John Chapter 17: Intimate Communion with the Father With Brenda Gray

2026 February 8th Streaming

John chapter 17 takes place immediately after the Upper Room discourse (John 13-16) and is just before Jesus goes to Gethsemane.

This is the longest recorded prayer of Jesus in the Gospels.

The final hour has come. The Father would glorify the Son, and through the Son’s obedience to the Father, the humankind would witness the glory of the Father.

Jesus intentionally prays to the Father out loud in the disciples hearing, allowing the disciples to hear His heart, identity and experience the intimacy between God the Father and His Son.

Jesus fully understands His mission and allows His disciple a glimpse into eternity when He says to the Father, “I have glorified You (past tense) on the earth having accomplished (past tense) the work You gave Me to do.” These words point to an accomplished event in eternity.

Jesus praying for the disciples as if He was already gone from their presence, and praying for those who would come to believe because of their message no doubt left the disciples afraid, confused and perplexed.

One can only imagine what the disciples must have thought in hearing Jesus speak these words.

“Had Jesus’ mission come to end?” And if so, “what’s next for us?”

As we continue our discussion in John chapter 17 there are some things that I would like us to take a deeper look into:

• The word “Glory” and “Glorify” and how it relates to the Cross, and Spiritual Sons
• Eternal life
• Spiritual birth
• What is the nuance behind “In Your Name”