The Last Will and Testament of Jesus Christ (Part 1)

Dec 14, 2025    Ryan Joki

One of the hardest things about being a parent is learning to let go. There comes a time in every child's life when they have to be cut loose, and the question that every parent wonders in that moment is, "Have I made adequate provision for them? Have I given them what they need to survive in this world without me?" Believe it or not, there's a sense in which we see our Lord reach that same point with His disciples in the Upper Room Discourse. He reaches a point when He knows He's leaving, and before leaving He makes one final prayer for them in an attempt to make provision for them after He's gone. Ryan explores that prayer - and explains the provision that Christ has made for us in His absence - in part one of a series from John 17:1-26 entitled, "The Last Will and Testament of Jesus Christ."