20 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 The glory that you have given me I have […]
Gospel
Why the Church is in the World: God’s Historical Agenda
But now I am coming to you, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves. 14 I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 15 I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but […]
The Son of Destruction
While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me. I have guarded them, and not one of them has been lost except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. (John 17:12) Introduction If you did not hear last week’s sermon on election and preservation, I would encourage you to […]
Kept by God in Christ: Election and Preservation
“Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, 2 since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. “I have manifested your name to the people whom you gave me out of the world. Yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your […]
Knowing God: Union with Christ vs. New Age Spirituality
And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. (John 17:3) Introduction What does it mean to know God? This is one of the threads that Jesus weaves throughout His High Priestly Prayer. This prayer is a well threaded fabric glittering with diamonds, and […]