Sunday, May 12, 2013

Taking the Sermon Home



 May 12, 2013
Scriptural References: Acts 16:16-34, John 17:20-26

Acts 16 describes some unlikely places for Paul and Silas to witness to their faith.  First, they pray and sing hymns to God while fellow inmates listen; then, after the prison doors are miraculously opened, they share the gospel with the jailer and his household.  When have you had the opportunity to talk your faith in an unlikely place?  What does it take, to recognize and seize upon such opportunities?

In John 17, Jesus is described as praying directly for you and me.  Jesus says to God in verses 20 and 21: I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one.  What emotions does that stir within you?
What does it mean for us to be one with believers in the past, present, and future?   In other words, how does God’s word, make us one, so that unity, does not mandate uniformity?  

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