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John 17: What Does Jesus Want For His Followers?

The gospel of John, chapter 17, contains a prayer Jesus prayed just before his execution and resurrection. This prayer takes us into the heart and mind of Jesus and answers the question "What does Jesus want for his followers"?
This episode is a reading of the 17th chapter of John's gospel. Listen to this prayer and begin considering what the prayer tells us about what Jesus wants for us.
 
This new series in Practicing True Prayer will outline highlights of the prayer as we answer this most important question. 

The Lord's Prayer: Summary and Big Lessons

Courage, insight, and peace are the great lessons from the Lord's Prayer. How do we apply these values to our personal prayer and to a life of discipleship?

The Lord's Prayer: "Deliver us from evil"

How do we experience deliverance from evil? Can we always recognize evil? Learn why Jesus tells us to make this request in prayer.

The Lord's Prayer: "Lead us not into temptation"

Of course God doesn't want to lead us into temptation, right? Why is this sentence in the Lord's Prayer? What does it mean?

The Lord's Prayer: "Forgive Us Our Debts As We Forgive Our Debtors"

The key word in the center sentence of the prayer is "forgive" Can we consistently afford to forgive? How do we experience God's forgiveness?

The Lord's Prayer: Our Daily Bread

What did the disciples hear when Jesus taught them to ask for "daily bread"? What is the nourishment we seek from God the Father? Are we more concerned about things or about outcomes?

The Lord's Prayer: "Give us..."

Jesus is now teaching his disciples to ask for "things" in this prayer. Previously, the prayer has focused on the disciple aligning their wills and thoughts with God. Now, they are free to ask for things. When we pray "Give us...", we acknowledge God as our source.

The Lord's Prayer: "On Earth, as it is in Heaven"

What is connection between Earth, Heaven, God's will, and God's kingdom? Why does Jesus teach us to pray for God's will to be done on Earth in the same way it's done in Heaven?

The Lord's Prayer: "Your will be done"

What's the difference between asking for God's kingdom to come and asking for God's will to be done?