THURSDAY, July 24th, 2008

WE NOW HAVE AT LEAST 40 PEOPLE GOING TO THE WILDS!!!!!! YEAH!!! THAT IS A RECORD FOR SUNCOAST YOUTH GROUP!!! I AM SO EXCITED!!

A Few Thoughts From Yesterday:
Cary, Phillip, Lucy: Good to see you on Facebook! :)
Bethany: Today is the Day!! I AM Praying that the answer is YES!!!
Tricia: Yes I was trying to call you! ANSWER YOUR PHONE! :)
Tyler: You are the man! Kervin is coming to the wilds! I got a check last night from His mom! I am so glad!
Kervin: You are going to have a blast!KAcey: Thanks for being the first to put prayer requests on the prayer blog!!
Alex: Good to see you on here man! Keep it up!
Mallory: Glad that you are safe!
Katie: Come to Bed! :) I Love You!

John 17:
1 Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You,
2 as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him.
3 And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
4 I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do.
5 And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.

6 “I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.
7 Now they have known that all things which You have given Me are from You.
8 For I have given to them the words which You have given Me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came forth from You; and they have believed that You sent Me.
9 “I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours.

Wow, This is great timing! Yesterday was the first day for our prayer blog, and today we see Jesus praying in this entire passage! So Christ has been hanging our with the disciples during the Last Supper for the last few weeks. We have been listening to all of the wise words that Jesus, God in the flesh, was giving to his followers. How amazing would it have been to be there at that moment!
Well, we can see a glimpse of that moment by reading this passage. In todays verses we see Jesus praying to God the Father. What does He say? First Jesus explains that the hour has come for Jesus to glorify the Father. Jesus is explaining that the time has come that he is about to be taken and crucified.
Jesus also explains that He is going to be crucified so that He can "give eternal life to the lost"
Next Jesus explains how to receive eternal life: "to know" and believe in God the father and His son Jesus Christ.
Clearly in verses 1-5 Jesus is praying that He will obey God the Father so that GOD can receive the glory.

We too must obey God soo that He can get the glory for doing incredible thins in our life! It is neat to think that just as Jesus was praying: "Father, I will do your will so that you will be glorified"; We too should be saying: "Father, We will do your will so that you will be glorified"!!!

Finally: the last few verses, Jesus is praying for the disciples who are right there with Him... Jesus says: "I pray for them"

How cool, Jesus prays for us also: just like I said last night in youth service: Jesus makes intercession to the faher on our behalf. We to should pray for others just like Jesus did.

Follow this link today and take a few more minutes to pray for each other: you can also post some of your own prayer requests if you would like.

www.PraywithSuncoastYouth.blogspot.com

Have a great day! Love, Pastor Lee