Little children, I shall be with you

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Little children, I shall be with you a little
while longer. You will seek Me and as I said
to the Jews, Where I am going, you cannot
come, so now I say to you.
John 1333, NKJ
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A new commandment I give to you, that you love
one another as I have loved you, that you also
love one another. By this all will know that
you are My disciples, if you have love for one
another.
John 1334 35, NKJ
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Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to
heaven, and said Father, the hour has come.
Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may
glorify You, as You have given Him authority
over all flesh, that He should give eternal
life to as many as You have given Him.
John 171 2, NKJ
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And this is eternal life, that they may know
You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ Whom
You have sent. I have glorified You on the earth.
I have finished the work which You have given
Me to do.
John 173 4, NKJ
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And now, O Father, glorify Me together with
Yourself, with the glory which I had with You
before the world was. I have manifested Your
name to the men whom You have given Me out of the
world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and
they have kept Your word.
John 175 6, NKJ
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I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but
for those whom You have given Me, for they are
Yours. They are not of the world, just as I am
not of the world. Sanctify them by Your truth.
Your word is truth.
John 179, 16 17, NKJ
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As You have sent Me into the world, I also have
sent them into the world. And for their sakes I
sanctify Myself, that they also may be
sanctified by the truth.
John 1716 19, NKJ
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I do not pray for these alone, but also for
those who will believe in Me through their word
that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in
Me, and I in You that they also may be one in
Us, that the world may believe that You sent
Me.
John 1720 21, NKJ
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Sure, I love the Lord
Let Me give you a new command Love one
another. In the same way I loved you, you love
one another. This is how everyone will recognize
that you are My disciples when they see the
love you have for each other.
This whole love one another thing is a
little too much emotionalism for me
but that doesnt mean that I have to
get involved with others who do, as well
Other than church, I just dont have all
that much in common with other church
members
I dont know many of those who attend my
church by name...
but thats really no big deal, is it?
Im not there for them anyway, right?
I cant help it if some of my fellow church
members are just not all that likable
I have more non-church friends than
church friends...
Believable Believers - John 1334 35
- Jesus
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Two key questions
Why do I believe in Christ?
-The believers intellectual apologetic
(2 Timothy 215 1 Peter 315 )
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Two key questions
Why should anyone believe ME?
-The believers observable testimony
(John 1335 1721)
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Two critical statement of Jesus
By this all will know that you are My
disciples
(John 1335, emphasis added)
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Two critical statement of Jesus
If we, as professing Christians, fail to
demonstrate genuine, Christlike love for one
another, we effectively remove the one
distinguishing characteristic given by
Jesus Himself, whereby the world can identify
us as legitimate followers of Christ.
Believable Believers - John 1334 35
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Two critical statement of Jesus
That the world may believe that You (Father)
sent Me
(John 1721, emphasis added)
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Two critical statement of Jesus
Should we fail to show genuine Christlike love
for one another, we create a stumbling block
for the world /non-believers and give them
legitimate cause to doubt that Jesus is the
Son of God, sent from heaven to redeem,
reconcile and restore lost people to a right
relationship to God.
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Sure, I love the Lord
Let Me give you a new command Love one
another. In the same way I loved you, you love
one another. This is how everyone will recognize
that you are My disciples when they see the
love you have for each other.
This whole love one another thing is a
little too much emotionalism for me
but that doesnt mean that I have to
get involved with others who do, as well
Other than church, I just dont have all
that much in common with other church
members
I dont know many of those who attend my
church by name...
but thats really no big deal, is it?
Im not there for them anyway, right?
I cant help it if some of my fellow church
members are just not all that likable
I have more non-church friends than
church friends...
Believable Believers - John 1334 35
- Jesus