Jesus' Prayer for His Church

Jesus' Prayer for His Church

A prayer for unity is front and centre in his words, but he also prays for our time with him in heaven.  He also prays that in this life the love that exists between members of the Trinity will be in  us.

Introduction

Unity on Earth

• The nature of unity
  • we're one family
  • unity is not uniformity
  • the central place of God's Word
• The necessity of unity
• The need for humility
• Barriers to unity
  • poor communication
  • gossip
  • unresolved disagreements
  • lack of shared purpose
  • allowed incompetence

Glory in heaven

God's love in us

In closing