Date: April 16, 2023
Bible Text: John 17: 20-26 | Jordan Coros
Series: The Most Powerful Prayer Ever Prayed
Divisiveness reigns in the world today. We don’t have to listen very carefully to hear the world tell us that there’s someone we should hate or something we should be disgusted by. In a culture which proclaims “love” and “acceptance” of everyone no matter what, the amount of disunity and disruption that we see across the board is staggering.
This is where the gospel of Jesus Christ stands out so wonderfully and beautifully. This is where the truth of the people of God coming from every tribe, every tongue, every nation stands in remarkable contrast to the world we’re a part of. It doesn’t matter where you come from, where you’ve been, where you go, what language you speak, what colour your skin is, what age bracket or tax bracket you’re in, there is oneness in the family of God through Jesus Christ and that’s exactly what Jesus prays for in this final part of this most powerful prayer ever prayed.
As we wrap up our four-week look into this extended prayer Jesus makes to the Father in John 17 we’ll unpack the kind of gospel-founded unity that must exist in the body of Christ, how we get it, why it’s so important and what it results in for us.
Series: The Most Powerful Prayer Ever Prayed
Jordan Coros
Message: 4-That the world may believe
Harvest Bible Chapel
Text: John 17:20-26
April 16, 2023 (Easter Sunday)
Jesus prayed that I would be one with all believers…
1. Believing the gospel (v. 20-21)
Our evangelistic efforts do not depend on our own piety or persuasiveness.
Robert Mounce
Galatians 2:20
2. Reflecting his glory (v. 22)
John 1:14
Luke 24:27
Jeremiah 32:39
3. Impacting the world (v. 23)
The glory of the gospel is that when the church is absolutely different from the world, she invariably attracts it.
Martyn Lloyd-Jones
4. Immersed in his love (v. 24-26)
At that time they saw Christ’s glory as someone shut up in the dark sees a feeble and glimmering light through small cracks. Christ now wants them to go on to enjoy the full brightness of heaven.
John Calvin
John 14:3
Matthew 16:15-17
The Example of Christ in Loving Others
1. Bear one another’s burdens (Galatians 6:1)
2. Instruct one another (Romans 15:14)
3. Forgive one another (Ephesians 4:2)
4. Pray for one another (James 5:16)
5. Submit to one another (Ephesians 5:21)
6. Encourage one another (1 Thessalonians 4:18)
7. Stir one another up to love and good works (Hebrews 10:24)
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