If you're going to be a kingdom disciple and a kingdom Christian, you've got to use kingdom methods.

Dr. Tony Evans' worldly ways can't fulfill kingdom purposes.

What we often do is we want the source, but we want the world's methods.

And once you do that, the Bible calls that double-minded.

This is the alternative broadcast featuring the timeless biblical teachings from the archives of Dr. Tony Evans.

Some of life's most important truths are only revealed when we take a look beyond the obvious.

Today, Dr. Evans walks us through the betrayal and trial of Jesus, showing how those physical events point to a deeper spiritual

reality. Let's join him in the Gospel of John as he discovers how God is always at work behind

the scenes. So it is now time for things to move rapidly to the crucifixion. A transition is made in

Chapter 17 to a prayer. We call it

Jesus' high priestly prayer as he's now about to enter into the events that will lead to

Galgotha and Calvary. Jesus approaches God in prayer, lifting up his eyes to heaven. Verse one says, he says,

Father, the hour has come. I glorified you on earth, Jesus says in verse four, that as I live for

your glory to highlight you, how did Jesus glorify the Father? He says in verse four, because I accomplished the work which you have given me to do.

So the way the son glorifies the father is by fulfilling the will for his life.

The way we glorify the son who glorifies the father is doing the will of God.

So what glorifies God the most is doing his will.

So he makes a request. I ask on their behalf. So this is Jesus' prayer. I do not ask on behalf of the world. This is now a

prayer for Christians only. But for those whom you have given me, for they are yours. Because if you belong to Christ, you also belong to the Father.

All things that are mine are yours and yours are mine.

Again, he brings this inner Trinitarian working, and I have been glorified in them.

Because as they take my word, which is your word, then we're operating on the same word.

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