I’ve known the last verse for decades. However, it never occurred to me to wonderwhatJesus prays for us until I saw the topic discussed inAn Ocean of Graceby Tim Chester. He quotes a Scottish pastor of the nineteenth century, William Symington, as saying that we can assume Jesus’ pray...
In the gospel this Sunday, we have at least one answer to this question. In the gospel Jesus does pray for you. At the end of a long speech (we call the Farewell Discourse), Jesus prays for his disciples and all those who believe because of the words of the disciples. If you belie...
But instead, as Jesus gave the impression he was going to go,the disciples extended hospitality, “Stay with us” (v.29), and everything changed. We know that they recognized him in the breaking of the bread (v.30-31), but that only happened becausethey invited him in,and through tha...
Peter, justified before God, declares that Jesus has the words of eternal life. In Luke 22:31-32, Jesus prays for Peter that his faith may not fail and charges him to strengthen the rest of the
Acts 20:7 – this verse gives us a glimpse of Christian worship on Sunday, but changing the Lord’s day from Saturday to Sunday is understood primarily from oral apostolic tradition. John 17:20 – Jesus prays for all who believe in Him through the oral word of the apostles. Jesus protect...
This was not and is not the way of Jesus. He loves others. He prays for others and we are invited to do the same. Genesis 1:27- “So God created mankind in his own image, in theimage of Godhe created them; male and female he created them.” ...
Only how much greater shame the Son of God experienced, for though Abiathar deserved the shame, Jesus only deserves honor, glory and splendor. For His name to be associated with shame, rejection and dishonor only reflects on us, a people who truly do not understand the greatness of the Son...
and he prays for its removal. And then Christ responds – but the response is different than what Paul asked for. Sometimes our prayers are for a change in circumstances. We ask for outer change, but God gives us grace for inner change. I shared this originally with Lusaka Community Church...
us to Jesus himself, who gives grace to sustain us. And so the hard things we go through, and the wounds we receive, also open doors. They open gates to the grace and power of Christ. Thorn-incited prayer leads us to the grace of Christ which is sufficient for anything we can face...
But then —the Gospelis preached. I’m reminded that Jesus died for all the ways I’ve failed… View original post The Faith of a…….. ,Advice,Christian Advice,Church,Courage,Depression,Divorce,Faith,Fear,Friendships,Healing,Scripture,SurvivorsOctober 10, 2013Comments: 2 ...