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Prayer For The Disciples

Text: John 17: 9 - 10

PRAYER FOR THE DISCIPLES

Jesus made a careful distinction between His Disciples and the world that had rejected Him.

“I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them.” 

John 17:9-10

1. “I pray for them”

a. Jesus was referring to His Disciples.

b. He prayed for them because:

i. He loved them.

ii. They needed prayer support.

2. “I do not pray for the world”

a. The world had already rejected Jesus.

b. His prayer for them would not help them for they refused to believe in Jesus.

3. “But for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours”

a. Jesus was very conscious of the fact that God gave Him Disciples.

b. They were first and foremost God’s own.

c. They had been entrusted to Jesus.

d. Therefore, Jesus prayed for them.

4. “And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine”

a. There was such a special sense of:

i. Closeness

ii. Oneness

b. This was the special sense of identification Jesus had with His Father.

5. “And I am glorified in them”

a. The glory of Jesus was to be found in the Father.

b. His glory was also to be found in His Disciples.

i. In that they were identified with Him.

ii. In that they had learned how to keep His Word and to abide in Him in love.

经文：约翰福音 17：9-10

为门徒的祈求

耶稣仔细地区分了祂的门徒和弃绝祂的世人。

“我为他们祈求；不为世人祈求，却为你所赐给我的人祈求，因他们本是你的。凡是我的都是你的，你的也是我的，并且我因他们得了荣耀。”

《约翰福音 17：9-10》

1. “我为他们祈求”

a. 耶稣指的是祂的门徒

b. 祂为他们祈求，因为：

i. 祂爱他们

ii. 他们需要祷告的支持

2. “不为世人祈求”

a. 世人已经弃绝了耶稣

b. 耶稣若为他们祈求并不会有帮助，因为他们已经拒绝相信耶稣

3. “却为你所赐给我的人祈求，因他们本是你的”

a. 耶稣非常清楚门徒是上帝赐给祂的

b. 首先，他们本是上帝的

c. 他们被委托给耶稣

d. 因此，耶稣为他们祷告

4. “凡是我的都是你的，你的也是我的”

a.这里存有一种特殊的：

i. 亲近

ii. 合而为一

b.这是耶稣与祂的父很特殊认同感

5. “并且我因他们得了荣耀”

a. 耶稣的荣耀能在父里找到

b. 祂的荣耀也可以在祂的门徒身上找到

i. 因为他们与祂认同

ii. 因为他们学会了如何遵守祂的话语，并常在祂的爱里