A Prayer
of Jesus
I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes; yea, Father, for such was thy gracious will.
THE WILL OF THE FATHER
DOING THE FATHER'S WILL
Matthew 6:10
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10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.
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Matthew 7:21
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21 "Not every one who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
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Matthew 12:50
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50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother, and sister, and mother."
Matthew 26:36-44
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36 Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsem'ane, and he said to his disciples, "Sit here, while I go yonder and pray."
37 And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zeb'edee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled.
38 Then he said to them, "My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me."
39 And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, 
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"My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt."
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40 And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping; and he said to Peter, "So, could you not watch with me one hour?
41 Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."
42 Again, for the second time, he went away and prayed, "My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, thy will be done."
43 And again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.
44 So, leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same words.
Mark 14:32-40
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32 And they went to a place which was called Gethsem'ane; and he said to his disciples, "Sit here, while I pray."
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33 And he took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly distressed and troubled.
34 And he said to them, "My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch."
35 And going a little farther, he fell on the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
36 And he said, "Abba, Father, all things are possible to thee; remove this cup from me; yet not what I will, but what thou wilt."
37 And he came and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Could you not watch one hour?
38 Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."
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39 And again he went away and prayed, saying the same words.
40 And again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they did not know what to answer him.
Luke 22:40-46
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40 And when he came to the place he said to them, "Pray that you may not enter into temptation."
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41 And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and knelt down and prayed,
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42 "Father, if thou art willing, remove this cup from me; nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done."
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45 And when he rose from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping for sorrow,
46 and he said to them, "Why do you sleep? Rise and pray that you may not enter into temptation."

Matthew 18:14
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14 So it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
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John 4:34
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34 Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me, and to accomplish his work.
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John 6:38
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38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me;
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SEEKING THE FATHER'S WILL
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John 5:30
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30 "I can do nothing on my own authority; as I hear, I judge; and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me.
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DEFINING THE FATHER'S WILL
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John 6:38-40
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38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me;
39 and this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up at the last day.
40 For this is the will of my Father, that every one who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day."
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WHY JESUS CAME TO EARTH
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John 6:38
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38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me;
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