After his farewell discourse with his disciples, Jesus prayed his longest recorded prayer in John 17:1-26. He prayed regarding himself, for his original disciples, and for his later disciples, but his overarching request was for God’s glory. Because God’s glory on earth is tied to how his disciples live, prayer for his disciples to do well is prayer for God’s glory.
From several texts in the New Testament, this message answers four questions: What is the meaning of baptism? Who should be baptized? How should...
Four short parables point to the surpassing value of the kingdom of God and the need to find it now.
In one of Jesus’ most famous parables, he taught us that the only proper response to a son being dead and coming to life...
