Learning to Pray? (John 17)

Learning to Pray

John 17

 

Jesus prays in the hearing of his disciples

He asks God the Father to: 

–      Glorify His Son                                 v1

–      Keep/protect the disciples                   v11

–      Sanctify them                                  v17

–      And unite all who will believe              v21

 

What can we learn from Jesus’ prayer?

(Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

Good, Jesus is Leaving (John  16:1 – 15)

 Good, Jesus is Leaving

John  16:1 – 15

 

For your good?

 

Exclusion and Execution (v1 – 3)

  

Grieving Hearts (v4 – 6)

 

1.         The coming Spirit

1.1             The Spirit will come and convict (v7 – 11)

  

1.2             The Spirit will Guide and Glorify (v12 – 15)

  

The Spirit and our hearts

 

(Preacher: Sam Hemming)

 

Expect to be hated! (John 15:18-27)

Expect to be hated!

John 15:18-27

 

Why Christians should expect to be hated…

      Because we no longer belong               (v18-19)

      Because Jesus is our master                (v20-21)

      Because many hearts are hardened       (v22-24)

      Because it fulfils what God wrote          (v25)

 

And how we should respond?                

By trusting God to do His work             (v26)

By bearing witness to Jesus                 (v27)

By abiding in Jesus                            (15:1-17)

 

(Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

Fruitful Friends of Jesus (John 15:1-17)

Faithful Friends of Jesus?

John 15:1-17

 

Context: Seven signs and seven “I am” statements   (15:1)

  • John writes – so we would believe and have life  (20:30-31) 
  • And Jesus prepares His disciples to really live (ch13-17)

To really live, means remaining/abiding in Jesus (15:1-8)

  •  bearing much fruit
  •  in prayerful dependence on God
  •  and bringing glory to God the Father

 

Remaining in Jesus means remaining in His love, as friends  (15:9-16)

  • Which will be seen in obedience to Jesus
  • in love for one another, and
  • in prayerful dependence on God

 

Are you really living? As a faithful and fruitful friend of Jesus?

 

Church: What are we doing? (Heb 10:19-25, Eph 4:11-16)

Church: What are we doing?

Hebrews 10:19-25 & Ephesians 4:11-16

 

As a church we encourage each other to keep living with Jesus as our Lord and Saviour (Hebrews 10)

 

 

And we’re all involved in serving to that end (Ephesians 4)

 

We are a Bible teaching Church that seeks to grow followers of Jesus, as we each: 

grow in knowing Jesus, 

grow in living for Jesus, and 

grow in making Jesus known

 

(Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

Growth Group Bible Studies – John 13-17

Life in the Son: From the Upper Room to the Empty Tomb

Over the next few weeks we’ll be exploring—life in the Son. John’s gospel is a deep

yet rich account of the life, death, and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. In chapters

13-17, we discover Jesus’ last words to his disciples from the upper room. Before his

death, Jesus told his disciples what life will be like for them—as they live in the power

of his Spirit. They will live radical, loving, world-confronting, God-honouring lives

characterised by answered prayer and fruitful witness. It’s the life that God offers us in

Christ Jesus.

The Purpose

We love growth groups because we want to see people grow in Jesus. That’s why we

call our mid-week gatherings ‘Growth Groups’—it’s a way of reminding ourselves that

we aim to grow in both maturity and number in Christ. While Bible study is the core of

our Growth Group gatherings, we want to do more than just a Bible study. We want to

care for each other, pray together, find ways to serve and encourage each other to

share the truth about Jesus with our friends and family.

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