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"He Prayed for Us" by Scott and Sherry Sherwood
John 17:13 But now, I am coming to you; and I say these things while I am still in the world so that they may have my joy made complete in themselves.
14 “I have given them your word, and the world hated them, because they do not belong to the world — just as I myself do not belong to the world. 15 I don’t ask you to take them out of the world, but to protect them from the Evil One. 16 They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. 17 Set them apart for holiness by means of the truth — your word is truth. 18 Just as you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. 19 On their behalf I am setting myself apart for holiness, so that they too may be set apart for holiness by means of the truth.
20 “I pray not only for these, but also for those who will trust in me because of their word, 21 that they may all be one. Just as you, Father, are united with me and I with you, I pray that they may be united with us, so that the world may believe that you sent me. 22 The glory which you have given to me, I have given to them; so that they may be one, just as we are one — 23 I united with them and you with me, so that they may be completely one, and the world thus realize that you sent me, and that you have loved them just as you have loved me.
24 “Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am; so that they may see my glory, which you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world. 25 Righteous Father, the world has not known you, but I have known you, and these people have known that you sent me. 26 I made your name known to them, and I will continue to make it known; so that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I myself may be united with them.”
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How beautiful the words of our Savior in John 17 as He prayed for God to protect His followers. How comforting to know that He still prays for that kind of protection over us.
Jesus knew that the moment of His arrest was coming. He knew that His time with the disciples was drawing to an end. He prayed for them and He prayed for us. What a privilege to be a recipient of His prayers and a receiver of His love! How overwhelming to know He died so that I can live. How incredible to know that Jesus is still revealing himself to me. What a great day to be a follower of Christ!
Let’s just soak in the words of Jesus: “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message” (John 17:20). Jesus was lifting us up to His heavenly Father. He knew that the world would not like us, that there would be times of persecution and ridicule, so He prayed for God’s protection on us. He knew He was the only way to eternal life–so He died for us.
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Hymn for Today: "In the Garden" by C. Austin MilesHow beautiful the words of our Savior in John 17 as He prayed for God to protect His followers. How comforting to know that He still prays for that kind of protection over us.
Jesus knew that the moment of His arrest was coming. He knew that His time with the disciples was drawing to an end. He prayed for them and He prayed for us. What a privilege to be a recipient of His prayers and a receiver of His love! How overwhelming to know He died so that I can live. How incredible to know that Jesus is still revealing himself to me. What a great day to be a follower of Christ!
Let’s just soak in the words of Jesus: “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message” (John 17:20). Jesus was lifting us up to His heavenly Father. He knew that the world would not like us, that there would be times of persecution and ridicule, so He prayed for God’s protection on us. He knew He was the only way to eternal life–so He died for us.
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1. I come to the garden alone,
While the dew is still on the roses;
And the voice I hear, falling on my ear,
The Son of God discloses.
Refrain:
And He walks with me, and He talks with me,
And He tells me I am His own,
And the joy we share as we tarry there,
None other has ever known.
2. He speaks, and the sound of His voice
Is so sweet the birds hush their singing;
And the melody that He gave to me
Within my heart is ringing.
Refrain:
And He walks with me, and He talks with me,
And He tells me I am His own,
And the joy we share as we tarry there,
None other has ever known.
3. I'd stay in the garden with Him
Tho' the night around me be falling;
But He bids me go; thro' the voice of woe,
His voice to me is calling.
Refrain:
And He walks with me, and He talks with me,
And He tells me I am His own,
And the joy we share as we tarry there,
None other has ever known.
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"In The Garden" WRITTEN BY: BOB DYLAN
1. When they came for Him in the garden, did they know?
When they came for Him in the garden, did they know?
Did they know He was the Son of God, did they know that He was Lord?
Did they hear when He told Peter, “Peter, put up your sword”?
When they came for Him in the garden, did they know?
When they came for Him in the garden, did they know?
2. When He spoke to them in the city, did they hear?
When He spoke to them in the city, did they hear?
Nicodemus came at night so he wouldn’t be seen by men
Saying, “Master, tell me why a man must be born again”
When He spoke to them in the city, did they hear?
When He spoke to them in the city, did they hear?
3. When He healed the blind and crippled, did they see?
When He healed the blind and crippled, did they see?
When He said, “Pick up your bed and walk, why must you criticize?
Same thing My Father do, I can do likewise”
When He healed the blind and crippled, did they see?
When He healed the blind and crippled, did they see?
4. Did they speak out against Him, did they dare?
Did they speak out against Him, did they dare?
The multitude wanted to make Him king, put a crown upon His head
Why did He slip away to a quiet place instead?
Did they speak out against Him, did they dare?
Did they speak out against Him, did they dare?
5. When He rose from the dead, did they believe?
When He rose from the dead, did they believe?
He said, “All power is given to Me in heaven and on earth”
Did they know right then and there what the power was worth?
When He rose from the dead, did they believe?
When He rose from the dead, did they believe?
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Thought of the Day: Romans 8:3 For what the Torah could not do by itself, because it lacked the power to make the old nature cooperate, God did by sending his own Son as a human being with a nature like our own sinful one [but without sin]. God did this in order to deal with sin, and in so doing he executed the punishment against sin in human nature, 4 so that the just requirement of the Torah might be fulfilled in us who do not run our lives according to what our old nature wants but according to what the Spirit wants.
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Please Pray: For faculty and students as they prepare for Christian ministry in Trinidad and Tobago.-------
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