440 --> 00:33:07.460 We aren't mentioned 00:33:07.460 --> 00:33:08.119 in this prayer 00:33:08.119 --> 00:33:09.940 until verse 20, 00:33:10.720 --> 00:33:11.639 and we'll get there. 00:33:13.419 --> 00:33:14.639 But I think we all know 00:33:14.639 --> 00:33:15.659 that there are 00:33:15.659 --> 00:33:17.259 timeless principles 00:33:17.259 --> 00:33:18.019 and truths 00:33:18.019 --> 00:33:19.139 about Jesus 00:33:19.139 --> 00:33:20.799 and about all 00:33:20.799 --> 00:33:21.599 of his followers 00:33:21.599 --> 00:33:22.899 revealed in this section 00:33:22.899 --> 00:33:24.159 that we work through today. 00:33:25.899 --> 00:33:27.220 Jesus has come 00:33:27.220 --> 00:33:28.539 into our world 00:33:28.539 --> 00:33:30.659 to reveal God 00:33:30.659 --> 00:33:31.960 to us. 00:33:33.099 --> 00:33:34.180 He's come to give us 00:33:34.180 --> 00:33:35.259 the very words 00:33:35.259 --> 00:33:36.500 of God himself. 00:33:39.940 --> 00:33:41.019 The disciples 00:33:41.019 --> 00:33:42.059 believed 00:33:42.059 --> 00:33:44.500 that God sent Jesus. 00:33:46.379 --> 00:33:47.079 Do you? 00:33:49.599 --> 00:33:50.599 The disciples 00:33:50.599 --> 00:33:51.759 knew with certainty 00:33:51.759 --> 00:33:52.819 that Jesus came 00:33:52.819 --> 00:33:53.559 from the Father. 00:33:55.059 --> 00:33:55.799 Do you? 00:33:55.799 --> 00:33:55.859 Do you? 00:33:55.859 --> 00:33:55.920 Do you? 00:33:55.920 --> 00:33:55.980 Do you? 00:33:55.980 --> 00:33:56.019 Do you? 00:33:58.539 --> 00:33:59.399 The disciples 00:33:59.399 --> 00:34:00.680 accepted the words 00:34:00.680 --> 00:34:01.579 that Jesus spoke 00:34:01.579 --> 00:34:02.000 to them 00:34:02.000 --> 00:34:03.220 from the Father. 00:34:04.039 --> 00:34:04.519 Do you? 00:34:07.700 --> 00:34:08.579 The disciples 00:34:08.579 --> 00:34:09.860 kept God's word. 00:34:10.179 --> 00:34:11.199 They held fast 00:34:11.199 --> 00:34:12.679 to God's words. 00:34:14.219 --> 00:34:15.000 Are you? 00:34:17.500 --> 00:34:18.519 In the same way, 00:34:18.599 --> 00:34:19.380 we know that Jesus 00:34:19.380 --> 00:34:20.119 is not only 00:34:20.119 --> 00:34:20.800 the good shepherd 00:34:20.800 --> 00:34:21.960 of these eleven sheep 00:34:21.960 --> 00:34:22.699 with him, 00:34:23.340 --> 00:34:24.699 but that his care 00:34:24.699 --> 00:34:25.279 and concern 00:34:25.279 --> 00:34:26.440 is for the whole flock. 00:34:26.440 --> 00:34:28.039 Jesus said so 00:34:28.039 --> 00:34:29.420 for all 00:34:29.420 --> 00:34:30.059 who the Father 00:34:30.059 --> 00:34:30.900 will give to him. 00:34:32.599 --> 00:34:33.579 Do you know 00:34:33.579 --> 00:34:34.679 that Jesus 00:34:34.679 --> 00:34:35.659 understands 00:34:35.659 --> 00:34:36.639 and feels 00:34:36.639 --> 00:34:37.159 the weight 00:34:37.159 --> 00:34:38.079 and burden 00:34:38.079 --> 00:34:39.619 of what it's like 00:34:39.619 --> 00:34:40.539 to be in this world? 00:34:43.539 --> 00:34:44.260 Do you know 00:34:44.260 --> 00:34:44.760 that Jesus 00:34:44.760 --> 00:34:45.960 asks the Father 00:34:45.960 --> 00:34:47.240 not just for the apostles, 00:34:48.240 --> 00:34:50.119 but for you also, 00:34:50.720 --> 00:34:52.220 that God 00:34:52.220 --> 00:34:53.500 would protect you, 00:34:53.500 --> 00:34:56.280 bring you through, 00:34:56.420 --> 00:34:57.199 keep you safe 00:34:57.199 --> 00:34:57.920 to the end 00:34:57.920 --> 00:35:01.619 until he returns. 00:35:02.719 --> 00:35:03.559 Jesus' desire 00:35:03.559 --> 00:35:04.519 is that none 00:35:04.519 --> 00:35:05.980 be lost, 00:35:06.059 --> 00:35:06.940 not a single one. 00:35:08.380 --> 00:35:09.380 He desires you 00:35:09.380 --> 00:35:10.079 to make it. 00:35:11.559 --> 00:35:12.300 And God 00:35:12.300 --> 00:35:12.880 will answer 00:35:12.880 --> 00:35:13.679 Jesus' prayer 00:35:13.679 --> 00:35:15.840 for them 00:35:15.840 --> 00:35:16.800 back then 00:35:16.800 --> 00:35:18.019 and for you 00:35:18.019 --> 00:35:18.360 and me 00:35:18.360 --> 00:35:19.139 today. 00:35:19.139 --> 00:35:21.239 so take heart 00:35:21.239 --> 00:35:23.239 as Jesus said, 00:35:23.319 --> 00:35:24.000 in this world 00:35:24.000 --> 00:35:25.259 you will have trouble, 00:35:26.259 --> 00:35:27.199 but Jesus 00:35:27.199 --> 00:35:28.119 has prayed for you 00:35:28.119 --> 00:35:30.500 and by his grace 00:35:30.500 --> 00:35:31.379 if you believe 00:35:31.379 --> 00:35:31.699 in him 00:35:31.699 --> 00:35:32.500 like the disciples 00:35:32.500 --> 00:35:32.839 did, 00:35:33.000 --> 00:35:33.639 God will see 00:35:33.639 --> 00:35:34.059 to it 00:35:34.059 --> 00:35:34.900 that you make 00:35:34.900 --> 00:35:35.279 it through 00:35:35.279 --> 00:35:36.400 safe and secure 00:35:36.400 --> 00:35:37.819 to the end 00:35:37.819 --> 00:35:38.940 to be with him 00:35:38.940 --> 00:35:40.059 and the Father 00:35:40.059 --> 00:35:42.059 one forever. 00:35:43.679 --> 00:35:44.400 Let's pray. 00:35:44.400 --> 00:35:44.460 Amen. 00:35:44.460 --> 00:35:44.519 Amen. 00:35:44.519 --> 00:35:44.579 Amen. 00:35:49.139 --> 00:35:55.199 Lord Jesus, 00:35:55.359 --> 00:35:55.759 we address 00:35:55.759 --> 00:35:56.159 our prayer 00:35:56.159 --> 00:35:56.619 to you. 00:35:57.900 --> 00:35:59.000 We thank you 00:35:59.000 --> 00:35:59.839 that you went 00:35:59.839 --> 00:36:00.519 to your knees 00:36:00.519 --> 00:36:01.219 for us. 00:36:03.179 --> 00:36:03.819 Thank you 00:36:03.819 --> 00:36:04.259 that we're not 00:36:04.259 --> 00:36:05.259 alone in this world. 00:36:06.460 --> 00:36:07.139 Thank you 00:36:07.139 --> 00:36:07.639 that you know 00:36:07.639 --> 00:36:08.819 exactly what it's like 00:36:08.819 --> 00:36:10.639 to live here. 00:36:12.259 --> 00:36:13.119 And thank you 00:36:13.119 --> 00:36:13.819 that your promises 00:36:13.819 --> 00:36:14.460 are sure. 00:36:16.159 --> 00:36:16.799 Thank you 00:36:16.799 --> 00:36:17.359 that one day 00:36:17.359 --> 00:36:18.279 you will bust 00:36:18.279 --> 00:36:18.659 through 00:36:18.659 --> 00:36:19.440 the clouds 00:36:19.440 --> 00:36:20.039 in the sky 00:36:20.039 --> 00:36:22.579 and you will 00:36:22.579 --> 00:36:22.879 gather 00:36:22.879 --> 00:36:23.839 all your people, 00:36:24.199 --> 00:36:25.819 all who belong 00:36:25.819 --> 00:36:26.299 to you 00:36:26.299 --> 00:36:28.440 and the sorrows 00:36:28.440 --> 00:36:29.339 and the sighs 00:36:29.339 --> 00:36:30.079 and the troubles 00:36:30.079 --> 00:36:32.679 and the temptations 00:36:32.679 --> 00:36:33.739 and the sin, 00:36:34.019 --> 00:36:34.579 all of it 00:36:34.579 --> 00:36:35.539 of this world 00:36:35.539 --> 00:36:37.359 will vanish, 00:36:37.559 --> 00:36:38.259 will disappear. 00:36:38.639 --> 00:36:39.019 You'll make 00:36:39.019 --> 00:36:39.839 everything right 00:36:39.839 --> 00:36:41.420 and you will 00:36:41.420 --> 00:36:42.019 usher us 00:36:42.019 --> 00:36:42.679 into glory 00:36:42.679 --> 00:36:44.460 with you forever. 00:36:45.739 --> 00:36:46.219 Oh, I pray 00:36:46.219 --> 00:36:46.699 that we would 00:36:46.699 --> 00:36:47.379 hold fast, 00:36:47.380 --> 00:36:48.619 each one of us 00:36:48.619 --> 00:36:49.360 to your words. 00:36:51.180 --> 00:36:51.980 We ask this 00:36:51.980 --> 00:36:52.980 for your glory 00:36:52.980 --> 00:36:53.740 and your name. 00:36:54.780 --> 00:36:55.059 Amen.