John 18.1-11

Prayers of the Day (Yesterday 3/100)

Pray that our men and women would follow Jesus’ example and obey God even when it is not convenient or safe

Pray for me as I assume the duties as the new Director of Army Navigator Ministries in January 2010

Pray for our men and women who are sharing the gospel of Jesus with their fellow soldiers for boldness and love

Observations from John 18.1-11

Jesus went to a garden after the supper 1
Judas knew where the garden was because Jesus had come there often with His disciples 2
Judas led an armed cohort to capture Jesus at night 3
Jesus knew everything that would happen to Him 4
Jesus asked the group with ill intent “Whom do you seek?” 4
Jesus admitted to being the one they were looking for 5
Jesus gave them His identity and they drew back and fell down 6
He asked the a second time, “Whom do you seek?” 7
He gave His identity again and asked them to let His disciples to go 8
Jesus was living and enacting prophecy from the Scriptures 9
He rebuked Peter for trying to protect Him 10-11
Jesus was committed to going to the cross because it was the Fathers will 11

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John 17.20-26

Prayers of the Day (Yesterday 3/100, remember to go to the Blog and leave a prayer or your initials. Thanks for praying!)

Pray for the Navigator Staff and Laborers at Fort Sill, Hood, and Bliss will continue to be richly blessed for the Kingdom sake

That we will be unified in the Army work in such a way that it glorifies God and leads men and women to Him

That the Love of God and Jesus Himself will be seen in us

Observations from John 17.20-26

Jesus doesn’t just pray for the 11, but for all who will believe through their testimony 20
He prays for our unity to be like the God-head’s unity 21
He prays that our unity will lead to a world believing the Father sent Jesus 21
He prays the same glory given to Him will be given to the disciples for the sake of unity 22 (So God does share His glory!)
He prays for perfect oneness between God and those who believe in Him 23
He prays unity will lead to others believing the Father sent the Son 23
He expresses His desire for His Disciples to be with Him in heaven 24
He prays that they will see the glory that was given to Him 24
He acknowledges that the Father has loved Him since the foundation of the earth 24
He calls the Father righteous 25
He says the world doesn’t know the Father but He does 25
He says the disciples have believed that Jesus was sent by God 25
He says He made God’s name known and will continue to make it known to the disciples 26
He prays the love of God and Jesus Himself will be in them 26

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John 17.15-17

Prayers of the Day (Yesterday – 5/100, keep recruiting to daily prayer for the Army, Thanks!)

Lord protect us as we enter the Army to proclaim your Name

Help us to help others to saturate themselves in truth (the Word of God)

As sent ones, we would follow Your model closely as we speak the gospel boldly

Observations from John 17.15-17

Jesus didn’t ask for His disciples to be taken out of the world 15
He ask the Father to protect them from the evil one 15
He says they are the same as He, not of the world just as He is not of the world 16
He asked the Father to sanctify them in truth 17
He says the Father’s word is truth 17
He says they are the same as He, as He was sent into the world, He sent them into the world 18
He consecrated Himself for His disciples so that they be sanctified in truth 19

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John 17.12-14

Prayers of the Day

Lord protect those in the Army work both physically and spiritually

Help us to be so saturated with your Word we are flooded with Your joy

Give us the ability to love others when hated

(yesterday’s prayer count 2 of 100. Leave your initials or thoughts in the comments at http://www.tobelikejesus.com)

Observations from John 17.12-14

Jesus says that He protected the disciples in the Father’s name that was given to Jesus 12
He says the only one He couldn’t protect was the one prophesied of in the Scriptures to be the son of destruction 12
He is praying out load so that the disciples may have His joy 13
He says He has given them the Father’s word 14
He says the world hates them because they don’t belong to the world 14
He says His disciples are just like Him, not of the world 14

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John 17.6-11

Prayers of the Day

Those in the Army work would see Jesus on par with the Father

We would find those lost sheep that belong to the Father and Jesus

That we as an Army would have the same unity as the Father and Jesus did

Observations from John 17.6-11

Jesus made the Father’s name known to those whom the Father had given Him 6
He says these people belonged to the Father and were given to Him by the Father 6
He says they kept the Father’s word 6
He says Now they know 7
He says they know everything given to Jesus is from the Father 7
He gave them the words of the Father 8
He says the disciples received these words and believe that Jesus came from the Father 8
Jesus is praying for them, the ones given to Him 9
He is not praying for the world 9
He’s praying for the ones who belong to the Father 9
He says All who belong to the Father belong to Him 10
Jesus says He’s glorified in His Disciples 10
He says He is no longer in the world but His disciple are in the world 11
He tells the Father He is coming to Him 11
He asks the Father to keep them in His name 11
He wants His disciples to be unified as He and the Father are unified 11

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Calling All Prayer Warriors

Calling All Prayer Warriors

I want to recruit 100 people to pray for the Navigator Army Ministry on a daily basis. One of the ways I would like to encourage our men and women laboring among our soldiers is by showing a tangible effort on our part to pray for them. If you’ve noticed I’ve posted on my Blog a new format including Prayers of the Day. Would you please consider joining our prayer team and help us advance the gospel of Jesus and His Kingdom into the Army, the Nation, and the Nations.

If you’d like to join the team, please leave a comment in the comment section below each blog entry (even if its just your initials) at www.tobelikejesus.com . This will give a good indicator of how we are doing. Thanks for praying for us!

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John 16.29-33

Prayer

Help us remember that Jesus has overcome the world

Embolden our faith as we read and trust your words

Help us to pass on this great confidence in the person of Jesus Christ as our example for life and ministry

Observations on John 16.29-33

Jesus had quite the impact on the Disciples when He started speaking plainly (would it have been the same if He hadn’t started with the mysterious approach?) 29

Jesus had laid the ground work for faith with His words and works but now makes it easier on them as He speaks plainly 30

It seems Jesus did not have complete confidence in their faith by His response to their statement 31-32

He predicts that they will abandon Him 32

He expresses His confidence and peace in the Father 32

Although He may not have complete confidence in their faith, He intends His words for the bolstering of their faith and encouragement in times of trouble 33

Jesus has overcome the world 33

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John 16.12-15

Prayer

As disciplers we will know when to be quiet

As disciplers we will be acutely aware of the intake abilities of the disciples

That the HS will reveal the Truth to us


John 16.12-15

Jesus had a lot to say to the disciples 12

He didn’t tell them everything because they could not handle it 12

He was aware of their inability to take in any more information 12

He depends on the HS to reveal more information later 13

He Calls the HS the Spirit of Truth 13

He says He only speaks what the Father wants 13

He says the HS will tell them the future 13

He says the HS’s job is to glorify Him (Jesus) 14

He will reveal things of Jesus to them 14

He says the Father gives info to the Son and the Son to the HS 15


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John 16.1-11

Prayer

That we would listen carefully to the words of Jesus and we wouldn’t fall away

The Father would protect us from the world but we’d be willing to be persecuted for the Name of Jesus

That the Holy Spirit will work powerfully in us and the people around us

Observations on John 16.1-11

Jesus spoke these words to keep the disciples from falling away 1

He says they will ostracize them from religious meetings 2

He says people will think they are doing God a favor by killing His disciples 2

He says the world does these things because the world doesn’t know Him or the Father 3

He spoke these things so that at the right time they will remember 4

He didn’t tell these things because He was with them 4

He tells them He’s going to be with the Father 5

He says none is asking where is He going 5 (?)

He spoke these things and it made them sad 6

He said it was to their advantage that He’s going away because they will have the HS 7

He says when the HS comes He will convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment 8

He says the HS will convict of sin because they don’t believe in Jesus 9

He says the HS will convict of righteousness because He’s leaving to be with the Father 10

He says the HS will convict of judgment because Satan has been judged 9

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John 15.12-17

Prayer

· Our ministries would be known for loving one another

· That we would go and bear fruit that remains

· I would speak well at a fund raising banquet for the Ft Bliss Ministry tonight and people would be generous

Observations on John 15.12-17

Jesus commands us to love one another the way He loved us 12

He says there is no greater love than to lay down your life for friends 13

He tells them they are His friends if they do (obey) what He commanded 14

He doesn’t call them slaves any more 15

He says slaves have no knowledge of what a master is doing 15

He calls them friends because He has made know the Father’s words 15

Jesus says he chose them 16

He appointed them to go and bear fruit that would remain 16

He says this so that what ever we pray to the Father in His name He will give us 16

He reiterates His command to love one another 17

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