Your Life Is the Sermon

Jesus prays a prayer that asks a lot of us from God. "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." (John 17:20-21). He is saying that we should bring people to believe in Jesus, and the result of that will be a divine oneness with God. That's an incredible calling and a huge responsibility. Bringing people to a divine relationship with God is only possible if we have experienced this ourselves, which then begs the question: what is my relationship like with Jesus? Is it intimate and real? Is it divine and personal? It's this loving, living relationship that shines out and draws more to Jesus. "By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another." (John 13:35). And so, the best way to preach is not more verses – as vital as those are – but your example and relationship. Seeing that changes lives. (Craig B). Open Bible – bit.ly/Joh17v20-21, bit.ly/Joh13v35