Author: Pastor Dennis Williams

Unity In Jesus

Unity in Jesus

AND IN JOHN CHAPTER 17: VS 11 AND VS 20-23
• VS 11 JESUS PRAYED THAT WE WOULD BE ONE JUST AS HE AND THE FATHER ARE ONE
John 17:11: And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.
• Christians may belong to different fellowships,
• but we all belong to the Lord
• and to each other.

John 17:20-23: Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; 21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. 22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.

Jesus was also praying for ones that would become Christians
Jesus is praying that His people experience a spiritual unity
that is like the oneness of the Father and the Son.
Jesus wants His Church to increase and grow
That those that come into the faith can also be one in Christ

Vs. 23: 23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me. that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

It is all about Jesus
How is the World going to know that Jesus is real
What the lost world can see in a Christian is what they will believe about God.
The gift of God through Jesus Christ is for “Whosoever will”

Revelation 22:17: And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will let him take the water of life freely.

Whosoever will accept that Blood Sacrifice of Jesus Christ belongs the Jesus

THE APOSTLE PAUL INSPIRES BELIEVERS WORK “TOGETHER”

Eph 2:5–6, &vs 22.: Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: vs. 22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

THE UNITY OF THE BODY OF CHRIST IN

Eph 4:4–6: There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; 5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

We are encouraged to be united in our faith.
So if we are of the Faith of God
No matter where we go on this earth
If that fellowship is of the faith, we won’t be outcast
It should not matter what race, nationality, or how you look
We are accepted in the beloved of God

THE WORK OF THE CHURCH IS TO MAKE DISCIPLES

Remember Jesus said in John 17:20-21: Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; 21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

How a person looks on the outside does not matter
What race or nationality they are
What language they speak
How good or how bad they are

THEY ARE CANDIDATES TO RECEIVE THE GIFT OF SALVATION

JESUS IS COMING BACK FOR A BRIDE WHO IS WITHOUT SPOT OR WRINKLE.

The fact that men will be in that number
Shows that this will not be an earthly Bride
We are talking about a Heavenly supernatural Bride
Consisting of men, women, and children
All types, shapes, sizes, and colors

ALL PEOPLE NO MATTER WHAT THEIR STATUS IN LIFE ARE EQUAL IN GOD’S EYES

LOVE: THE SUPREME COMMAND OF BELIEVERS IS TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER.

We are to love one another just as Jesus has loved us

“A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples if ye have love one to another”Jn.13:34-35.

“This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you” Jn.15:12.

Jesus loves us all today.

If you feel the Lord tugging at your heart: or you once knew the Lord and went away from HIM. Just say this prayer, Dear Lord Jesus,

Thank you for dying on the cross for my sin. Please forgive me of all my sins and come into my heart and life. I give you my body, soul, and spirit. I receive You as my Lord and Savior. Please, help me to live for you the rest of this life. Fill me with your Holy Spirit. In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.

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By Pastor Dennis Williams

Trust in God

Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever. Heb 13:8
This is a time when many are giving up on God and unbelievers are turning a cold shoulder
• May be due to what is going on in the world
• Or what may be going in your personal life
• But the Bible says God is the same, yesterday, today and forever
• Though this world is changing Jesus will never change

Jeremiah 17:5-10: Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord.6 For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?10 I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
• Vs. 5 starts by saying we can’t make humanity our strength
• Because when we do “our heart departeth from the Lord
Psalm 118:8-9: It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.9It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.
John 15:4 – Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
That verse in Jeremiah 15:5 also says: “When we trust in humanity, our heart departeth from the Lord.”
• We did some teaching on the Heart
• We found out that the Heart can deceive us
Vs.9-10 in Jeremiah 17 says The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? 10 I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
• We don’t even know our hearts
• But Jesus does
• He searches the heart and mind and knows how to reward each person
• If we want to know what our hearts are like, we must read the Word and let
the Spirit of God teach us.

Back in Jeremiah 17:6 says
Says: If we put our trust in humanity: “we shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.”
• Heath – is a shrub
• We will be like a plant in the dessert
o Undernourished
o No water –stay close to the Word of God
 Not drinking spiritual water, we will die from dehydration
• Or our physical health will suffer
 “That verse says “but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness
o To avoid drying up and dying spiritually stay close to the Bible and Spirit of God
o So that we can have faith and receive the blessings of God
WE HAVE THE WORD OF GOD TO KEEP US FULLY SPIRITUALLY HYDRATED
Psalm 119:105: Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.
Psalm 119:103: How sweet are thy words unto my taste! Yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Psalm 119:160 Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth forever

WE CAN SEE MORE OF THE FRUIT OF WORD OF GOD
John 15:16: Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
• The Lord in his infinite found us when we were lost
• As we dwell in His Love and Word, we will bring forth fruit
Matthew 3:7-8, and vs. 10 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?8 Bring forth; therefore, fruits meet for repentance: vs. 10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
• For over four hundred years, the nation had not heard the voice of a prophet.
• John came along and preached repentance
• repent means “to change one’s mind and act on that change.”
• More than regret or remorse; he wanted “fruits meet for repentance.”
• That means evidence of a changed mind and a changed life.
LET’S STAY IN A REPENTANT HEART AND CLOSE TO JESUS

Give your heart to Jesus today by saying this prayer:
Dear Lord Jesus,
Thank you for dying on the cross for my sin. Please forgive me. Come into my life. I receive You as my Lord and Savior. Please, help me to live for you the rest of this life. Fill me with your Holy Spirit. In the name of Jesus, I pray.
Amen.