Sunday, June 22, 2008

John 17:20-24

What if...what if all of the Christians in the world actually joined together to fufill Christ's prayer in John 17:20-24

"My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. "Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.


What if the Church, became ONE?! Today in this week's sermon from our series One Prayer (to learn more, go here ). Craig Groeshel spoke a message to HUNDREDS of churches around the world via video about the possibilities if he could have one prayer...for the church to become one--to actually become the body of Christ.

World hunger would end this week, poverty could be a thing of the past, and he went on to say some amazing things could happen...but if you think about it...if EACH Christian did as Christ commanded us to do, if we joined together as ONE body (FORGET DENOMINATIONS FORGET DIFFERENCES) and did as Christ called us to do...we could show the rest of the world just how BIG our God is! Not that he needs us for that...BUT STILL!

My prayer is that God will show me what my part looks like in this. What can I do to make this happen? How do you feel about it? Do you think that it is possible for the church to become one?

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