Multiply - Part 2 - Session 2

7/28/2019 Multiply - Part 2 - Session 2

1/33

Living as the

Church


2/33


3/33


4/33


5/33


6/33

Did you know that

Jesus prayed for

you the nightbefore He was

crucified?


7/33

Jesus Prays for Himself

(vv. 1-5)

Jesus Prays for His Disciples(vv. 6-19)

Jesus Prays for All Believers

(vv. 20-26)

John 17


8/33

I do not ask for these only, but also for

those who will believe in me through their

word, that they may all be one, just asyou, 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. Theglory that you have given me I have given

to them, that they may be one even as we

are one, I in them and you in me, that they

may become perfectly one, so that theworld may know that you sent me and

loved them even as you loved me.

(John 17:2023)


9/33





may believe that you have sent me. The

glory that you have given me I have given

to them, that they may be one even as we




(John 17:2023)


10/33


11/33

Why did Jesus

pray for unity?


12/33





may believe that you have sent me. The

glory that you have given me I have givento them, that they may be one even as we




(John 17:2023)


13/33

What is unity?


14/33


15/33

What would unity

look like in CAFE?

1)


16/33


17/33

When was the

last time

someone askedyou about your

faith?


18/33

Now who is there to harm you if you are

zealous for what is good? But even if you

should suffer for righteousness sake, youwill be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor

be troubled, but in your hearts honor

Christ the Lord as holy, always beingprepared to make a defense to anyone

who asks you for a reason for the hope

that is in you; yet do it with gentleness

and respect, having a good conscience, sothat, when you are slandered, those who

revile your good behavior in Christ may be

put to shame. (1 Pet. 3:1316)


19/33

What shouldhappen when we

suffer for doing

good?


20/33

Now who is there to harm you if you are

zealous for what is good? But even if you

should suffer for righteousness sake, youwill be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor

be troubled, but in your hearts honor

Christ the Lord as holy, always being

prepared to make a defense to anyonewho asks you for a reason for the hope

that is in you; yet do it with gentleness

and respect, having a good conscience, sothat, when you are slandered, those who

revile your good behavior in Christ may be

put to shame. (1 Pet. 3:1316)


21/33


22/33

But it doesnt happen

like that for mostchurches. There isnt

anything compelling

about the way welive together.


23/33

Our love isnt very noticeable.

Our unity is either nonexistent or

hidden behind the doors of the

fellowship hall.

When we suffer, its usually becauseweve done something wrong.

In the rare event that we experience

suffering that we didnt earn, we

respond by complaining.


24/33


25/33

We end up comingacross like

salespeople peddlinga product that didnt

really work for us.


26/33

We should all pray for the

courage to tell othersabout Jesus, but we also

should be workingtoward the love and unity

that makes the churchattractive.


27/33

Jesuss strategy was the

life of the church. Wemust stick with His plan

and pray thatsupernatural love begins

to characterize ourchurches.


28/33

Jesus said that the world

would recognize us byour love and unity.


29/33

Peter said that people

would be compelled byour hope.

B t l


30/33

But are love,

unity, and hopethe words that

unbelievers use

when describingCAFE?


31/33


32/33

Living as the

Church


33/33

Documents

Multiply - Part 2 - Session 2