DOWNLOAD PDF I Am Not Praying for the World John 17:9 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: The high priestly prayer demonstrates the mediatorial role of Jesus as He prays for His church without praying for the world. Throughout the prayer, Jesus notes various distinctions between the church and the world: those who comprise the… Continue Reading
DOWNLOAD PDF The People You Gave Me John 17:6-8 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: As Jesus prays to the Father prior to going to the cross, His attention turns to the disciples for whom He will soon give His life. Jesus acknowledges that they are separate from the world, having been given to Him… Continue Reading
DOWNLOAD PDF I Glorified You on Earth John 17:4-5 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: The High Priestly Prayer of Jesus alternates between assertion and petition, whereupon Jesus presents requests for Himself or His followers based upon past, present, and future realities. In our text today, Jesus asserts that He has glorified the Father on… Continue Reading
DOWNLOAD PDF How to Make Disciples in a World Gone Mad John 17:16-19; John 13:34-35; Romans 10:13-17; Mark 1:16-20 Taylor Mendoza, Pastor of Youth and Adults Overview: Within the first 400 years of church history, the church moved from being a small, marginalized group of Christians to one of the most influential groups of people… Continue Reading
DOWNLOAD PDF That They Know You – Part III John 17:2-3 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: In His High Priestly Prayer, Jesus defines eternal life as knowing God. The fact that Jesus speaks about knowing God in relational terms tells us that God can be known and that God desires to be known. This relationship with… Continue Reading
DOWNLOAD PDF That They Know You – Part II John 17:2-3 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: In His High Priestly Prayer, Jesus defines eternal life as knowing God. The fact that Jesus speaks about knowing God in relational terms tells us that God can be known and that God desires to be known. This relationship with… Continue Reading
DOWNLOAD PDF That They Know You – Part I John 17:3 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: In His High Priestly Prayer, Jesus defines eternal life as knowing God. The fact that Jesus speaks about knowing God in relational terms tells us that God can be known and that God desires to be known. This relationship with… Continue Reading
DOWNLOAD PDF This Is Eternal Life John 17:2-3 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: Jesus’s prayer in John 17 reveals the relationship of the Son to the Father and offers insight into the relationship we can have with the only true God. John has already affirmed that Jesus is equal to the Father in terms of deity,… Continue Reading
DOWNLOAD PDF SERMON NOTES He Lifted Up His Eyes to Heaven John 17:1 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: Jesus’ prayer in John 17 is often referred to as the Lord’s Prayer or the High Priestly Prayer. It is unlike any other prayer in the Bible in light of the fact that it is the… Continue Reading
DOWNLOAD PDF SERMON NOTES Cast the Net John 21:1-14 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: The final chapter of John’s gospel details the third resurrection appearance of Jesus to the disciples. Seven of the original twelve disciples go fishing one night on the Sea of Tiberias but catch nothing. Jesus stands on the shore inquiring… Continue Reading