Finished" | Worship Service with Pastor Ron Sherck

Of all the things that we truly need or want from god isn't eternal life at the very top. And how do we receive that? We receive that from the Lord Jesus Christ, and he has been given this authority to provide this eternal life to us. That's what Jesus is praying about. Giving Jesus the authority over all of humanity, all of the human beings who have ever lived and ever will. And he's giving Jesus the ultimate power not to tyrannize, but to save, to redeem, to give eternal life, and to give to those, the many who will receive, who will accept, who will trust, and who will believe. [00:47:31] (57 seconds)  #EternalLifeThroughJesus

Eternal life is much more than just simply living for a very, very long time with no end. And as wonderful as it as as I think about that, that we're gonna be with Jesus forever and ever for those that love him. Eternal life, as Jesus is saying, is about knowing him, knowing the father, knowing the one whom the father has sent. An intimate understanding and awareness of God. And then we also have the third part of this beginning of the prayer, mission accomplished. In verses four and five, Jesus prays. He says, I have glorified you on the earth. I have finished the work which you have given me to do. [00:48:55] (54 seconds)  #KnowingGodIsEternalLife

But what's also interesting is the way that Jesus is going to be glorified is not what we would expect out of one who is great and mighty and worthy to be praised because we know that his glorification takes place in suffering. His glorification takes place in dying, a horrendous death. And then, of course, his glorification occurs when he is raised from the dead in the resurrection. Jesus is saying, I am accomplishing the mission, father, that you gave me. Glorify my name, and I will glorify you. [00:45:53] (49 seconds)  #GloryThroughSacrifice

God's plan worked. He sent his son. His son came to Earth. He pronounced the good news of the gospel to believe in God, to believe also in him. By trusting in him, we have eternal life. And this is what Jesus has done, and he has shared this with his disciples so that now they are going to be able to share that with others. Have you ever stopped for a moment and thought about the long lineage of the people who received the gospel, shared it with someone, who then shared it with someone else, and all the way down to the point where whoever it was that shared it with you, they were faithful in sharing the good news. [00:54:36] (49 seconds)  #PassedOnFaith