John 17

John 17

General Context (Meta-Narrative)

The Story of the Scriptures . . .

Meta-Narrative: The Story of Redemption; God is reconciling the

world back to Himself. The Church is part of that “Redemptive

Mandate.”

Last

DaysCreation

ChurchIsrael

Setting: This World

General Context (Meta-Narrative)

OT NT

Specific Context

At a point of transition . . .

The

Incarnation

The GospelsChurch

John 17

ACTS

In Relation to the Father

In Relation to the Father

• (vs. 1) "Father, the time has come. Glorify

your Son, that your Son may glorify you.

GLORIFY

doxazo - to render (or esteem) glorious

(in a wide application), (make) glorify(-ious),

full of (have) glory, honor, magnify.)

To: honor, glory in, magnify,

praise, worship, exalt!

In Relation to the Father

• (vs. 4) "I have brought you glory on earth by completing

the work you gave me to do.”

In Relation to the Father

• (vs. 4) "I have brought you glory on earth by completing

the work you gave me to do.”

• (vs. 5) “And now, Father, glorify me in your presence

with the glory I had with you before the world began.”

In Relation to the Father

• (vs. 4) "I have brought you glory on earth by completing

the work you gave me to do.”

• (vs. 5) “And now, Father, glorify me in your presence

with the glory I had with you before the world began.”

• (vs. 10) “All I have is yours, and all you have is mine.

And glory has come to me through them.”

In Relation to the Father

• (vs. 4) "I have brought you glory on earth by completing

the work you gave me to do.”

• (vs. 5) “And now, Father, glorify me in your presence

with the glory I had with you before the world began.”

• (vs. 10) “All I have is yours, and all have is mine. And

glory has come to me through them.”

• (vs. 22) “I have given them the glory that you gave me,

that they may be one as we are one”

In Relation to the Father

• (vs. 4) "I have brought you glory on earth by completing

the work you gave me to do.”

• (vs. 5) “And now, Father, glorify me in your presence

with the glory I had with you before the world began.”

• (vs. 10) “All I have is yours, and all you have is mine.

And glory has come to me through them.”

• (vs. 22) “I have given them the glory that you gave me,

that they may be one as we are one”

• (vs. 24) “Father, I want those you have given me to be

with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you

have given me because you loved me before the

creation of the world.”

In Relation to the Father

• (vs. 4) "I have brought you glory on earth by completing

the work you gave me to do (i.e., obedience).”

Father’s

GLORYThe Son

In Relation to the Father

• (vs. 5) “And now, Father, glorify me in your presence

with the glory I had with you before the world began.”

Father’s

GLORY

The Son’s

GLORY

In Relation to the Father

• (vs. 10) “All I have is yours, and all you have is mine.

And glory has come to me through them.”

Father’s

GLORY

The Son’s

GLORYDisciples

In Relation to the Father

• (vs. 22) “I have given them the glory that you gave me,

that they may be one as we are one”

Father’s

GLORY

The Son’s

GLORYDisciples

OBSERVATIONS

OBEDIENCE (VS. 4)

LOVE (VS. 10)

SANCTIFICATION (VS. 24)

GIVEN BY THE FATHER (VS. 1, 22, 24)

GIVEN BACK BY THE SON (VS. 1, 4)

MANIFESTED IN US (VS. 10, 22)

In Relation to Each Other(Brothers & Sisters in Christ)

In Relation to Each Other(Brothers & Sisters in Christ)

• (vs. 11) "I will remain in the world no longer, but they are

still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father,

protect them by the power of your name—the name you

gave me—so that they may be one as we are one.”

In Relation to Each Other(Brothers & Sisters in Christ)

• (vs. 11) "I will remain in the world no longer, but they are

still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy

Father, protect them by the power of your name—the

name you gave me—so that they may be one as we are

one.”

• (vs 21) “that all of them may be one, Father, just as you

are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that

the world may believe that you have sent me.”

In Relation to Each Other(Brothers & Sisters in Christ)

• (vs. 11) "I will remain in the world no longer, but they are

still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father,

protect them by the power of your name—the name you

gave me—so that they may be one as we are one.”

• (vs 21) “that all of them may be one, Father, just as you

are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that

the world may believe that you have sent me.”

• (vs. 22) “I have given them the glory that you gave me,

that they may be one as we are one:”

In Relation to Each Other(Brothers & Sisters in Christ)

• (vs. 11) "I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name—the name you gave me—so that they may be one as we are one.”

• (vs 21) “that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.”

• (vs. 22) “I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one:”

• (vs 23) “I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.”

In Relation to Each Other(Brothers & Sisters in Christ)

Love (unity) of

the Father and

the Son

In Relation to Each Other(Brothers & Sisters in Christ)

Love (unity) of

the Father and

the Son

Disciples

as ONE, in

“complete

unity”

In Relation to Each Other(Brothers & Sisters in Christ)

Love (unity) of

the Father and

the Son

Disciples

as ONE, in

“complete

unity”So the

World

“may believe”

OBSERVATIONS

TRINITARIAN BASED UNITY

~ IMAGO DEI ~ (VS. 11, 21, 22)

GOAL: PERFECTION (VS. 23)

LOVE: BASE ON THE LOVE OF THE

FATHER FOR THE SON (VS. 11, 21, 22, 23)

LOVE: FOUNDATIONAL TO

EVANGELISM (VS. 23)

In Relation to the World

In Relation to the World

• (vs. 11) "I will remain in the world no longer, but they are

still in the world”

In Relation to the World

• (vs. 11) "I will remain in the world no longer, but they are

still in the world”

• (vs. 14) “I have given them your word and the world has

hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I

am of the world.”

In Relation to the World

• (vs. 11) "I will remain in the world no longer, but they are

still in the world”

• (vs. 14) “I have given them your word and the world has

hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I

am of the world.”

• (vs. 15-16) “My prayer is not that you take them out of

the world but that you protect them from the evil one.

They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.”

In Relation to the World

• (vs. 11) "I will remain in the world no longer, but they are

still in the world”

• (vs. 14) “I have given them your word and the world has

hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I

am of the world.”

• (vs. 15-16) “My prayer is not that you take them out of

the world but that you protect them from the evil one.

They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.”

• (vs. 18) “As you sent me into the world, I have sent them

into the world.”

In Relation to the World

• (vs. 11) "I will remain in the world no longer, but they are

still in the world”

• (vs. 14) “I have given them your word and the world has

hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I

am of the world.”

• (vs. 15-16) “My prayer is not that you take them out of

the world but that you protect them from the evil one.

They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.”

• (vs. 18) “As you sent me into the world, I have sent them

into the world.”

• (vs. 22) “May they also be in us so that the world may

believe that you have sent me.”

In Relation to the World

• (vs. 11) "I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world”

• (vs. 14) “I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world.”

• (vs. 15-16) “My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.”

• (vs. 18) “As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world.”

• (vs. 22) “May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.”

• (vs. 24) “May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.”

In Relation to the World

DISCIPLES

In Relation to the World

DISCIPLES

In Relation to the World

DISCIPLES

Not Between Two Worlds

… rather,

In Two Worlds

OBSERVATIONS

PURPOSELY LEFT & SENT(VS. 11, 15, 18)

HATED (VS. 14)

PROTECTION (VS. 15-16)

OUTWARD MISSION (VS. 22, 24)

LOVE (VS. 24)

Implies three relational

directives/directions:

To God

To the World

To each Other