that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.that they may all be one; even as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be one in us; that the world may believe that you sent me.That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.that they may all be one; even as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be in us: that the world may believe that thou didst send me.
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… He prayed for unity. Look at what Jesus prayed in John chapter 17. He's praying for the disciples and he said, my prayer is that all of them may be one. Why is he praying for unity? So that the world may believe, God, that you have sent me. Jesus says, I've given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one, so that they may be brought together in complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. When you think about this, the night before Jesus is crucified, he prayed that we, you, me, we, the body of Christ would be one. Why? So that the world would believe that the Father sent Jesus. In other words, Jesus tied the credibility of the gospel to the unity of his followers. because when we stand united, the world clearly sees the love of Jesus through his body, which brings us to our message series. …
… sanctified. 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 gave me 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 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. righteous father though the world does not know you i know you and they know that you have sent me i have made you known to them and will continue to make you known in order the love you have for me may be in them and that i myself may be in them here's the climax jesus in his disciples what he has done in their life now reproduced in the lives of others and what i want you to notice is in those verses we read over and over again, you see, well, you see a couple different phrases repeated, but there's one word I want us to focus on, …
… alone this is where disciples of Christ come in after that including us 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 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 and me may they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved me 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 righteous father though the world does not know you I know you and they know that you have sent me I've made you known to them and will continue to make you known in order to in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them Do you get the point? …
… I do not ask on behalf of those alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their Word, those who come in generations after the apostles, that they may all be one, even as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You, that they also may be in us, and the world may believe that You sent Me. The glory which You have given Me, I have given to them, that they may be one just as We are one. I in them, and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me and loved them even as You have loved Me. Father, love them the way You love Me." Christ isn't going to turn on us. He died in our place. He was raised by the Father for having accomplished our eternal redemption. He was exalted to the right hand of God, triumphant in His death, and He now ever lives to intercede for us. …