John 17:1-26

Why would anyone live in such a place of discomfort and danger? Christians are called to be in the place of danger to help others find their way home to safe harbor.

The ladder has been there since the 18th century! A ladder sits outside a window of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The ladder has been in place for over 250 years; there are writings from the 18th century that mention it. No one really knows where it came from. Nobody uses it. The ladder

For the sake of making 'every effort to pursue the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace' (Ephesians 4:3). Rubel Shelly gives us a practical, yet very challenging, set of practices to help us pursue unity with other believers without compromising our own faith and commitment to Scripture.

What would you do in your last moments with those you love? Phil Ware continues his series on the unpredictable Savior and reminds us of the upper room discourses where Jesus demonstrates and teaches what is most important to him to those who are most important to him, his disciples, his friends, those he loves.

Spend a year journeying through the New Testament with Jesus. Phil Ware shares the beginning of A Year with Jesus and an invitation to join the free daily devotional and get to know Jesus more fully during the course of the year as you journey together through the New Testament.

Where do we begin the work of genuine unity? Acts 15 becomes a great way to gain principles for building unity in the church today.

Why is unity such a big deal? Phil Ware continues his series on SpiritFire and challenges us to look at the importance of the unity of the Spirit.

Prayer is a holy moment. We invite the eternal and divine grace of God to invade our hearts and change our lives and the lives of those we love. Phil Ware shares Scriptures, stories, and ideas to help us prepare for the hour of worldwide unified prayer for our broken world, especially focused on love and prayer as a source of hope for our broken world.

Where can we go to experience God and fill the hole inside of us? Phil Ware continues his series of posts on the Immanuel Project, the way Jesus promised we could know and experience God.

This world is not our home We are supposed to be in the world but not of the world. As followers of the Messiah, we are to be different, with our focus on heaven.

So how do I find out this key to life? Tom Norvell reminds us about our life's purpose, mission, goal, target and what gives our lives meaning and significance and eternal life.

Can we really know God? Phil Ware begins a series of messages on knowing God and being drawn into a relationship with Him.

Do you realize that you've already won? Because of Jesus' resurrection from the dead, we know that we have already won the victory.

Where can we go to experience God? Phil Ware shares the principles of drawing nearer to God and experiencing him as Immanuel.

How has God made your child? Lisa Mikitarian shares a story about her husband being a builder and how God wires some to be builders themselves.

The difference between seeing and SEEING. It seems to me that some people interact with Jesus in the same way. They take a moment out of their busy lives and give it to him. Just a moment. He is a stop on the way, an interruption to a more important routine. And they never really see him. Othe

Some things really don't matter that much We need to be able to recognize what things are of mere passing importance and what things have eternal consequences.

Common knowledge isn't always right There are common beliefs that are completely wrong, like the idea that the Great Wall of China is the only manmade object visible from space. The Bible contains nothing but truth.

Jesus didn't pray for unity just so Christians could sit in a happy circle, hold hands, and sing Kum Ba Yah around the campfire at church camp. Phil Ware reflects on the words of Jesus, the actions of the apostle Paul, and the example of a couple of men in his life, all focused on the theme of reconciliation.

God's yearning to bring life runs thematically from the beginning of our Bibles in Genesis, to its conclusion in Revelation. Phil Ware and Grady King bring us teaching and practical prayer strategies on praying for God's will to be done.

Let's not settle for religion, going to church, or fast-food spirituality when God longs to fill that hole in our soul ! Phil Ware shares insights about intimately knowing God and Immanuel being real to us in our daily lives as we seek to be Jesus' disciples.

Give thanks for this? Phil Ware finishes his November series of giving thanks and focuses on our mission or call from God.