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Litfin, Duane - Serving a Glorified Christ

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Serving a Glorified Christ
by Duane Litfin
Text: John 17:1-5
Topic: How we should regard Christ today.
Big Idea: Our image of Christ is too small; the Christ we serve today is fall-flat-on-your-face glorious.
Keywords: Christ; Glory of Christ; Glory; Prayer; Lord's Prayer



Introduction:
  • Our culture is increasingly out of step with the gospel.
  • To live faithfully in this culture, we must constantly refresh our vision of who Jesus is.
Jesus prays the real Lord's Prayer.
  • Jesus, the master pray-er, prays for himself in John 17:1-5.
  • Jesus tells the Father he has done everything he was sent to do.
  • Jesus makes only one request in this prayer: "Glorify your Son that your Son may glorify you."
  • He's praying for a reversal of the emptying of himself (see Philippians 2:6-8).
What does Jesus' request mean?
  • The Father said "yes" to this request; Jesus was glorified (see Philippians 2:9-11).
  • Today, Jesus is not our Sunday school stereotypical image.
    - The Gospels do not describe Christ's physical attributes.
  • How should we picture Jesus today? See Revelation 1:10, 12-18.
  • Today, Jesus is fall-flat-on-your-face glorious.
    - Illustration: A man says he saw Jesus while shaving. When he says, "I just kept on shaving," a listener responded, "Then it wasn't Jesus."
  • We serve the Jesus who comes after the prayer of John 17 - a glorified Christ.
A glimpse of the glorified Jesus will transform everything you do.
  • It will transform your worship.
  • It will transform your obedience.
  • It will transform your confidence.
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