Little Country Church on the edge of town

Do do do do do do

People coming every day from miles around

For meetings and for Sunday school

And it's very plain to see

It's not the way it used to be.

Welcome to the Word for today, featuring the Bible teaching ministry of Pastor Chuck Smith, founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a chapter-by-chapter by chapter verse by verse study through the entire Bible.

And on today's edition of the word for today, Pastor Chuck continues his message,

Jesus the Intercessor, as we pick up in John chapter 17, verse 11.

And now with today's study, here's Pastor Chuck. I am no more in the world,

but these are in the world. I'm coming to thee. Holy Father, keep through thy own name,

those whom thou hast given me. And now he commits the keeping of their lives unto the

father himself, holy father, keep through thy own name. What a beautiful prayer of intercession.

And it lets us know a little bit of what's going on in heaven. The Bible says that,

who is he that condemn it that is Christ who has died, yea rather is risen again, and is even at the right hand

of the Father making intercession. In Hebrew 725, we read, wherefore he is able also to save

unto the uttermost all who will come unto God by Him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession

for us. And this is a good example of the intercessory ministry of Jesus as he is praying to the

Father for His disciples. And what a fabulous prayer. Holy Father.

Keep through thy own name, those that you have given to me.

That they may be one as we.

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