Jesus Prays for the Church

Rev. Bruce Brown

July 19, 2020

John 17:20-26

I. Jesus’ Request for Unity (20-23)

II. Jesus’ Desire of Glory (verse 24)

III. Jesus’ Commitment to the Church (verses 25-26)

“We do not see Christ now. We read of Him, hear of Him, believe in Him, and rest our souls in His finished work. But even the best of us, at our best, walk by faith and not by sight, and our poor halting faith often makes us walk very feebly in the way to heaven. There shall be an end of all this state of things one day. We shall at length see Christ as He is and know as we have been known. We shall behold Him face to face, and not through a glass darkly. We shall actually be in His presence and company and go out no more. If faith has been pleasant, much more will sight be and if hope has been sweet, much more will reality be. No wonder that when Paul has written, "We shall ever be with the Lord," he adds, "Comfort one another with these words." (1 Thess. 4:17, 18.) ~ J.C. Ryle