In John 17, Jesus prays for His followers – that they would remain IN the world but not be OF the world. How do we know what the right balance is to be IN but not OF the world?
Listen as Pastor Chuck teaches from John 17:14-21 in his sermon, “In, But Not of the World.”
- We are sent into the world – Don’t ISOLATE
- We are not to be of the world – Don’t IMITATE
- We need God’s help to stay safe from the world – INSULATE so that we can effectively INFILTRATE
JOHN 17:14- 21 14 I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 15 I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. 16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 17 Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. 18 As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. 19 And for their sake I consecrate myself, that they also may be sanctified in truth. 20 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.