Peter Barnes | John 17:6-8
SERMON NOTES
God’s Word to God’s People
Deuteronomy 4:15-40; John 17:6-19
1. The Father has chose a people for the Son.
– 17:6; see 17:2; 15:16, 19.
– this is a great number (Rev.7:9-10)
– God seeks us because we do not seek Him (Rom.3:11)
2. The Son has revealed the Father.
– 17:6; His name is His character and attributes; it is not just a label.
– see Ex.3:13-15; 34:14; Deut.12:5, 11; Ps.20:1; 22:22; Isa.52:6
– 17:7-8; Deut.18:18; Acts 4:12; 1 Tim.2:5
3. Believers are those who keep God’s Word.
– 17:6 (the NIV has ‘obeyed’);
– yet they did understand (e.g. 2:18-22) and were limited (16:12)
– 1 Peter 2:23; Jesus is not referring to a perfect reception of God’s Word but an underlying Spirit-given commitment
– John 6:66-69