Oakwood Church
Glory - John 17:1-5
Locations & Times
Oakwood Community Church
11209 Casey Rd, Tampa, FL 33618, USA
Sunday 8:00 AM
“I think we delight to praise what we enjoy because the praise not merely expresses but completes the enjoyment; it is its appointed consummation… Fully to enjoy is to glorify. In commanding us to glorify Him, God is inviting us to enjoy Him.”
∼ C.S. Lewis, Reflections on the Psalms
∼ C.S. Lewis, Reflections on the Psalms
We glorify someone by giving them the honor, Recognition, and praise they deserve.
“When he had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, ‘Father, the hour has come; Glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you.’”
John 17:1
John 17:1
How God the Father glorified Jesus:
1. By giving Him Authority over the whole world
“Glorify your Son… Since you have given him authority over all flesh.”
John 17:2
1. By giving Him Authority over the whole world
“Glorify your Son… Since you have given him authority over all flesh.”
John 17:2
“And the LORD said to Satan, ‘Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil?’ Then Satan answered the LORD and said,
‘Does Job fear God for no reason? Have you not put a hedge around him and his house and all that he has on every side?’”
Job 1:8-10
‘Does Job fear God for no reason? Have you not put a hedge around him and his house and all that he has on every side?’”
Job 1:8-10
How God the Father glorified Jesus:
1. By giving Him Authority over the whole world
“Glorify your Son… Since you have given him authority over all flesh.”
John 17:2
1. By giving Him Authority over the whole world
“Glorify your Son… Since you have given him authority over all flesh.”
John 17:2
How God the Father glorified Jesus:
2. By giving Him People to redeem and to love
“Since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given to him.”
John 17:2
2. By giving Him People to redeem and to love
“Since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given to him.”
John 17:2
How God the Father glorified Jesus:
2. By giving Him People to redeem and to love
“The people whom you gave me out of the world. Yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word.”
John 17:6
2. By giving Him People to redeem and to love
“The people whom you gave me out of the world. Yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word.”
John 17:6
How God the Father glorified Jesus:
3. By giving Him as the full Revelation of the Godhead
“And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.”
John 17:3
3. By giving Him as the full Revelation of the Godhead
“And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.”
John 17:3
How God the Father glorified Jesus:
3. By giving Him as the full Revelation of the Godhead
“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.”
Colossians 1:15
3. By giving Him as the full Revelation of the Godhead
“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.”
Colossians 1:15
“Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power.”
Hebrews 1:1-3
Hebrews 1:1-3
How God the Father glorified Jesus:
4. By giving Him Work to accomplish
“I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do.”
John 17:4
4. By giving Him Work to accomplish
“I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do.”
John 17:4
How God the Father glorified Jesus:
5. By giving Him Life after death
“And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.”
John 17:5
5. By giving Him Life after death
“And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.”
John 17:5
How God the Father glorified Jesus:
1. By giving Him Authority over the whole world
2. By giving Him People to redeem and to love
3. By presenting Him as the full Revelation of the Godhead
4. By giving Him Work to accomplish
5. By giving Him Life after death
1. By giving Him Authority over the whole world
2. By giving Him People to redeem and to love
3. By presenting Him as the full Revelation of the Godhead
4. By giving Him Work to accomplish
5. By giving Him Life after death
How we are to glorify Jesus:
1. By Exercising the authority He has given to us
“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations.”
Matthew 28:18-19
1. By Exercising the authority He has given to us
“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations.”
Matthew 28:18-19
How we are to glorify Jesus:
1. By Exercising the authority He has given to us
“Whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.”
John 16:23-24
1. By Exercising the authority He has given to us
“Whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.”
John 16:23-24
How we are to glorify Jesus:
2. By Reaching the people He has positioned us to reach
“From one man he made all the people of the world. Now they live all over the earth. He decided exactly when they should live. And he decided exactly where they should live. God did this so that people would seek him.”
Acts 17:26-27, NIRV
2. By Reaching the people He has positioned us to reach
“From one man he made all the people of the world. Now they live all over the earth. He decided exactly when they should live. And he decided exactly where they should live. God did this so that people would seek him.”
Acts 17:26-27, NIRV
How we are to glorify Jesus:
2. By Reaching the people He has positioned us to reach
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Acts 1:8
2. By Reaching the people He has positioned us to reach
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Acts 1:8
How we are to glorify Jesus:
3. By Presenting Him as the full revelation of the Godhead
“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.”
Colossians 1:15
3. By Presenting Him as the full revelation of the Godhead
“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.”
Colossians 1:15
How we are to glorify Jesus:
4. By Doing the work He gave us to do
“We are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”
Ephesians 2:10
4. By Doing the work He gave us to do
“We are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”
Ephesians 2:10
How we are to glorify Jesus:
5. By Trusting Him for life after death
“Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.”
Romans 6:8
5. By Trusting Him for life after death
“Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.”
Romans 6:8
How we are to glorify Jesus:
1. By Exercising the authority He has given to us
2. By Reaching the people He has positioned us to reach
3. By Presenting Him as the full revelation of the Godhead
4. By Doing the work He gave us to do
5. By Trusting Him for life after death
1. By Exercising the authority He has given to us
2. By Reaching the people He has positioned us to reach
3. By Presenting Him as the full revelation of the Godhead
4. By Doing the work He gave us to do
5. By Trusting Him for life after death