Our love for each other should make the world scratch their heads!
John 17 is Jesus' final prayer with His followers before going to the cross. There are three sections of this prayer. In the third and final section, Jesus prays for everyone who will one day believe in Him as a result of the ministry of His first followers. That is you and me today here in Thunder Bay!
There are some profound prayer requests in Jesus' prayer. This weekend, we will take a deep dive into the third section of this prayer, where Jesus asks the Father to give us His glory so that we can experience the same unity that the Father experiences with the Son.
Jesus is asking for something humanly impossible. There are so many people, fellow Jesus followers, who are seemingly impossible to love, and Jesus asks that we love each other the way the Father loves the Son. Jesus says that this love actually proves to the world that He is from God and that God loves the world. Wow!
In light of my announcement last week, I can't wait to dive into Jesus' powerful prayer for our church. This message is so fitting as a follow-up to last week's announcement. As your pastor, leader, friend, fellow Jesus follower, these are words I want to leave with you as I move on and as you link arms with each other for the future of our church and city.
This weekend take some time to prayerfully read through John 17. Let's lean in together and pray Jesus' prayer along with Him!
Pastor Nathan
