We The Church: One Church, One Mission
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About this time last year we took a short detour to discuss having a kingdom first focus
I wanted everyone to have the same mindset
The mindset that the church is one entity in many presentations
The next 5 weeks, including this week, we will be going though a series entitled “we the church”
The goal of this series is the help us recognize there is only 1 church and 1 mission
The goal of the next 5 weeks is to realize the potential hidden within the church that will be revealed when we come together for the one mission of the church
We The Church 1 Text: John 17:20-24 Big Idea
The mission of reaching others with the good news of Jesus is accomplished primarily through the unity of believers around the gospel
We The Church 1 Introduction
What is gospel saturation? It is the process of helping each person understand their role as ambassadors of the good news where they live, learn, work and play so that every man, woman, and child has repeated opportunities to hear, see, and respond to the good news of Jesus Christ.
Jesus’ Prayer Includes Us
Jesus’ Prayer Includes Us
v20
Sometime’s it’s hard to know if Jesus is talking to just the disciples, or us also
This time we know He was talking about us
This prayer is for every believer, throughout all time
Jesus’ Prayer Was For Unity
Jesus’ Prayer Was For Unity
v21a
He asked that we would be “one”
just as He and the Father are one
When Jesus wanted to show us His picture of the unity we are supposed to have, He went to the Trinity as the picture of unity
Our Unity Is To Be Our Witness
Our Unity Is To Be Our Witness
v21b
The church has tried many things to “grow”
Especially in recent years there have been many attempts to share the gospel in new and creative ways
from evangelistic crusades, to youth camp weeks, to rock concerts
as a whole, the church has tried everything, but nothing has been, or will ever be, as successful as the witness of a united church engaging the community where they live
not in fancy way, not in programs, but by talking the Gospel to people in the places they live work and play