John 17:21 that they all may be one. Just as You, Father, are in Me and I am in You, so also may they be one in Us, so the world may believe that You sent Me. Today we end the week by focusing on the last phrase in the verse. Hear the words of…
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John 17:21 that they all may be one. Just as You, Father, are in Me and I am in You, so also may they be one in Us, so the world may believe that You sent Me. And the purpose of all this “togetherness?” John 17:21c … so also may they be one in Us.…
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John 17:21 that they all may be one. Just as You, Father, are in Me and I am in You, so also may they be one in Us, so the world may believe that You sent Me. The middle of this verse is like a few other verses. John 17:21b Just as You, Father, are…
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John 17:21 that they all may be one. Just as You, Father, are in Me and I am in You, so also may they be one in Us, so the world may believe that You sent Me. I want us to focus today on this one phrase, “that they all may be one.” Echad is…
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John 17:20 I pray not on behalf of these only, but also for those who believe in Me through their message. I’m glad to get to this verse because it is inclusive. Yeshua is praying to the Father, and tells Him that His prayer for holiness (John 17:17 Make them holy in the truth. Your…
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John 17:19 And for their sakes I make Myself holy, so that they also may be made holy in truth. Now Yeshua’s prayer turns to holiness. Holiness is an interesting commodity. It can be challenging to our intellect. No one ever went to the store for a pound of holiness. The Hebrew word for “holy”…
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John 17:18 Just as You sent Me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. Rabbi Trail: Who would have thought there would be 80 parts to this study on the Upper Room Discourse, and we’re not done. Yeshua launched His ministry with the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7). Now, at…
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John 17:17 Make them holy in the truth. Your word is truth. There is a lot of mention here (in Yeshua’s prayer) of “them.” To whom is Yeshua referring? Let’s look back and see. Yeshua’s prayer begins in John 17:1, and continues for the entire chapter. Yeshua prays to the Father throughout. He starts by…
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John 17:16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Yeshua is making a statement. His statement is in the form of a prayer. As is true of all prayer, Yeshua’s prayer is directed to God, however; we are actively listening as part of the conversation. While Yeshua is…
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John 17:14-15 I have given them Your word; and the world hated them, because they are not of the world just as I am not of the world. I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one. Here is Yeshua’s fifth and final…
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