[Music] okay so today we're going into well I should actually preface that by saying I did tell you we were going to go into the Sabbath teaching and a calendar teaching and we're not because I realized hold on I realized that these are now starting in getting into issues that cause debate an argument and division because people argue about the calendar and they argue about how to keep Shabbat and they argue these are some of the three or four or five things there's not a lot of things we fight about by the way that's a body we only fight about four or five different things it's not much so if you're in the ministry you get the same arguments and questions all the time but I thought it might be important before we get into that to talk about unity and division in the body and what we are supposed to be looking like and why we have issues because we need to deal with that understanding before we get into the things that actually cause division we should understand what underlies the issues that we fight about why do we allow division to come out of disagreeing about things like Shabbat and calendars and that kind of stuff and so I wanted to first get into this idea and study on unity now we've done this teaching before was called unity and division in the body of Messiah and so to redo we're going to take more than one part on this one and I'm going to do it somewhat differently than I think I did the first time because I really want us to focus on and understand what the desire of Yeshua is and the father is in terms of unity what we see scripturally talks about why we have disunity why we have divisions and then look at how we fix that problem before we actually get to the things that tend to be divisive does that make sense okay so I just want to make sure and into introducing the subject is for us to understand that we are not unique at this timeframe in this time period in terms of the issues the body has the body has always had issues the children of Israel as a nation always had issues that cause division and the reasons for it and the underlying causes are no different now than they were then or then than they are now and so what I want us to do is start off by looking at unity first that that is the desire of your shoe I'm going to read John chapter 17 the good chunk of that chapter here I'm going to go through it slowly and in detail to kind of understand this is Yeshua's prayer right before his death and this is what he wanted to make sure to get across as far as what his desire was for those that were his and actually what we're going to see is that those that were his were those that were the father's that were given to him so they were the father's first and so we're going to look at unity as it pertains to being the desire of Yeshua and how he sees things and I think that's all we're going to get done today then want to look at the problem I'm going to look at what is causing a problem with issue is desire coming through and I promise you just go find a mirror you'll find the problem okay we're the problem and we got to understand why it's us that's the problem what is it in us that causes these problems and I think that without letting the cat out of the bag it's a maturity thing okay it's a maturity thing I'm going to get into all of those details so let's begin in John chapter 17 and in verse 1 and we're going to I have actually have a long list of notes for a change where I break down each verse as to kind of the points I want to make sure we hit as we look and understand this prayer of Yeshua so you should set these words and lift up his eyes to the heaven and said father the hour has come esteem your son so that your son also might esteem you so this is when the hour has come this is now he's he's about to say it is finished everything I've come here to do I've done so this is the last things he wanted to do before getting to it is finished and he wanted us to know this prayer that he prayed to his father regarding those that were in his care so he says here he says esteem your son esteem in better in English I think would be to put honor okay honor or esteem your son so also he made a steam you so understanding this now as we go through this prayer that a steam or honor from the father is for the purpose of honoring him back okay so he gives you a steam and honor because you honor him and so that you will continue to honor him so this way you schewe said he says esteem your son so that that's the key words there so that the reason for the purpose of receiving honor and esteem is so that you might glorify and give honor back to the father what we're going to find out in all of this the reason why unity is important and why we have the division issues is because we don't seem to fully grasp that all of this is about him okay your life the world you live in everything that exists is in existence and exists for the purpose of his purposes in other words this is all about him he wants people he wants human beings to live with and have a transform and conform at the image of his son he wanted it to be trees in life he wanted it to be animals he wanted it to be weather and and rain and wind and snow and sunshine all of these things are because it's what he wants now we could come from places where we start to think that somehow this is about us that that puts us right in the middle of the universe and that almost makes us God you know that everything is there to serve our purposes and to make our lives happy but it see it's his desire to bring you joy because that makes him happy making you filled with joy makes him happy you know this feeling if you have anyone that you love I was going to say children or parents I don't know who you love and who you don't but whoever you do love it makes you happy when you make them happy see and they think you're making them happy because you you know it's about them no it's about you it makes you happy to make them happy and that's the same way your father in the heavens feel to bring joy okay so honor that he gives and offers to us is fully for the purpose of making sure that we receive it in order to then return that honor back to him okay verse two so he says as you've given him the son authority over all flesh that he should give everlasting life to all whom you have given him okay so first of all notice it's a connection the son has Authority and that he's going to give everlasting life all that the father gave to him okay verse three and this is everlasting life that they should know you the only true Elohim and Yeshua Messiah whom you have sent so everlasting life is now being defined here's your definition it's defined as knowing or put quotes around that knowing the father and the son not information aliy not knowing about but relationally in other words having a knowing deep abiding intimate relationship with father and son knowing what pleases them we had verses and other teachings that many many times as talks about that we should be seeking what is well pleasing in his sight it should be our desire to do what is right in his eyes in other words if you know me you would keep my Commandments if you love me you will keep my Commandments well how are you going to love what you don't know you're not going to love you may like something you don't only know a little bit about but to really love it you got to know it okay and so he says everlasting life now is defined as knowing the father the son he says look this is everlasting life that they should know you the only true Elohim and Yeshua Messiah whom you sent so everlasting life comes through that relationship because if you know them then you'll understand the rest of the story in other words not just knowing about them doesn't teach you enough oh I've heard of God I've heard of the father I've heard of the son I've heard of Messiah I heard a few things about them that doesn't do anything for you except gets you started you need that information to start you down a path but as you really get to know them then you'll understand the rest of the story like follow me be in same manner as imitate me be transformed into the image of the son obey guard keep these things that have to do with then you also know that the desire is to bless keep safe okay all of these things start in the coming out of a knowing relationship so he's saying that's where everlasting life comes from not just from an altar call or believing that Messiah died was buried and was resurrected and etc these are important things that you need to know information aliy but when you take that information and use it to develop a relationship now we can do something now it has power to lead to and give at some point everlasting life this is everlasting like the knowing see the problem is that when people read that they only think informational II see a lot of people out there are watching right now think they know me they don't know me they're seeing me they watch me okay but it takes time with someone to know them what do they like what are they like what don't they like what is the personality like what's pleasing to them what you know whatever it is you get to know somebody you know some of you when you were in the dating mode you know maybe we're told by a friend hey I'd like to introduce you to somebody and they told you about the person so you didn't know them but you knew a little bit about them and then maybe you went and met that person and went on a few dates and then as you got to know them then you came to realize whether or not you actually wanted to be with them but you had to get to know them not just know about them because I can tell you about somebody if I was to try to be a matchmaker say oh look I could tell you about this person and I can tell that person about you it's not the same as actually spending time together and getting to know them and seeing how that relationship actually works so it's the knowing that eventually can bring everlasting life because even John this now you can understand why in first John John says those who say they know him and do not keep and guard the commandments are liars you see because if you know him in that relationship you would understand how important it is you'd know that he said if you love me keep the commandments you would know all of these things about him relationally it would be that intimacy continuing so in verse four he says I have esteemed you I've given you honor on the earth having accomplished the work you have given me that I should do so I want you to understand that doing and accomplishing the work the Father has given you to do gives him honor honors him okay he says I have esteemed you by doing what you sent me to do by accomplishing something so I want you to think about and we haven't even gotten anywhere towards the words unity in this yet we're going to get there in a few more verses but I want you to think about if you want to honor your father then you need to understand what is it he wants you to accomplish they didn't teach you that in Sunday did they that you actually have to accomplish something so you are saying here I have esteemed you having accomplished the works oh there's that horrible four-letter word he did work I accomplished what you sent me to do what you've given me that I should do Alba has a plan of stuff that you he wants you to accomplish that you should do and then part of that is also things that he wants you not to do you want you accomplish overcoming the temptation is part of accomplishing the temptation to do that which you shouldn't do does that make sense so you want to be praying as Yeshua is praying now you choose praying having already accomplished we should be praying a prayer like the saying father helped me to understand what it is you want me to accomplish so that I can honor and esteem you because that's what verse 4 is talking about your I of esteemed you having accomplished the work you gave me that I should do I mean I could just repeat we could attend the sermon right there and you'd have enough homework okay I mean right there that one verse and understanding that it's what you do whether or not it's in line with what he asked you or play or creator to accomplish that honors him so you may want to say ah but what is it you want me to accomplish in my life I'm just kind of really struggling through this life as it is and I don't even know what I'm supposed to be doing now but what is it you want me to accomplish so you're here for a purpose you were born where you were born for a purpose you could have been born in another country at another time with different parent the whole thing but you were born in your situation because he expected you to accomplish something and by the way when I say accomplish that don't mean huge wonderful big projects or something it may be just personal growth he expects you to grow into the image of the son develop his character he wants you to accomplish both internal things and external things I'll say that again we're not just talking about physically going out there because somebody might think oh but I can't teach or I can't write or I can't do this or I can't minister that's not necessarily the types of accomplishment that's the way the world sees accomplishments what he gave you a shoe of the task to come disciple a bunch of guys start the process of recall of recalling the lost tribes getting that message out there dying and being resurrected to overcome both sin and death and to be to have that victory he had his own thing to accomplish you don't have to accomplish those things specifically that was his tasks what does he want you to accomplish I think the CC 1 CC 101 program is talking about those things he want you to continue on the journey when he disturbed your peace and go forward and what does he want you to discover what's truth and walk in it he wants you to understand you in a realistic way in other words we talked about that like how we lie to ourselves and rationalize we don't look at ourselves as we really are see yourself as you are and then change whatever is not Yeshua like into issue alike to be looking like issue so that accomplishment thing is very important continuing verse 5 and now esteem me with yourself father with the esteem which I had with you before the world was I have revealed your name to the men whom you gave me out of the world they were yours and you gave me gave them to me and they have guarded your word now they have come to know that all you gave to me is from you because the words would you gave to me I given them and they have received them and have truly known that I came forth from you and they believed that you sent me so you schewe revealed the father's name now we have the teaching called what you called no other name but identify what a name to teaching no other name okay and in that teaching we understand that the word name represents things like authority character or the nature of something so you said I revealed to these the ones you gave me he said I've revealed to the men you gave me out of the world your name see now the sacred neighbors will think he gave them the secret understanding of how to say Yahweh or Jehovah whatever way you pronounce it had nothing to do with that he said I revealed to them who you are your character your nature your authority in other words what that name stands for what it represents so if you're not familiar with that teaching it's called no other name you might want to go listen to that so you should reveal the father's authority nature and character how through the receiving and guarding the father's words and beliefs look at the rest of it he says because this happened because verse 8 the words which you gave to me I gave to them and they received see there's an active participation here people have been raised thinking issue was going to do everything for you no he didn't just give words to them because what anybody remember verses where he gave words to lots of people and they didn't all follow or they follow for a little while and then they left these received that's something you need to do he's giving you his words the father's words that the word you gave me I gave them and they received so we need to receive and then it says here and they have guarded your word so once you receive it you have to guard it and a lot of us don't take that seriously enough ok I would say all of us don't take that seriously enough what it means to guard that word okay and we're not going to get into that in much more detail today but just understand that that's a big part of what's going on here he's saying look I have revealed it to the men you gave me so remember it says none comes that the father draws right so the father is doing the drawing they went to you could we come to issue or led to Yeshua Yeshua gives us the father's words we have to receive those words and then guard them okay now continuing here now in verse nine I pray for them now listen I pray for them I do not pray for the world but for those whom you give given me for they are yours now this is an interesting verse what does this first say about praying for those in the body versus praying for those in the world Yeshua said I pray for them now I know on a per shot level he's saying this prayer right now is just for these guys he's not saying I don't have you know feelings for and emotions for those that are in the world but until they come out of the world he said that's the father's got to do with that my prayer is for those that he gave me that's what he's saying so we should be praying that the father will disturb their peace and bring them out but understand that this prayer he's praying is said these are for the ones who you gave to me and I gave your word and they received it and they're guarding it okay so am I saying that we shouldn't pray for those in the world know but I'm just understand realize that those in the world that we're praying for well you have to make sure that our prayers are about so that it leads them to Yahweh where he'll disturb their peace because if Yahweh just keeps intervening in their lives and they don't know that that's what's happening then they're never going to come to him see sometimes we pray for our friends and family members that are not keeping Torah not part of the body and we wonder why things are not working right in their lives and why the prayers are not being answered from because they're supposed to suffer till they get it I don't want to be so harsh but we do this on a regular basis we all have family members that we want to pray for when there situations in the lives are not going well and then we pray and Abba lets it get worse it doesn't intervene them well we wonder why because he's not it's not that he's ignoring your desire he's saying I got I'm trying to get their attention that's what he's saying and so don't feel like your prayers are not being answered remember his answer may be no we're not now that's still an answer and so when you praying for family members whatever thing they're struggling with whatever tragedies are going on in their life it may be that Ava's allowing those things because he's trying to get their attention so I would recommend you talk to your family members about how about starting to get in line with totora with the Living Word and maybe that will start fixing all your problems instead of us doing the heavy lifting and saying okay I'll go pray for you you keep doing whatever you're doing and I was going to intervene because he loves me so much that you don't have to do anything he's met the same ridiculous thing that we hear in Christianity as like issue we did it all for you so you don't have to do anything so whenever I pray for somebody outside of the body my prayer is always that Abba that if you're going to do this you do it in a way that brings you glory and honor and get that person to know that's what happened so that they will make the choice to go and seek after you Father and not continued his doing whatever they're doing because here's your shoe was saying listen he's very blunt about it I pray for them but them being those that he shared the word with and who received it in a guarding it he said I don't pray for the world but those whom you have given me for they are yours he's only praying for the ones that are ABBA's that he's called I don't think there's another way to interpret that he said and all mine are yours and yours are mine and I have been esteemed in them now remember he's only honored in them if we're doing what receiving the word and guarding the word otherwise we are not honoring him Yeshua said yours are mine mine yours and I am because you gave them to me when you gave them to me I them and took care of them as if they were yours because they are and they have honored me back because they have done what I've taught them to do what you taught me to do and that's where the honouring comes from so here in verse 10 when it says I have been esteemed in them I questioned you with how was your shoe esteemed and honored in US the answer is if we loved him we guard his Commandments in doing what he said and imitating him following him that's what UNK it's him honor if he says follow me and goes over this way and you to go and rather go over that way does that honor him no so let's be asking ourselves the question we see a verse like verse 10 he says yours are mine and I've been esteemed in them ask yourself well what am i doing him is what I'm doing is steaming or honoring him verse 11 and I am no more in the world but these are in the world and I come to you set apart father guard them in your name which you have given me so that they might be one as we are one now we're going to get to the whole point all of this preamble all of this lead-in was getting to this verse and the rest of this prayer is going to continue the theme of unity okay he says father I am no more in the world but these are I come to you guard them in your authority that you gave me so that they may be one as we are now so you should I ask the father to guard those that are his so that they which is us we might be one as or in the same type of relationship as in like manner as he and the father are one so we need to ask ourselves a question what does that look like well we have verses that talk about where you sua says well everything that the father says I do and everything that I do is what he tells me to do and everything you know all of these things where he's in such complete unity in alignment with his father so much so that if you saw him you saw the father because that's how alike they would look in behavior character and nature that may be slightly different in personalities but in the other things very much the same there very much the same we know what this looks like how many times have you seen a child of someone you know really well and they're acting a certain way you go you're just like your mother uh you're just like your father or in a good way going hey you know your daughter's just like you all your son is just like you and then it's a positive way either way though they're noticing that their behavior nature and character matches yours it matches yours so here he's saying she was asking the father to guard those that are his so that we which is you know we're hoping that we're part of that right so that we being those people also because going to be diverse we says I'm praying for others not just these alone he says that we might be in the same type of relationship with each other and with this father and the son as the father the son are so that they might be one as we are so they might be one as we are you know I was going to get into more detail about this whole thing of the hotter one you know the first appearance of the word is in Genesis when it says and it was evening and it was morning day one or one day you know multiple things together made it something that was one okay and so there's a hardness is coming together is understanding that something is one doesn't mean that it's actually singular but it's multiple things together being and acting as if they are one and one inseparable unit that's what the body is supposed to be sadly as I've said often the body looks like it jumped on a land mind I got exploded everywhere right so he says this is his now this is Yeshua's last big prayer before dying I mean this is this is huge and his last thing that he wanted to make sure I got out there was his desire for us to be one in the same way that he and his father a1 so if you want to know what you sure really wants that's what he really wants he wants us to be one as he and his father a one verse 12 and 13 when I was in the world assuming I was with them in the world I was guarding them in your name which you have given me and I watched over them and not one of them perished except the son of destruction that the scripture might be filled and now I come to you and I speak these words in the world so that they have my joy completed in them now I skipped over a little bit in verse 11 he says I am no more in the world who's going to start talking about this being in the world and that of the world thing here in the next couple of verses but he does say here this idea about his joy being completed in US what in the world does that mean okay what does it mean have Yeshua's joy completed in US he says and I speak these words in the world so that they have my joy complete him I'm going to guess because he doesn't tell us specifically here's my guess he wants us to have the fullness and completeness of the joy he experiences in that akkad oneness with the father in other words in that unity he says I gave them I was guarding them in your name and that they gave me and I watched over them and all these things why and he says then I would come to you and I speak these words so that they might understand this joy that I have also so that my joy is apparent so to speak because he was like a you know a parent to all of them he was the sort of a father figure to all these men he says what would be more joyful than a parent being proud and pleased with the things that their children are doing or a teacher and his students you tell your son or your daughter you will make me so happy if you would do this or do that this would make me happy filled me with joy so he says look I want this so that they have my joy completed in them so if they would complete would you have given them to accomplish that would complete my joy then take the other level of it which is and if they would do those things they would experience the joy that I experience so now we have two levels of this I want my joy them to feel it but I also want they will make me so happy if they finish what I gave them to do just like you were happy when I finished what you gave me to do and by the way when it says joy completed here that's the same kind of wording as the phrase in I didn't come to destroy but to complete so he's not desiring that there'd be no more joy just like Christians will tell you so when he completed if there's no more tour there's no more law now it's to be filled up to overflowing he says I didn't come to destroy but to fill up to overflowing same thing here he says I want this too that my joy may be overflowing in them may be filled up to capacity and overflowing verse 14 I have given them your word and the world hated them because they are not of the world as I am NOT of the world now notice that this is now following okay he first identifies the nature of the relationship in the first 10 or so verses what brings honor how you receive honor what's expected of you then he says in all of that is because he wants us to be a hot one unity want us to be together in unity now he's going to start telling you why that's a problem for us what happens to cause a problem he says look he says I have given them your word so now he's reconnecting back to what brings everlasting life okay we have that defined right the definition with everlasting life it says was defined as knowing the father and the son and the way we know it is because we get a relationship through knowing the word which tells us about and how to have that relationship and he says I have given them your word by the way the word word is also Yeshua himself it's the Torah it's the truth it's light you said so I've given myself to them have given the Torah to them I've given your word to them and the world hated them because they're not of the world as I am NOT of the world so we're going to be hated by the world so stop getting all upset and depressed and frustrated when the world doesn't love you because a lot of you will call us up talk about all your sister your brother your mother your boss your co-workers your friends and all these people it used to be all wonderful with you are no longer so wonderful with you well because you've made a choice he says the world is going to end we know this hated him we know that the world hated him and so why would we be surprised if the world hates us and so when we are no longer looking like or participating in the world in its fullness the world and those in it start to notice and they're not happy about that because now you stand out and if you stand out there's something in their spirit that says if they're right I'm wrong and if I'm wrong I need to change and I don't want to change so therefore they can't be right and I've got to attack them for making me feel this way and that's why they don't like you because of the way you make them feel not because you're doing it on purpose your existence as a Torah observant follow of Yeshua makes them uncomfortable it's an internal thing in their spirit and man connecting with the small voice that's disturbing their peace and they don't like the way that feels so they're going to lash out at you because it's your fault you're making them feel that way that's just the way they feel about it you're really not doing this but they're going to blame you because before you made these changes in your life they didn't feel this way so now all of a sudden they're feeling this way because you're acting differently you're not participating in conversations the same way you used to you're not eating the same we used to you're taking different days off now your act I mean your behavior they're seeing you schewe in you so it's not you they're hating it's the issue within you that they're hating the more they see him the more they don't like you I know it doesn't make sense but that's not the way Christianity teaches the Jesus thing the more they see Jesus in you the more they're going to love you that's because the Jesus that they're preaching doesn't require you to change your behavior hardly at all but if the more you become Yeshua like a Torah observant submissive child of the father now if you don't look like them anymore and you're disturbing their peace and they're not liking it listen he says verse 15 so the world hates us because we like issue are not of the world that's what now of course that the world is loving you maybe you haven't changed enough yet hey listen just meditate on that you know the world loves you and everybody's your friend and everybody thinks you're wonderful and you're now walking this walk you've you're only walking around with members of the body or but if you're still walking around with people in the world and is that nothing has changed in those relationships maybe it's because you haven't changed very much I'm just saying it verse 15 I do not pray that you should take them out of the world but that you keep them from the wicked one so he doesn't want us to be taken out of this crazy mess but that while we're in it we could see while we're in it's how we get to grow that's where our characters developed under pressure under those fires under adversity that's where character gets developed he says I don't want you to take them out of the petri dish of testing grounds or whatever you want to call this where they're going to grow and they're going to be tested and they're going to have their their character developed but I want you to help keep them from the wicked one the father of Lies says they are not of the world as I am NOT of the world now of course Christianity will read that verse as a given fact well they're not of the world as I'm not of the world know you're only not of the world if you're doing all the things that you were put here to accomplish if you're doing worldly things you're still of the world and Paul talks about this quite a bit in his writings to stop walking as you did before as a giant when you were a Gentile in the futility of your mind we've read verses with that all the time so you can't claim to be a follower of Yeshua tour observe and follow of Yeshua a child of living Elohim a child of Israel and keep doing what you're doing before things have got to change he says verse 17 set them apart in your truth your word is true so now it's not interesting that all of this is coming around we get to verse 16 where he says they're not in the world as I'm out of the world so we should be asking ourselves if that's true for ourselves and then to tie it back together where he was talking about the word earlier and bring it back to that he says look he says set them apart this is what sets you apart from the world memory said there in the world but they're not of the world what makes the difference this is what makes the difference the truth okay it's the truth whose truth it says your true father your truth is what sets them apart your truth which is the word he says your word is truth what's the word is schewe the Torah the word says your Word is truth so what is the separating defining thing the thing Christianity wants to do away with the word the Torah the commandments the instruction to tell you how to be like them not the world but like the father and the son that's you know we talk about this all the time all the time all the time what is the Torah do it blesses you it keeps you safe and then this is where it comes in it's the thing that transforms you from what you are into what they are it's the transformative vehicle so that's why he throws that verse in here saying look they are not of the world as I am NOT of the world only if what if all of you would set them apart if they could be set apart by guarding your word remember we go back to the verse which says look they received and they have guarded I revealed your name to them they have received and they're guarding interesting okay so first 17 is very important this is what sets us apart and via this is also what gets us and adds with people that are still in the word I mean still in the world we're putting onto them because we now are changing our thought processes our behavior and lifestyle choices personalities you know change somewhat I mean we're becoming more Yeshua like okay we make different decisions different choices remember we did the teaching called making decisions is the reason you exist alright let's continue in verse so verse 17 the question I ask you is are you set apart in the father's truth in the word are you actually setting yourself apart with that verse 18 as you sent me into the world I also sent them into the world okay so we may want to think about we schewe was sent into the world to do and I'm not talking about the death burial resurrection part let's talk about everything else that he did what did he do he made disciples he showed people the father said I come here to show you the father he showed people the father and disciple them in the word what did he do he says I have given them your name I taught them your name I've shown them your name this one did I revealed your authority your character your nature to them this is what we are to do as well but the father must draw them to you you don't have to go knock on doors it's up you know pestering all your friends and family members but you need to be prepared because he sent you into the world at the very minimum to be a light so that what you do is seen and others may wonder why do you do what you do how come you don't do what you used to do trust me when I tell you that when I was in college and first started walking this walk in my early 20s over 30 years ago my friends wondered what in the world happened to me because growing up in college age you know the early 20s you know just after college in New York City you know with every other war everybody said every sentence had at least one curse word in it I promise you and that was just normal not because we were you know the typical thing all your guys like truck drivers and dock workers of the guado know why they get all the bad reputation I've been a million people doing lots of other jobs whose mouths are worse or best as bad as anybody else but all of a sudden I stopped using that language confused all my friends but they noticed very quickly okay behavior changes because just because our choices change and our thought processes change so he says look he says you sent me into the world they also send them into the world so you have a job in the world it may not be disciple II and teaching people per se it may not be you know whatever other lofty thing you may think it may be a simple of living the life where people can see it and the fruit it bears okay we all have that role but you have other roles some of you are really great listeners I'm fairly awful at that so we appreciate those who that are good at that because some of you actually genuinely care about what the other person saying a lot of us don't not because we're selfish necessarily just because we have other things we're focused on that we want to accomplish and sitting still and listening to you would take too long that's reality I'm not trying to I'm not trying to be mean but there needs to be people that have nothing else to do but they love to sit and listen to you and you need those people and some of you were graded that others of us a lot of us are not but that's not our job everybody's got a job in a role it sounds like my jobs not yours yours is not mine and so think about it ask father father what is it you sent me here to accomplish what is my thing to accomplish some of you your job is to be the best listener and you know it have the most empathy for people and sympathy because people need empathy and sympathy and guess what if you're going to the leader type person you're probably not going to get that as easily as you go to the person exactly that's their skill set do you think that people when they went to Moses got a lot of empathy and sympathy not the guy for that probably okay because he had a leader role but there are other people that were wonderful at that and so just understand he sent you into the world he said they've been sent I've sent them just like you sent me so there is a a connection there and like as so in the same man as he was said we were sent to accomplish something continuing let's see verse 19 verse 19 and by the way if you were sent into the world to do the cycling visca back to verse 18 make sure you've actually been discipled okay if you actually want to take this in a more literal sense that like issuer was that was sent into the world to disciple well he was disciple by the father and then he discipled those that he sent remember right now he's only talking to who to 12 for the 11 okay he's talking to them okay he says I'm talking to those guys that I trained so if you're going to take this literally as I'm being sent out the disciple like he was sent out you need to be discipled first that way he was able to say father I'm going to teach them with the way you taught me and what you taught me I'm going to teach them same thing with you be taught and then teach verse 19 and for them I set myself apart so that they might be set apart in truth so the reason he does the things he does and so that we or them in that case but I'm we'll see that in verse 20 this is also about us he says so that we might be set apart in truth in other words he did everything perfectly to set the example so that we would know what to do that's why we have the teaching called what did you would do you know back in the days when they had to WWJD bracelets and all that stuff what would Jesus do well you know what qualified these people to guess what they thought Messiah would do but I can tell you is what he did because that's been documented so based on what he did I can then surmise what I should do because I'm supposed to do what he did so he said I did what I did I set myself apart so that they might be set apart in truth and I was said that they would know exactly what to do and how to do it so they would know exactly what doing how to do it now by the way I'm going to throw this out as a little nugget for later when we do get to the Sabbath teaching okay run just to understand that in remembering he said I gave it to them as an example to know exactly what to do you don't have to go back to creation to figure out how to keep the Sabbath you don't have to go back as far as what day it is or whether it starts at sundown or sunset or whatever Yeshua kept it with the disciples he kept it with the Jewish community exactly the way they did it never corrected them and unless you can show me that the Jews have changed in the last two thousand years from when the issue would did it with them then whatever Joshua did with them is still correct why I'm throwing this in now is because he said look I set myself apart so that they might know exactly what to do in truth do what I do he wasn't just do what I say we got enough people to basically do what I say perfect that's what Matthew 23 attacked the Pharisees he said don't do what they do do what they say because they don't do what they say he said I do what I say I set myself apart and do I walk the talk a lot of people talk and don't walk okay now so he says look I set myself apart so that they might be set apart in truth what do we know the truth is John 14 verse 60 says I am truth some 119 verse 142 and 160 the word is truth okay John 116 the word put on flesh it should be John 1:14 the word put on flesh okay there's your loop that's what truth is he says look I do not pray for these alone but also for those believing in me through their these 12s word hmm he says I do not pray for these alone so Yeshua was praying for all those in the future who would believe because of the testimony and the example of the disciples I'm waving at all of you that's us he's talking about us and everybody since then between them and us and everybody in the future if there's more future that would hear and read the word and understand and seek to please the father through this he's praying for those that are discipled by him those that would receive accomplish and guard the word so if you're not doing all of that stuff he's not praying about you he's not talking about you he's talking about those that would fit the verses that we've just read in chapter 17 here if you match from verse 1 to this point that's who he's talking about if you don't match he's not talking about you I'm sorry he's talking about those that fits it is described exactly what that person looks like who that person is it says I'm not just praying for these which are these the days choice to I should revealed your name to disease to receive disease that are guarding the deed that's the that's the B's he's responding about here so if we're going to be a part of that group we've got to be doing the same things these said I don't I pray it pray for these alone but for those believing in me through what through all of the word example testimony of these guys very powerful stuff now we're going to start bringing it back to the only thing all of this again listen on verse 21 all of this is to what he said I'm not praying this for these but those in the future so that they all all these guys right now and the ones in the future in case the first time he mentioned it in verse 11 wasn't clear enough that it was just maybe talking about those guys he said no no these guys and all those in the future I do I say all of this so that they all might be one as you Father are in me and I in you so that they too might be one in us so that the world might believe that you have sent me now continuing to verse 22 and 23 because it goes together and the honor and esteem which you gave me I have given them so that they might be one as we are and I in them and you and me so that they might be perfected into one so that the world knows that you have sent me and have loved them as you have loved me hmm Wow okay so this is your shoe is heart this is his desire that his disciples okay this he says his desire is desire for disciples or if the result of them being that they are that the world would know that the father sent him as the result he's looking for here if this is Jewish heart desire for his disciples with the result being that the world would know that the father sent him see when you don't do all this you're not showing the world that the father sent his son now you're showing the world that maybe some counterfeit version that the world has manifested as the son might be what they see but if they're going to really see the Sun as you really is this is what's expected and that goes back to the teaching called beware false prophets see the world has received a false understanding of what mashiach is and looks like because they didn't understand this chapter right here these 23 verses that we just read so the whole purpose of all of this an issue is prayer so that listen now that we might be one as they are one hmm i noticed the way says it so that they might to be one in us and then he goes on he goes in verse 23 so that they might be perfected into one Wow now it's getting really really serious so that they might be perfected into one hold your place here it's not in my notes but we're going to go there anyway let's go to we check first is here is where I want to go let's go to Ephesians chapter 4 I'm going to write that down in my notes here so remember that's what I did okay how far do I want to go I don't know I'm going to start in verse 11 okay if he's in chapter 4 and he himself this is Yeshua gave some as emissaries and some as prophets and some as evangelists and some as Shepherds and teachers for the perfecting of the set of part ones to the work of service to a building up of the body Messiah now this is the rock working I'm claiming that if you don't like it you don't agree with it I'm sorry I didn't think of this verses so I saw the word perfect and then they might if you see if you don't put it in the Royal can't pull it out right The Rock does what stirs to remembrance so I know this verse in Ephesians and I felt like the road said perfecting unity Ephesians chapter 4 for the perfecting of the set of part ones look at the connection though listen to the verse he says for the perfecting of the set apart one to the work of service to the building up of the body of Messiah until we all come to the unity of belief and of the knowledge of the son of Elohim to a perfect man to the measure of the stature of the completeness of Messiah so that we should no longer be children tossed and borne about by every wind of teaching by the trickery of men and cleverness into unto craftiness and leading astray but maintaining the truth in love we grow up in all respects into him who with the head Messiah me is that not did not shall will understand what John was talking about in John chapter 17 Paul understood it exactly did he get to read John 17 no wasn't written wasn't available to him but he understood exactly the same thing that Yeshua was saying in John that this is about us having leadership available to disciple and train us for the purpose to accomplish what that we would come together into the unity of belief and of the knowledge of Eliam to a perfect man in the measure of stature of completeness of Messiah that's what he means I believe in John 17 says so that they might be one as we are one so what Paul's telling the Ephesians is we need help getting there and actually that's what you shouid did - why did he train up those twelve guys to go do exactly what Paul is talking about in Ephesians chapter 4 to go out there and be shepherds and teachers and apostles and evangelists and prophets so that those guys can help raise up the body into unity so that's Paul saying I I think I understand how to fulfill issue is prayer and what he meant and I certainly agree with him that that's what Yeshua meant in his prayer in John 17 that we are to be discipled so that we can understand how to be one of one mind one belief one understanding so that we could be in the fullness and completeness which also brings us back to that my joy might be complete in them so you know we'll make issuer happier than anything if all of that happened exactly what like we just read that would complete his joy if we were in that unity that would like him and his father just throwing that out there let's go back to John 17 got a couple more verses here I was I had a feeling we weren't going to put get out of anywhere beyond John 17 for today which is good that's exactly where I want it to be 53 minutes in we're good alright verse 24 back to verse 23 so remember all of us again is not just about that they might be perfected into one so what so that the world knows that you sent me so all of this again it's in 21 and 23 votes ver both verse 21 and 23 what we do in representing him is what tells the world that he was sent by the father so when the enemy I know the staples that was easy button didn't exist back then but when the enemy stirs us up and we are not unified and we're not in unity and we're fighting and striving and in division it's like hitting that button going Boop that was easy now the world doesn't know that the father sent the son because just like you said they will know you're my students if you love one another he says the world will know that the father sent the son when you do this but when it says well no it's not just this no informational II that whatever claim of a messiah is out there is actually the Messiah but we'll know what the true Messiah truly is like who he is who who he was who he is and who he's coming to be the world is not getting that example just from everybody that claims that Messiah is Messiah that's like when he said those who came come to him say master master and he says I didn't know you I didn't have a relationship with you because you were working lawlessness you were doing sin you weren't keeping the commandments you thought you knew me we did all the stuff in your name well yeah you claimed it was in my authority but I never gave that authority and we see that all the time he zekiel 22 he says those who are claiming that Yahweh said when Yahweh had not said it's one of my scariest favorite favorite parts of scripture is Ezekiel when when he's basically describing today just as much he's describing back then those who are out there preaching and taking widows mites and making paupers and and just saying I always said when all we had and said I believe that starts in around verse 25 or so in that section of Ezekiel I'm the verse of looking for probably 28 or 29 or something that but okay understand that that's what we're dealing with here is that this is how important it is that we do this his prayer is that father that if they would do this the world would know that you sent me think about what's hinging on what we do to truly represent the son in his true essence of who he is who he was and who is coming too big is based on us because the world sees us he's not here now we are and he left us here to be that example that's the minimum accomplishment we must do is to set that example so that the people would know that the father sends his son really important verse 24 father I desire that those whom you have given me might be with me where I am so that they see my honor my esteem but you have given me because you have loved me before the foundation of the world Oh righteous father indeed the world did not know you but I knew you and these knew that you have sent me now remember that was part of what his whole point was when he was talking to the Jewish community was I came to show you the Father because they knew about that they didn't have a relationship with he says I knew you but they didn't know you but these they know you now because I taught them I showed you to them I introduced them to you as you are in fullness he says and I have made your name known to them and shall make it known so that they so that the love with which you loved me might be in them and I in them that's his desire this is his heart this is his prayer because verse 18 says and having fifties words you sure went out this was it this was that big big and what does though lets us wrap the whole thing up into simplicity father I came here to do something unaccomplished it I've given them stuff to do and they're they're accomplishing it and all I want is for them to know what it's like to feel what I feel which is to be one with you I want them to be one with each other and one with us my desire is unity and I don't see that being a major focus within the body except that's not true it is a major focus each person wants everybody to be in unity with them individually not seeking disunity with the father and the son and they're not allowing for the Ephesians for ministry to have authority we still have that self sovereignty issues and stuff so this is really an introduction to this unity and division thing because I wanted us to first and foremost understand as we wrap up for today the desire of Yeshua the desire of the father is to have us be Ahad to be one to be in unity and so that's what we read in Ephesians right so that we would become together in the unity and in the completeness and in the likeness of Yeshua as a body not as a denomination or series of churches here and there or whatever individual groups and want to know a body okay we're not called the such-and-such whatever convention or the such-and-such conference or the such-and-such denomination we're called the body of Messiah okay the body of Messiah doesn't have a board body Messiah doesn't have organizations all over the place it's a body it's an arm and a thumb and and leg and we're one thing functioning now a finger does something different than the nose does but it's the part of the body okay if my finger tried to leave I'd have a problem right or my nose or any other part of me and so you don't see that within the body right now we've got different organizations forming we formed one ourselves but ours was formed with the idea of trying to promote unity okay MTO is motto in our vision statement is to work together to serve the body more effectively in promoting a body okay and that's what we're trying to do as a let's call it a platform for that being done as opposed to it being about an organization because this is the vision of Yeshua right here his vision is that we be one in a way that only two beings have ever been not a husband and wife not a brother and sister not a parent and a child but only the father and mushiya have had this a hotness and he wants us all to know what that's like and so that's going to end it for this week in the next week in part 2 we're going to start to look at where this thing goes off the rails okay what derails all of this where what is the problem what's causing the problem so we could then figure out in the you know the parts after we deal with the problem well how do we actually fix this what's the solution to the problem I'm a father we come before you and we have heard two-shoe is prayer and I don't think any of us having heard it and just ready then we've all probably read it many times can walk away from it unmoved I think we're all very powerfully moved by his words by heart and by his desire for his children his disciples his those that you would put in his hand those that you would draw to him that we would understand that the whole point is not just that that we can individually claim I'm right and I'm so smart and I'm doing much but that would be one that would be in unity that we understand what it's like to be a quad to be like you and your son are so father we come before you asking that you would show us ourselves in these verses show us what we need to see so that we can understand where we are in unity and where we are causing the problem of disunity where where am i individually at we should all ask the question where am I in this mix am i seeking unity or am i causing division and you may not think of what you're doing is causing division most people that are doing it don't think they are but father help us to see when we are so father we thank you for your word we thank you schewe for this prayer for sharing this prayer and having to be written down for us to see and to read so that we can really hear and know your heart for your children for your body for those that would follow for those who says I do not pray for these alone but all those believing in me through their word and we are those we are those who believe in him because of their word so father we thank you we ask that you would do what he says here when he said father I ask that you would guard them he said I watch over them watch over us father as we are still in the world in in the world but not that we would not be of the world Yeshua says that he would wish that you would guard us and protect us and watch over us and please father we ask that you would so father we thank you help us to see what you want us to accomplish help us to receive the word without resistance and to then walk in it and accomplish the things you would have us to do to guard over and watch over all that you would have us to do and so father we come before you now seeking and asking and submitting ourselves in the authority of Yeshua our Messiah and together we say main the main you [Music]