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Brown, Steve - The Real Lord's Prayer

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The Real Lord's Prayer
by Stephen W. Brown
Text: John 17
Topic: Why it's significant that Jesus prays for us
Big Idea: We should be encouraged by the fact Jesus is praying for us.
Keywords: Prayer, Jesus

Introduction
  • John 17 is the true "Lord's Prayer."
  • This message looks at the one who did the praying.
  • You can tell a lot by looking at the way a person prays.
    - Illustration: Brown tells a joke about two men drifting in a lifeboat.
    - Illustration: Brown tells a joke about a mountaineer whose house is on fire.
    - Illustration: Brown tells a joke about a boy trying to trap birds.
    - Illustration: Brown tells a joke about a boy who prays for another boy to stop throwing rocks at him.
    - Illustration: Brown tells a prayer of the Westminster Assembly
    - Illustration: Brown tells a prayer of the tax collector in Luke 18.
Jesus had a deep relationship with the Father.
  • This was the most intimate of relationships.
    -Illustration: Bill Glass and his son John, had a relationship so close that at one point the son said what the father was thinking, even before the father could say it.
  • This is the type of relationship God wants us to have with Jesus.
  • Prayer is not an exercise in getting, but an experiment in intimacy.
Jesus lived a perfect life.
  • Jesus had no need for confession because he never sinned.
  • The perfect Passover lamb in Exodus 12 was a symbol of Christ, the perfect Lamb who takes away the sin of the world.
  • Our lives can be clean through the forgiveness God offers through Jesus.
Jesus lived in complete obedience.
  • Jesus had done everything the Father asked him to.
  • Obedience is necessary for power in prayer.
    - Illustration: If you're living in obedience to God, your problem is also his problem.
Jesus' mission was limited.
  • John 17:9
  • Jesus came to die for all who would believe.
  • Jesus didn't solve every problem, and we shouldn't try to.
Jesus had a vibrant love.
  • John 17:26
  • Jesus faced a horrible death and separation from the Father, yet he was praying for us.
  • Stephen followed Jesus' example.
  • We should reflect God's love through our lives.
Jesus had a truthful witness.
  • John 17:17
  • We can know that what Jesus tells us is true.
Jesus had an exuberant joy.
  • John 17:13
  • Sorrow is magnified in proportion to how much you have known joy.
  • Joy is magnified in proportion to how much you have known sorrow.
Conclusion
  • Be encouraged because the Son of God is praying for you.
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