Several miracles are recorded as having taken place around the time of the cross of Jesus.
How many of these six (6) so-called “miracles of the cross” can you name?
Jn. 20:30-31 Therefore many other signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.
John 17 records the last (recorded) prayer we have of Jesus for His disciples. Let us not forget that this is not the last prayer that Jesus makes: He prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane we know, and He prayed on the cross when He said “Father forgive them for they know not what they do.” But this is the last recorded prayer that we have which Jesus makes – for the most part – on behalf of His disciples.
Jesus uses this prayer to a large extent as a teaching opportunity for His disciples – praying to God and teaching at the same time. He covers any doubts they had about where He was going, His divine nature, and whence His authority came. His prayer is also for the ongoing spiritual strength and protection of the twelve (or eleven, now) disciples.
John 17 records the last (recorded) prayer we have of Jesus for His disciples. Let us not forget that this is not the last prayer that Jesus makes: He prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane we know, and He prayed on the cross when He said “Father forgive them for they know not what they do.” But this is the last recorded prayer that we have which Jesus makes – for the most part – on behalf of His disciples.
Jesus uses this prayer to a large extent as a teaching opportunity for His disciples – praying to God and teaching at the same time. He covers any doubts they had about where He was going, His divine nature, and whence His authority came. His prayer is also for the ongoing spiritual strength and protection of the twelve (or eleven, now) disciples.
We continue our look at part 2 of the topic of Respect through the historical event of Cain and Abel. We see how we should respect ourselves, those we come in contact with (our neighbours) and finish with how Jesus showed respect to God and his neighbours, even though he was faced with difficult circumstances.
