DAY 36

Over the past several weeks we have been in a series titled Focal Point. (If you have missed it, you can watch it here: www.tcconline.tv/focalpoint ). This entire series has focused on one of Jesus' last recorded prayers found in John 17. It is a prayer that reveals several specific areas that Jesus valued most.

One of the parts of Jesus' prayer that always shakes me is when He turns His focus to the future. Jesus knew that through His death and resurrection that the "church" would launch. And the purpose of the church was singular in focus: To share with everyone the love and story of Jesus.

This is why we, the church, must fight for unity. The fuel for this pursuit is to love like Jesus loved - to love first.

We have the greatest message of hope that must be shared and lived out with an unrelenting commitment.