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Thursday, May 28, 2009Thursday, May 28, 2009

Memory VerseMemory Verse

John 14:2, John 14:2, “In My Father’s house are “In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have were not so, I would have

told you; for I go to prepare told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.”a place for you.”

John 14:13-14John 14:13-14

Jesus the Co-Sponsor and Jesus the Co-Sponsor and Co-Answerer of our Co-Answerer of our

PrayersPrayers

1 John 5:14-15, 1 John 5:14-15, ““This is the confidence which we This is the confidence which we

have before Him (GtF), that, if have before Him (GtF), that, if we ask anything according to His we ask anything according to His

will, He hears us. And if we will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us know that He hears us inin

whatever we ask, we know that whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we we have the requests which we

have asked from Him.”have asked from Him.”

Prayer is an extension of Prayer is an extension of the spiritual life. the spiritual life.

The Gospel emphasizes the The Gospel emphasizes the Deity of Christ being Deity of Christ being

co-equal with the Father in co-equal with the Father in regards to our prayers, regards to our prayers, which should give us which should give us

confidence in our spiritual confidence in our spiritual lives.lives.

The First Epistle The First Epistle emphasizes the Plan of the emphasizes the Plan of the

Father for our spiritual Father for our spiritual lives, which should give us lives, which should give us

confidence.confidence.

You are not spiritual You are not spiritual because you pray. because you pray.

You pray because you are You pray because you are spiritual. spiritual.

Therefore, prayer is a Therefore, prayer is a result of the spiritual life, result of the spiritual life,

an extension of the an extension of the spiritual life, yet the spiritual life, yet the

spiritual life is not a result spiritual life is not a result of prayer.of prayer.

John 14:13 John 14:13 “ “And whateverAnd whatever”, ”,

indicates a contingency indicates a contingency generally denoting generally denoting supposition, wish, supposition, wish,

possibility or uncertainty.possibility or uncertainty.

““You askYou ask” - ” - Aorist, Aorist, Active, Subjunctive, 2Active, Subjunctive, 2ndnd P.P. of AITEO = to ask, P.P. of AITEO = to ask,

request, beg, call for, crave request, beg, call for, crave or desire.or desire.

It indicates our Royal It indicates our Royal Priesthood and the Priesthood and the

potentiality of prayer. potentiality of prayer.

Your volition is involved.Your volition is involved.

““In My nameIn My name”, Dative of ”, Dative of Indirect Object - Jesus Christ Indirect Object - Jesus Christ the High Priest seated at the the High Priest seated at the

right hand of the Father. right hand of the Father.

““In My nameIn My name”, Dative of ”, Dative of Indirect Object - Jesus Christ Indirect Object - Jesus Christ the High Priest seated at the the High Priest seated at the

right hand of the Father. right hand of the Father.

We ask through the person We ask through the person of Christ.of Christ.

““I will doI will do” - ” - Future, Future, Active, Indicative Active, Indicative of of

POIEO. POIEO. God tGod the Father answers he Father answers

prayers, John 15:16; 16:23-prayers, John 15:16; 16:23-24, 26, but so does the Son, 24, 26, but so does the Son,

John 14:13-14 cf 10:30.John 14:13-14 cf 10:30.

““So thatSo that” – HINA, a Purpose ” – HINA, a Purpose Clause, with HO PATERA - Clause, with HO PATERA - ““the Fatherthe Father”, and the Aorist, ”, and the Aorist,

Passive, Subjunctive of Passive, Subjunctive of DOXAZO = “to render or DOXAZO = “to render or

esteem glorious”, for “esteem glorious”, for “may may be glorifiedbe glorified”.”.

When the Son and Father When the Son and Father answer our prayers the answer our prayers the

Father is glorified. Father is glorified.

Instrumental of Means - Instrumental of Means - EN HO HUIOS EN HO HUIOS

““by means of the Sonby means of the Son.” .” When we offer prayers in When we offer prayers in the Name of the Son, the the Name of the Son, the Father is glorified by the Father is glorified by the Son’s High Priestly work.Son’s High Priestly work.

Vs. 14 “Vs. 14 “If you ask If you ask MeMe anything in My name, I anything in My name, I

will do will do itit..””

The word “Me” should not The word “Me” should not be in this text.be in this text.

If this were part of the text If this were part of the text it would be the only place it would be the only place in the Bible where Jesus or in the Bible where Jesus or

one of the Apostles or one of the Apostles or writers mentions praying to writers mentions praying to

God the Son. God the Son.

All other prayer references All other prayer references command that we pray to command that we pray to

the Father, Mat 6:9. the Father, Mat 6:9.

3rd class “If” EAN plus the 3rd class “If” EAN plus the Aorist, Active, Aorist, Active, SubjunctiveSubjunctive of AITEO for “of AITEO for “If you all If you all ask, ask, maybe you will and maybe you will and

maybe you won’tmaybe you won’t”.”.

TIS = “TIS = “anythinganything”.”.It is not open ended but has It is not open ended but has the context “according to the context “according to His will” in 1 John 5:14.His will” in 1 John 5:14.

““In My nameIn My name” ” = = there must there must be doctrine in the right lobe be doctrine in the right lobe for spiritual maturity leading for spiritual maturity leading

to highly effective prayers to highly effective prayers that are offered “according to that are offered “according to

His will” and therefore His will” and therefore answered.answered.

““I will do it.I will do it.”” When seated at the right When seated at the right hand of the Father, Jesus hand of the Father, Jesus

will co-sponsor our prayer will co-sponsor our prayer petitions and their answer.petitions and their answer.

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Jesus Co-Sponsors and Co-Answers our PrayersJesus Co-Sponsors and Co-Answers our PrayersUpper Room Discourse, Part 267Upper Room Discourse, Part 267

John 14:13-14; 15:16; 16:23-24, 26; 10:30; 1 John 5:14-15 

James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2009