Recap
of 11/18/12
(John 14:7-14):
1. John
14:5-11 is one of greatest biblical statements of the person of Jesus
Christ. He alone is the way to God the
Father (vs. 5,6); to know Jesus is to know the Father (vs. 7); to see Jesus is
to see the Gather (vs. 9); Jesus’ words are the Father’s words (vs. 10); Jesus’
miracles are the Father’s works (vs. 11).
2. Jesus tells the disciples that they would do
even greater things than He had done, not meaning greater miracles (for though
they did similar miracles, they didn’t do greater ones) but rather meaning
greater in scope. Through their ministry
the gospel would reach the known world of the day while Jesus never traveled
outside of Palestine
3. “It is marvelous that God speaks to us [John 14:10 ]- life-giving, world-creating
words. This marvel is matched by
another—that He listens to us. His
listening gives all our words significance and makes all our prayer personal.” (Eugene Peterson)
4. Five observations about prayer. Prayer must be:
-“in Jesus
name” (praying in union with Him on the basis of His authority)
-in
accordance with His will (1 John 5:14 ,15;
3:21 ,22) (is it something
Jesus would ask?)
-bold
(Hebrew 4:14 -16)
-following Jesus
example of consistent submission to the Father’s will.
-have as its
goal bringing glory to God the Father.
“In prayer we call on Him to work out His purpose, not simply to gratify
our whims.” (Dr. Merrill C. Tenney)
