Today, we discuss one of the most significant truths in the Scriptures: Oneness. Jesus and the Father are “One.” Jesus prays that all of His people will be “One.” Through our “Oneness” we display the reality of who Jesus is.
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John 17:23
“I in them and you in me—that they may be completely one, so that the world will know that you sent me, and you have loved them just as you have loved me.”
This week, we listen to and explore one of our Lord Jesus’ last prayers during His earthly work. In it, we hear both the Lord’s heart and desire for His people. He prays this prayer to prepare His first disciples for the work that would be entrusted to them as they would lay the foundation for The Church, the Body of Christ. Since we have come to know Jesus through these men’s work, it is important for us to understand what Jesus wanted for them because He desires those same things for us.
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We end our weeks readings carefully defining The Church. It is important to understand that there is a “capital C Church” which is the Body of Christ. This everyone who has trusted and followed Christ. This CHURCH is made up of churches – smaller gatherings of followers who meet in a certain place and time.
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Today, we are going to change our routine a little bit and simply read through some passages together that focus on our calling. The main goal is for you to just let Father God speak to you through the Written Word.
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2 Timothy 1:9-10
He (Father God) is the one who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not based on our works but on His own purpose and grace,…
Welcome to the last unit in MilktoMeat! We have come a long way and if you have worked your way through all the previous readings, we hope you feel a real sense of accomplishment. In these final sessions, we hope to connect together many of the truths we have discussed throughout this study so you can have a clear vision of where to go from here.
In Christ we have been called into a deep and transformative relationship with the Lord God—Father, Son and Spirit. Through this calling, we are now a New Priesthood for God, people being built together into a New Temple in which the Spirit of God dwells.
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Today, we considered the Seven Virtues that we can “add to” our faith in order to grow more like Christ. These Seven Virtues are qualities of Character that Jesus possesses and lives out in all that He is and does.
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