In case you missed any of the words to fill in the blanks on the sermon notes on the back of the bulletin here are the notes from the sermon yesterday. We will be replacing the overhead projector in the near future and back to our regular projection system but until then I will post sermon notes here on Monday following the sermon. Tomorrow I will post notes from the sermon on 22 August in cse you missed something then and want to fill it in.
So the world may believe
We must be united so the world may believe the Father has sent the Son.
If we are divided, the world will not be convinced the Father has not sent the Son
We cannot glorify Christ
We cannot represent Christianity as truth
We cannot receive the glory Christ desires for us
The basis of our unity is that God is in Christ and Christ is in each of us.
Not in an organic, structural unity
Not in doctrinal confessions
Not in phony high sounding fluff
If Christ is in us we have fellowship in Him
Forgiveness of sins
Humility of heart and character
Longing for restoration and peace
Awareness of our own sinful nature
Weariness in struggling with sin
Regardless of how much Christ asks us to forgive other believers, it will fade into nothing in comparison to what we have asked Christ to forgive in ourselves.
John 17:20-26
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