WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:01.219 Well, good morning, everyone. 00:00:01.560 --> 00:00:02.720 My name's Janet Skora. 00:00:02.960 --> 00:00:04.160 If you haven't met me before, 00:00:04.440 --> 00:00:07.940 I have the great privilege of being one of the wardens here 00:00:07.940 --> 00:00:11.200 at St Paul's as well as a community group leader. 00:00:11.800 --> 00:00:15.380 Great to be able to open God's Word with you this morning. 00:00:16.199 --> 00:00:17.740 First, let me pray for us, 00:00:17.740 --> 00:00:21.320 and then we're going to explore this wonderful part of John's Gospel. 00:00:23.580 --> 00:00:26.719 Gracious God, thank you so much that you give us your Word 00:00:26.719 --> 00:00:27.800 that we might know you, 00:00:28.320 --> 00:00:30.820 that we might continue to have a relationship with you, 00:00:31.300 --> 00:00:33.100 and that we might use your Word 00:00:33.100 --> 00:00:36.120 to spread the good news of Jesus across this world. 00:00:36.840 --> 00:00:40.000 I pray, Lord, that as we open your Word this morning, 00:00:40.179 --> 00:00:41.760 that you would speak to our hearts 00:00:41.760 --> 00:00:44.400 and help us to understand more of who you are 00:00:44.400 --> 00:00:45.640 and all you've done for us. 00:00:45.640 --> 00:00:46.079 Amen. 00:00:47.260 --> 00:00:49.760 So if you've been with us for the past few weeks, 00:00:50.560 --> 00:00:52.560 we've been working through this particular section 00:00:52.560 --> 00:00:53.560 of the Gospel of John. 00:00:53.859 --> 00:00:57.600 Last week, Nick spoke to us about the deep sense of belonging 00:00:57.600 --> 00:00:59.600 that Jesus imparted to his disciples, 00:01:00.320 --> 00:01:02.640 a connection that was derived from God, 00:01:02.899 --> 00:01:05.019 but that would sustain them when they were scattered, 00:01:05.560 --> 00:01:06.359 in their doubts, 00:01:06.460 --> 00:01:08.579 and in the difficult days that lay ahead for them. 00:01:09.540 --> 00:01:13.120 The chapters that we've been exploring over these past few weeks 00:01:13.120 --> 00:01:16.180 all take place in a four- to five-hour conversation 00:01:16.180 --> 00:01:18.879 between Jesus and his disciples over a meal. 00:01:19.719 --> 00:01:21.260 It starts at chapter 13, 00:01:21.379 --> 00:01:23.480 in the passage that you'll be familiar with, 00:01:23.480 --> 00:01:25.780 where Jesus washes his disciples' feet. 00:01:25.780 --> 00:01:31.219 And so the passage in chapter 17 that Helen just read for us 00:01:31.219 --> 00:01:33.120 draws this time to a conclusion. 00:01:34.359 --> 00:01:37.740 Jesus' main concern is that he wants the disciples 00:01:37.740 --> 00:01:40.060 to understand that God should be glorified, 00:01:40.560 --> 00:01:43.480 that everything he's done is in fulfilment of God's plan, 00:01:43.840 --> 00:01:47.020 including the call on the lives of a people to trust in him. 00:01:48.159 --> 00:01:50.980 And this is the last chapter before Jesus is arrested, 00:01:51.379 --> 00:01:52.719 before he's tried and crucified. 00:01:52.719 --> 00:01:57.920 And so what we have here is an experience of Jesus, 00:01:58.260 --> 00:02:01.299 a experience of Jesus that the disciples had not had. 00:02:01.840 --> 00:02:02.900 Throughout these chapters, 00:02:03.280 --> 00:02:06.359 we've had a real sense of the emotion that they've experienced, 00:02:06.480 --> 00:02:08.659 the grief and the fear that they have 00:02:08.659 --> 00:02:11.419 in thinking about his departure. 00:02:12.000 --> 00:02:15.020 It feels like quite an intimate moment in Jesus' ministry. 00:02:15.020 --> 00:02:19.800 And in this time, Jesus has compressed some of the most confronting 00:02:19.800 --> 00:02:23.420 and challenging and comforting words that this group of men would hear. 00:02:24.000 --> 00:02:25.960 They've asked questions, they've listened, 00:02:26.480 --> 00:02:29.879 and I can imagine them feeling pretty emotionally and physically exhausted. 00:02:31.160 --> 00:02:33.000 It feels like a scene to me, 00:02:33.340 --> 00:02:36.040 like we're standing outside a room, 00:02:36.900 --> 00:02:38.180 standing at a window, 00:02:38.600 --> 00:02:39.420 watching quietly, 00:02:39.800 --> 00:02:41.320 our noses pressed to the glass, 00:02:41.840 --> 00:02:42.680 straining to hear, 00:02:42.680 --> 00:02:47.760 realizing that we're witnessing something that is really profound for these men. 00:02:48.439 --> 00:02:49.319 And then along the way, 00:02:49.420 --> 00:02:51.700 we realize that he's also talking to us. 00:02:53.280 --> 00:02:55.439 Jesus has spoken to them about where he's going, 00:02:56.080 --> 00:02:57.040 that he has to go, 00:02:57.219 --> 00:02:58.300 and that they will remain, 00:02:58.640 --> 00:02:59.680 and that they will be scattered. 00:03:00.760 --> 00:03:02.000 He promises his spirit, 00:03:02.240 --> 00:03:02.780 the counselor, 00:03:03.379 --> 00:03:06.800 who will come to continue to reveal the truth to them and to the world, 00:03:07.120 --> 00:03:08.280 and to bring God glory. 00:03:08.280 --> 00:03:10.300 Last week, 00:03:10.340 --> 00:03:12.759 we heard from Nick that Jesus assures his disciples 00:03:12.759 --> 00:03:16.439 that they will continue to belong to him after he has gone. 00:03:17.539 --> 00:03:18.840 And so at the end of this time, 00:03:19.139 --> 00:03:20.180 Jesus turns to prayer. 00:03:21.300 --> 00:03:24.740 It's a prayer that gives us some deep insight into the heart of Jesus 00:03:24.740 --> 00:03:26.680 and his desire for his followers. 00:03:27.780 --> 00:03:29.900 It's a personal conversation with his father 00:03:29.900 --> 00:03:33.400 that he opens up for the disciples to hear and experience. 00:03:33.400 --> 00:03:38.080 This is the only time in the Bible we get a glimpse of the prayer 00:03:38.080 --> 00:03:40.060 of one person of the Trinity to another. 00:03:40.960 --> 00:03:44.540 We're invited into this intimate fellowship between father and son. 00:03:46.159 --> 00:03:48.200 So there are three parts to Jesus' prayer. 00:03:48.439 --> 00:03:49.300 He prays for himself, 00:03:49.680 --> 00:03:50.719 he prays for the disciples, 00:03:51.219 --> 00:03:53.700 and he prays for those who would believe the church. 00:03:54.460 --> 00:03:56.620 Let's start with the first prayer in verse one. 00:03:56.620 --> 00:03:59.580 Father, the hour has come. 00:04:00.140 --> 00:04:02.960 Glorify your son that your son might glorify you. 00:04:04.200 --> 00:04:07.520 This request that Jesus has for glorification 00:04:07.520 --> 00:04:09.659 is not about selfish ambition, 00:04:10.060 --> 00:04:12.140 but fulfilling his divine purpose. 00:04:13.040 --> 00:04:14.280 He lifts his eyes to heaven, 00:04:14.580 --> 00:04:15.580 the posture of prayer, 00:04:15.960 --> 00:04:18.680 but it says so much more to the disciples in the room 00:04:18.680 --> 00:04:21.340 about the relationship Jesus has with his father. 00:04:21.339 --> 00:04:24.459 Jesus' prayer is conveying to God 00:04:24.459 --> 00:04:26.779 that he has done what God has asked him. 00:04:27.359 --> 00:04:28.500 He has completed the mission, 00:04:29.119 --> 00:04:30.319 he's brought glory to God, 00:04:30.799 --> 00:04:34.000 and seeks that God would continue to glorify him 00:04:34.000 --> 00:04:35.259 as he faces the cross. 00:04:37.479 --> 00:04:39.979 Jesus understands that the hour has come for him 00:04:39.979 --> 00:04:41.379 to complete the mission on earth 00:04:41.379 --> 00:04:42.979 through his death and resurrection. 00:04:43.839 --> 00:04:46.159 This is something he's spoken openly about 00:04:46.159 --> 00:04:47.839 in other accounts in the Gospels, 00:04:48.339 --> 00:04:51.299 making clear that the timing and purpose on earth 00:04:51.300 --> 00:04:53.400 for him are God's timing, 00:04:53.720 --> 00:04:54.780 not for him to choose. 00:04:56.060 --> 00:04:58.579 Earlier in his ministry at the wedding of Cana, 00:04:59.060 --> 00:05:01.379 Jesus responds to his own mother's request 00:05:01.379 --> 00:05:03.939 for him to intervene, to get more wine, 00:05:04.560 --> 00:05:07.580 by saying in John chapter two, verse four, 00:05:07.960 --> 00:05:09.439 my hour has not yet come. 00:05:10.340 --> 00:05:12.120 And then later in chapter seven, 00:05:12.460 --> 00:05:15.080 his brothers urge him to go to Jerusalem, 00:05:15.519 --> 00:05:16.680 and he says to them, 00:05:16.879 --> 00:05:18.340 my hour has not yet come. 00:05:19.100 --> 00:05:20.439 And yet here he says, 00:05:20.439 --> 00:05:21.579 my hour has come, 00:05:22.180 --> 00:05:26.459 because he knew that the timing of the plan for his life 00:05:26.459 --> 00:05:27.779 was God's to decide, 00:05:28.399 --> 00:05:31.000 and his purpose on earth was to bring God glory. 00:05:33.259 --> 00:05:34.720 In verses two and three, 00:05:34.860 --> 00:05:37.420 Jesus repeats that his purpose is connected 00:05:37.420 --> 00:05:39.139 to our eternal life. 00:05:39.139 --> 00:05:42.060 For you granted him glory, 00:05:42.060 --> 00:05:43.879 authority over all people, 00:05:44.099 --> 00:05:45.939 that he might give eternal life 00:05:45.939 --> 00:05:49.159 to all those you have given him. 00:05:49.719 --> 00:05:51.399 Now this is eternal life, 00:05:51.979 --> 00:05:52.959 that they know you, 00:05:53.259 --> 00:05:54.319 the only true God, 00:05:54.659 --> 00:05:55.599 and Jesus Christ, 00:05:55.699 --> 00:05:56.379 whom you have sent. 00:05:58.139 --> 00:05:59.639 Jesus makes it pretty simple. 00:06:00.240 --> 00:06:02.740 Eternal life isn't something that starts when we die. 00:06:03.139 --> 00:06:04.819 It isn't something that we search for 00:06:04.819 --> 00:06:06.240 in a great quest to Mordor, 00:06:06.240 --> 00:06:08.100 or that we spend our lives 00:06:08.100 --> 00:06:09.720 trying to be good to achieve. 00:06:10.420 --> 00:06:11.960 Eternal life is for all 00:06:11.960 --> 00:06:13.579 who know the one true God 00:06:13.579 --> 00:06:14.879 and his son Jesus. 00:06:15.800 --> 00:06:17.060 What Jesus is telling them 00:06:17.060 --> 00:06:18.800 is that eternal life starts then. 00:06:20.460 --> 00:06:22.079 Verse three assures us today 00:06:22.079 --> 00:06:24.639 that when we come to know God and his son, 00:06:25.259 --> 00:06:27.280 we start to experience the things of heaven. 00:06:28.259 --> 00:06:29.480 Heaven is, after all, 00:06:29.699 --> 00:06:31.480 about the presence of our heavenly father. 00:06:32.199 --> 00:06:33.379 The more we know Jesus, 00:06:33.379 --> 00:06:35.879 the more we experience what heaven will be like. 00:06:37.800 --> 00:06:39.459 These verses really are the gospel. 00:06:40.199 --> 00:06:42.399 If you're looking for a simple way to remind yourself, 00:06:43.000 --> 00:06:44.600 if you're looking for a simple way 00:06:44.600 --> 00:06:45.839 to explain it to someone, 00:06:46.620 --> 00:06:48.180 Jesus' prayer for himself 00:06:48.180 --> 00:06:50.560 tells the disciples and us 00:06:50.560 --> 00:06:52.779 the good news of eternal life 00:06:52.779 --> 00:06:55.139 that God has gifted to us by grace 00:06:55.139 --> 00:06:57.199 and which we receive by faith. 00:06:59.240 --> 00:07:00.459 Separation from God 00:07:00.459 --> 00:07:02.419 is the essence of what we see 00:07:02.419 --> 00:07:03.779 and continual experience 00:07:03.779 --> 00:07:05.339 from the consequences of sin 00:07:05.339 --> 00:07:07.000 in our own lives and in the world. 00:07:08.000 --> 00:07:09.379 Jesus' prayer for himself 00:07:09.379 --> 00:07:11.180 makes clear that his purpose 00:07:11.180 --> 00:07:13.019 was restoring that relationship 00:07:13.019 --> 00:07:14.839 and at its core 00:07:14.839 --> 00:07:16.939 is the eternal life that we know now. 00:07:17.799 --> 00:07:19.419 He reverses the effects of sin 00:07:19.419 --> 00:07:21.039 so that we can know God 00:07:21.039 --> 00:07:21.919 through his son. 00:07:21.920 --> 00:07:25.020 In this prayer, 00:07:25.580 --> 00:07:27.439 Jesus shows that eternal life 00:07:27.439 --> 00:07:28.740 is something given of God 00:07:28.740 --> 00:07:30.699 along with the knowledge of God. 00:07:31.680 --> 00:07:33.199 This is the assurance we have 00:07:33.199 --> 00:07:35.180 that faith is not a leap into nothing. 00:07:35.879 --> 00:07:38.160 After all, faith is belief in something 00:07:38.160 --> 00:07:40.080 and that's what he gives us, 00:07:40.379 --> 00:07:41.720 assures us in his prayer. 00:07:44.259 --> 00:07:47.000 Next, Jesus shifts his focus to the disciples, 00:07:47.759 --> 00:07:48.840 praying for their protection, 00:07:49.300 --> 00:07:51.100 their sanctification and their unity. 00:07:52.640 --> 00:07:54.180 Jesus' desire is that God 00:07:54.180 --> 00:07:55.960 would accomplish his plan 00:07:55.960 --> 00:07:56.800 through the mission 00:07:56.800 --> 00:07:58.300 and the ministry of these men. 00:07:59.640 --> 00:08:01.740 In the context of the room he's in 00:08:01.740 --> 00:08:03.620 alongside his disciples, 00:08:04.960 --> 00:08:06.180 he wants them to understand 00:08:06.180 --> 00:08:07.240 that they are God's people, 00:08:07.620 --> 00:08:09.000 that they have been called by God, 00:08:09.360 --> 00:08:10.780 that they are dependent on him 00:08:10.780 --> 00:08:12.980 and that they belong to God 00:08:12.980 --> 00:08:14.580 and as we see in verse 6, 00:08:14.879 --> 00:08:15.920 they were given to Jesus. 00:08:17.300 --> 00:08:18.259 Jesus makes clear 00:08:18.259 --> 00:08:20.580 that God has been made known to them 00:08:20.579 --> 00:08:23.019 and that they have received the message. 00:08:24.620 --> 00:08:26.759 In verses 7 and 8, Jesus prays, 00:08:27.300 --> 00:08:28.800 Now they know that everything 00:08:28.800 --> 00:08:30.719 you have given them comes from you, 00:08:31.259 --> 00:08:33.059 for I gave them the words you gave me 00:08:33.059 --> 00:08:34.439 and they accepted them. 00:08:35.159 --> 00:08:37.319 They knew with certainty that I came from you 00:08:37.319 --> 00:08:39.319 and they believed that you sent me. 00:08:40.720 --> 00:08:43.039 Here we see Jesus interceding for the disciples. 00:08:43.039 --> 00:08:46.699 He's representing their fledgling belief to God 00:08:46.699 --> 00:08:48.919 so that he might protect and preserve them. 00:08:49.879 --> 00:08:53.099 It's evident that despite still being so frail as humans, 00:08:53.219 --> 00:08:54.500 the apostles have accepted 00:08:54.500 --> 00:08:56.819 what Jesus has told them, 00:08:57.059 --> 00:08:57.959 that they believe, 00:08:58.439 --> 00:08:59.500 that they have acted on 00:08:59.500 --> 00:09:01.259 and that they have acted on what they heard. 00:09:01.959 --> 00:09:03.679 They might still have lots of questions, 00:09:04.039 --> 00:09:05.439 they might not understand it all, 00:09:05.639 --> 00:09:07.179 but they trust and they believe. 00:09:07.179 --> 00:09:11.000 In verse 9, Jesus prays, 00:09:11.120 --> 00:09:11.959 I'm praying for them. 00:09:12.199 --> 00:09:13.279 I'm not praying for the world, 00:09:13.819 --> 00:09:15.519 but for those whom you have given me, 00:09:15.599 --> 00:09:16.439 for they are yours. 00:09:17.059 --> 00:09:18.859 Now, why wouldn't Jesus pray for the world? 00:09:19.679 --> 00:09:20.859 It feels a bit uncomfortable, 00:09:21.399 --> 00:09:23.299 maybe feels a bit unusual 00:09:23.299 --> 00:09:26.479 with what we might see the world describe Jesus as. 00:09:26.539 --> 00:09:29.199 He doesn't pray this blanket love for everyone. 00:09:29.979 --> 00:09:31.659 He deliberately prays 00:09:31.659 --> 00:09:33.500 for those who have been chosen. 00:09:33.500 --> 00:09:37.259 Jesus does pray for the lost 00:09:37.259 --> 00:09:40.100 in other gospel records in Luke 23, 00:09:40.399 --> 00:09:41.440 and later in this chapter, 00:09:42.059 --> 00:09:43.159 we find Jesus praying 00:09:43.159 --> 00:09:44.659 for those who will believe in me, 00:09:44.820 --> 00:09:46.980 for those who are yet Christians. 00:09:47.980 --> 00:09:48.679 But here, 00:09:49.059 --> 00:09:51.379 he's specifically focused on the disciples, 00:09:51.559 --> 00:09:52.419 his chosen few, 00:09:52.919 --> 00:09:54.220 in this final time with them. 00:09:56.159 --> 00:09:57.700 Those Jesus is praying for 00:09:57.700 --> 00:09:59.259 have come to know in truth 00:09:59.259 --> 00:10:01.000 that Jesus came from God 00:10:01.000 --> 00:10:02.559 and they have believed 00:10:02.559 --> 00:10:03.899 that the Father sent Jesus. 00:10:04.979 --> 00:10:06.459 He prays for their protection, 00:10:07.559 --> 00:10:09.179 which we see in verse 11, 00:10:09.279 --> 00:10:10.379 the power of your name, 00:10:10.639 --> 00:10:11.759 the name you have given me, 00:10:11.819 --> 00:10:12.579 has covered them. 00:10:14.299 --> 00:10:15.699 Jesus goes on to acknowledge 00:10:15.699 --> 00:10:17.279 that his presence with them 00:10:17.279 --> 00:10:19.719 has provided a level of protection for them, 00:10:20.119 --> 00:10:21.359 and once he departs, 00:10:21.399 --> 00:10:22.359 that's going to change. 00:10:23.299 --> 00:10:24.419 He knows all too well 00:10:24.419 --> 00:10:25.659 what they're about to face, 00:10:25.819 --> 00:10:27.339 and so he prays for protection, 00:10:27.779 --> 00:10:28.979 or for God to keep them. 00:10:28.980 --> 00:10:31.659 We know this doesn't mean 00:10:31.659 --> 00:10:33.080 that they're going to have easy lives, 00:10:33.159 --> 00:10:33.740 far from it. 00:10:34.519 --> 00:10:36.259 They will continue to face persecution, 00:10:36.480 --> 00:10:37.539 and they will ultimately 00:10:37.539 --> 00:10:39.279 lose their lives on earth. 00:10:40.420 --> 00:10:41.759 But Jesus prays 00:10:41.759 --> 00:10:43.340 that they'll be protected or kept. 00:10:44.220 --> 00:10:45.800 It's more about guarding their hearts, 00:10:46.080 --> 00:10:46.860 opening them up 00:10:46.860 --> 00:10:47.920 to a full understanding 00:10:47.920 --> 00:10:49.360 of God's work for them, 00:10:49.879 --> 00:10:50.899 and to bring them joy. 00:10:51.899 --> 00:10:53.220 It's about perseverance, 00:10:53.960 --> 00:10:55.740 peace that transcends understanding, 00:10:55.740 --> 00:10:58.180 a wisdom about what they will face 00:10:58.180 --> 00:10:59.700 that gives rise to joy. 00:11:01.560 --> 00:11:03.200 Jesus concludes this prayer 00:11:03.200 --> 00:11:05.000 to the disciples in verse 17. 00:11:05.220 --> 00:11:06.879 Sanctify them by the truth, 00:11:06.960 --> 00:11:08.060 the truth of your word. 00:11:08.879 --> 00:11:10.240 As you sent me into the world, 00:11:10.759 --> 00:11:12.240 I have sent them into the world. 00:11:12.940 --> 00:11:14.580 For them I sanctify myself, 00:11:14.960 --> 00:11:18.419 that they may too be truly sanctified. 00:11:20.159 --> 00:11:21.659 Jesus prays that God 00:11:21.659 --> 00:11:22.960 will sanctify the disciples, 00:11:22.960 --> 00:11:24.580 which means set apart, 00:11:24.860 --> 00:11:27.100 in this case, 00:11:27.160 --> 00:11:28.560 for God's mission and purpose. 00:11:29.560 --> 00:11:30.540 Given the opposition 00:11:30.540 --> 00:11:31.920 that they will go on to face, 00:11:32.100 --> 00:11:33.420 it's perhaps not surprising, 00:11:34.440 --> 00:11:35.460 it wouldn't be surprising 00:11:35.460 --> 00:11:37.060 if Jesus had maybe said to them, 00:11:37.160 --> 00:11:38.920 go, flee, find a cave, 00:11:39.480 --> 00:11:40.700 give yourself a safe haven. 00:11:41.300 --> 00:11:43.040 But that isn't what Jesus asks 00:11:43.040 --> 00:11:44.259 of them, nor of us. 00:11:45.120 --> 00:11:46.180 He knows the reality 00:11:46.180 --> 00:11:47.800 of the spiritual battle 00:11:47.800 --> 00:11:48.700 that they will face, 00:11:49.100 --> 00:11:50.340 but he also knows 00:11:50.340 --> 00:11:51.840 that they are critical 00:11:51.840 --> 00:11:53.120 to God's plan for them 00:11:53.120 --> 00:11:54.780 to take the good news 00:11:54.780 --> 00:11:56.000 to the ends of the earth. 00:11:56.660 --> 00:11:57.620 And that's going to mean 00:11:57.620 --> 00:11:59.100 persevering through hardship. 00:12:00.879 --> 00:12:02.240 He knows that the world 00:12:02.240 --> 00:12:02.899 will hate them 00:12:02.899 --> 00:12:04.320 because they don't belong 00:12:04.320 --> 00:12:04.940 to the world, 00:12:05.280 --> 00:12:06.340 just as he did not. 00:12:07.460 --> 00:12:08.780 Jesus doesn't ask the Father 00:12:08.780 --> 00:12:10.100 to take them out of the world, 00:12:10.460 --> 00:12:11.379 but protect them 00:12:11.379 --> 00:12:12.780 and sanctify them 00:12:12.780 --> 00:12:13.960 by the truth of his word. 00:12:16.340 --> 00:12:17.960 Jesus' prayer for his disciples 00:12:17.960 --> 00:12:18.820 really highlights 00:12:18.820 --> 00:12:19.660 the importance 00:12:19.660 --> 00:12:21.640 of spiritual protection 00:12:21.640 --> 00:12:22.400 and growth. 00:12:23.180 --> 00:12:23.920 As believers, 00:12:24.580 --> 00:12:25.340 we're called to live 00:12:25.340 --> 00:12:25.860 in the world, 00:12:26.320 --> 00:12:27.700 but not be of the world, 00:12:28.379 --> 00:12:29.500 which sounds really tricky. 00:12:30.320 --> 00:12:31.140 What it means 00:12:31.140 --> 00:12:32.440 is that we must rely 00:12:32.440 --> 00:12:33.260 on God's word 00:12:33.260 --> 00:12:34.379 and his spirit 00:12:34.379 --> 00:12:35.680 to keep us holy, 00:12:35.820 --> 00:12:36.800 to keep us set apart 00:12:36.800 --> 00:12:37.720 for his purposes. 00:12:38.800 --> 00:12:40.060 God gives us his word, 00:12:40.420 --> 00:12:41.420 he gives us his spirit 00:12:41.420 --> 00:12:42.520 and his body, 00:12:42.760 --> 00:12:43.280 the church, 00:12:43.680 --> 00:12:44.500 to guide us, 00:12:44.860 --> 00:12:45.500 protect us, 00:12:45.760 --> 00:12:46.560 encourage us, 00:12:46.559 --> 00:12:47.679 and restore us 00:12:47.679 --> 00:12:48.379 when we need it. 00:12:50.099 --> 00:12:51.299 And in the final part 00:12:51.299 --> 00:12:51.799 of this prayer, 00:12:51.899 --> 00:12:52.659 Jesus goes on 00:12:52.659 --> 00:12:53.839 to pray for the church. 00:12:55.000 --> 00:12:56.219 He extends his prayer 00:12:56.219 --> 00:12:58.019 beyond the immediate disciples 00:12:58.019 --> 00:12:59.019 in the room with him 00:12:59.019 --> 00:13:00.059 to include all 00:13:00.059 --> 00:13:01.659 who would believe in him 00:13:01.659 --> 00:13:02.519 through their message. 00:13:03.779 --> 00:13:04.559 Now this is where 00:13:04.559 --> 00:13:05.199 if we're standing 00:13:05.199 --> 00:13:05.939 at that window, 00:13:06.659 --> 00:13:07.459 listening intently, 00:13:07.819 --> 00:13:08.679 we hear our name 00:13:08.679 --> 00:13:10.139 and our ears prick up 00:13:10.139 --> 00:13:10.919 because Jesus 00:13:10.919 --> 00:13:11.879 is talking to us. 00:13:13.000 --> 00:13:14.519 He prays for unity 00:13:14.519 --> 00:13:15.579 of all believers 00:13:15.579 --> 00:13:16.980 that they may be one 00:13:16.980 --> 00:13:18.379 as he and his father 00:13:18.379 --> 00:13:18.840 are one. 00:13:19.740 --> 00:13:20.840 This isn't about unity 00:13:20.840 --> 00:13:21.980 for the sake of harmony 00:13:21.980 --> 00:13:22.620 or peace, 00:13:22.779 --> 00:13:23.939 but for a purpose, 00:13:24.620 --> 00:13:26.279 to show the world 00:13:26.279 --> 00:13:27.500 that Jesus was sent 00:13:27.500 --> 00:13:28.199 by the father 00:13:28.199 --> 00:13:30.000 and to reveal God's love. 00:13:31.240 --> 00:13:32.419 Unity is a safeguard 00:13:32.419 --> 00:13:33.379 for believers 00:13:33.379 --> 00:13:34.720 in facing the challenges 00:13:34.720 --> 00:13:35.579 and the opposition 00:13:35.579 --> 00:13:36.360 of this world 00:13:36.360 --> 00:13:37.019 that would seek 00:13:37.019 --> 00:13:37.759 to divide, 00:13:38.360 --> 00:13:39.600 distract from God's purpose 00:13:39.600 --> 00:13:40.480 and discourage. 00:13:40.480 --> 00:13:44.220 In verses 20 and 21, 00:13:44.960 --> 00:13:45.639 Jesus says, 00:13:45.759 --> 00:13:46.620 My prayer is not 00:13:46.620 --> 00:13:47.240 for them alone. 00:13:47.340 --> 00:13:48.120 I pray for those 00:13:48.120 --> 00:13:49.300 who will believe in me 00:13:49.300 --> 00:13:50.379 through their message 00:13:50.379 --> 00:13:51.519 that all of them 00:13:51.519 --> 00:13:52.139 may be one. 00:13:52.680 --> 00:13:53.080 Father, 00:13:53.320 --> 00:13:54.639 just as you are in me 00:13:54.639 --> 00:13:55.659 and I am in you. 00:13:56.680 --> 00:13:57.659 These aren't verses 00:13:57.659 --> 00:13:58.940 about denominations 00:13:58.940 --> 00:13:59.580 or churches. 00:13:59.820 --> 00:14:00.120 They're about 00:14:00.120 --> 00:14:01.259 a different kind of unity. 00:14:02.360 --> 00:14:03.340 Twice Jesus speaks 00:14:03.340 --> 00:14:04.759 of belief in these verses. 00:14:05.279 --> 00:14:06.060 It's the foundation 00:14:06.060 --> 00:14:06.680 of unity, 00:14:06.920 --> 00:14:07.759 grounded in Christ 00:14:07.759 --> 00:14:08.539 and his mission. 00:14:08.539 --> 00:14:10.159 It's a unity 00:14:10.159 --> 00:14:10.779 that we see 00:14:10.779 --> 00:14:11.980 between father and son 00:14:11.980 --> 00:14:12.839 and a unity 00:14:12.839 --> 00:14:14.019 of purpose and intention. 00:14:15.459 --> 00:14:16.659 At its heart for us 00:14:16.659 --> 00:14:17.219 is unity 00:14:17.219 --> 00:14:17.819 for those 00:14:17.819 --> 00:14:18.980 who will believe in me 00:14:18.980 --> 00:14:19.919 through the message. 00:14:21.240 --> 00:14:22.439 The unity of believers 00:14:22.439 --> 00:14:24.259 is such a powerful testimony 00:14:24.259 --> 00:14:24.939 to the world. 00:14:25.740 --> 00:14:26.259 Our love 00:14:26.259 --> 00:14:27.139 and our unity 00:14:27.139 --> 00:14:28.719 reflect the love of God 00:14:28.719 --> 00:14:29.459 and the truth 00:14:29.459 --> 00:14:30.059 of the gospel. 00:14:31.539 --> 00:14:32.919 Unity is not uniformity, 00:14:33.439 --> 00:14:34.740 but oneness in purpose, 00:14:35.120 --> 00:14:35.519 in mission 00:14:35.519 --> 00:14:36.279 and in love. 00:14:36.279 --> 00:14:39.000 And so we should seek 00:14:39.000 --> 00:14:40.500 actively to promote unity 00:14:40.500 --> 00:14:41.740 within the body of Christ, 00:14:42.259 --> 00:14:43.039 working together 00:14:43.039 --> 00:14:44.240 despite our differences 00:14:44.240 --> 00:14:45.759 to fulfil the mission 00:14:45.759 --> 00:14:46.779 in spreading the gospel. 00:14:47.899 --> 00:14:49.139 This prayer challenges us 00:14:49.139 --> 00:14:50.319 to live in such a way 00:14:50.319 --> 00:14:51.279 that our unity 00:14:51.279 --> 00:14:52.179 becomes a witness 00:14:52.179 --> 00:14:53.079 to the world. 00:14:55.059 --> 00:14:56.740 Jesus concludes this prayer 00:14:56.740 --> 00:14:58.620 in verses 25 and 26 00:14:58.620 --> 00:14:59.100 saying, 00:14:59.100 --> 00:15:19.360 Jesus' final prayer 00:15:19.360 --> 00:15:20.540 is that the world 00:15:20.540 --> 00:15:21.360 would know God 00:15:21.360 --> 00:15:21.879 through him 00:15:21.879 --> 00:15:23.160 and those who believe, 00:15:23.620 --> 00:15:24.840 the spirit continuing 00:15:24.840 --> 00:15:25.980 to make Jesus known. 00:15:25.980 --> 00:15:27.940 we get that strong 00:15:27.940 --> 00:15:28.899 sense of connection, 00:15:29.379 --> 00:15:29.899 the connection 00:15:29.899 --> 00:15:30.720 and the belonging 00:15:30.720 --> 00:15:31.740 that Nick spoke to us 00:15:31.740 --> 00:15:32.600 about last week 00:15:32.600 --> 00:15:34.379 that is deeply anchored 00:15:34.379 --> 00:15:35.180 in God's love 00:15:35.180 --> 00:15:35.879 for his son 00:15:35.879 --> 00:15:37.159 and he for us. 00:15:39.220 --> 00:15:40.379 And so as we take 00:15:40.379 --> 00:15:40.899 a step back 00:15:40.899 --> 00:15:41.620 from that window 00:15:41.620 --> 00:15:42.560 and wonder, 00:15:42.840 --> 00:15:43.580 what does it all mean? 00:15:43.700 --> 00:15:44.740 What's our next step? 00:15:45.580 --> 00:15:46.580 Well, there's three things. 00:15:47.639 --> 00:15:48.080 Firstly, 00:15:48.840 --> 00:15:49.420 Jesus' prayer 00:15:49.420 --> 00:15:50.480 is a powerful model. 00:15:50.940 --> 00:15:51.940 It's a model for prayer, 00:15:52.080 --> 00:15:52.940 for how we pray, 00:15:53.399 --> 00:15:54.100 when we pray 00:15:54.100 --> 00:15:55.920 and what we might pray. 00:15:57.019 --> 00:15:58.379 He prays for God's purpose, 00:15:58.759 --> 00:15:59.779 he prays for God's plan 00:15:59.779 --> 00:16:00.420 and his glory. 00:16:01.460 --> 00:16:02.639 His prayer for the disciples 00:16:02.639 --> 00:16:04.040 show how we might pray 00:16:04.040 --> 00:16:04.759 for ourselves, 00:16:05.340 --> 00:16:06.040 for each other, 00:16:06.580 --> 00:16:07.659 for where our identity 00:16:07.659 --> 00:16:08.340 is anchored, 00:16:08.960 --> 00:16:10.480 for protection by his name 00:16:10.480 --> 00:16:11.320 from the opposition 00:16:11.320 --> 00:16:12.019 of the world. 00:16:13.019 --> 00:16:14.100 It gives us the assurance 00:16:14.100 --> 00:16:14.820 that we can pray 00:16:14.820 --> 00:16:15.360 in confidence 00:16:15.360 --> 00:16:17.000 as we have a sure hope 00:16:17.000 --> 00:16:18.080 in belonging to Jesus 00:16:18.080 --> 00:16:19.279 and remaining in him. 00:16:20.720 --> 00:16:21.440 It's a model 00:16:21.440 --> 00:16:22.100 for how we pray 00:16:22.100 --> 00:16:22.879 through our lives, 00:16:22.879 --> 00:16:24.019 lives together 00:16:24.019 --> 00:16:24.679 as believers 00:16:24.679 --> 00:16:25.860 and how we pray 00:16:25.860 --> 00:16:26.419 for mission. 00:16:27.480 --> 00:16:28.259 We don't know, 00:16:28.519 --> 00:16:29.580 as Jesus did, 00:16:30.139 --> 00:16:30.960 who his believers 00:16:30.960 --> 00:16:31.439 will be. 00:16:32.120 --> 00:16:33.039 And so our prayer 00:16:33.039 --> 00:16:34.179 is that as much 00:16:34.179 --> 00:16:34.799 of the world 00:16:34.799 --> 00:16:35.860 as possible 00:16:35.860 --> 00:16:36.759 will be reached 00:16:36.759 --> 00:16:37.419 for the gospel 00:16:37.419 --> 00:16:38.740 before Jesus returns 00:16:38.740 --> 00:16:41.039 and that we pray 00:16:41.039 --> 00:16:41.620 for ourselves 00:16:41.620 --> 00:16:42.399 that we would be 00:16:42.399 --> 00:16:43.200 faithful witnesses 00:16:43.200 --> 00:16:43.860 of Jesus 00:16:43.860 --> 00:16:44.559 in this world. 00:16:46.580 --> 00:16:47.059 Secondly, 00:16:47.240 --> 00:16:47.879 Jesus' prayer 00:16:47.879 --> 00:16:48.600 reminds us 00:16:48.600 --> 00:16:49.460 of the assurance, 00:16:49.720 --> 00:16:50.139 the joy 00:16:50.139 --> 00:16:51.059 and the purpose 00:16:51.059 --> 00:16:51.700 that we find 00:16:51.700 --> 00:16:52.220 in the gospel. 00:16:53.460 --> 00:16:54.259 Jesus' desire 00:16:54.259 --> 00:16:55.300 is for his followers 00:16:55.300 --> 00:16:55.900 to know 00:16:55.900 --> 00:16:56.800 they are connected 00:16:56.800 --> 00:16:57.480 to the Father, 00:16:57.800 --> 00:16:58.440 they are loved, 00:16:58.820 --> 00:16:59.400 they're protected, 00:16:59.620 --> 00:17:00.320 they're set apart. 00:17:01.460 --> 00:17:02.180 In him we have 00:17:02.180 --> 00:17:02.980 eternal life, 00:17:03.200 --> 00:17:03.820 not by anything 00:17:03.820 --> 00:17:04.620 that we have done, 00:17:05.019 --> 00:17:06.759 but because of God's purpose 00:17:06.759 --> 00:17:07.660 he has fulfilled. 00:17:08.740 --> 00:17:10.039 In the familiar verses 00:17:10.039 --> 00:17:11.600 from earlier in John, 00:17:11.720 --> 00:17:12.519 in chapter 3, 00:17:12.779 --> 00:17:14.380 for God so loved the world 00:17:14.380 --> 00:17:15.080 that he gave 00:17:15.080 --> 00:17:16.240 his one and only son, 00:17:16.840 --> 00:17:17.900 that whoever believes 00:17:17.900 --> 00:17:18.319 in him 00:17:18.319 --> 00:17:19.160 should not perish 00:17:19.160 --> 00:17:20.420 but have eternal life. 00:17:21.220 --> 00:17:21.980 For God did not 00:17:21.980 --> 00:17:22.580 send his son 00:17:22.580 --> 00:17:23.180 into the world 00:17:23.180 --> 00:17:24.240 to condemn the world 00:17:24.240 --> 00:17:25.620 but to save the world. 00:17:27.279 --> 00:17:28.160 As someone who has 00:17:28.160 --> 00:17:29.060 been following Jesus 00:17:29.060 --> 00:17:30.100 for most of my life, 00:17:30.180 --> 00:17:30.740 the simplicity 00:17:30.740 --> 00:17:31.820 of the gospel 00:17:31.820 --> 00:17:33.080 has spoken to my heart 00:17:33.080 --> 00:17:33.600 more times 00:17:33.600 --> 00:17:34.519 than I could remember. 00:17:35.240 --> 00:17:36.080 The simplicity 00:17:36.080 --> 00:17:37.180 of what we read 00:17:37.180 --> 00:17:37.940 in verse 3, 00:17:38.380 --> 00:17:39.680 now this is eternal life, 00:17:40.000 --> 00:17:40.840 that they know you, 00:17:41.080 --> 00:17:42.140 the one true God 00:17:42.140 --> 00:17:43.380 and Jesus Christ 00:17:43.380 --> 00:17:44.460 whom you have sent. 00:17:45.000 --> 00:17:45.700 That's all we have 00:17:45.700 --> 00:17:46.240 to believe. 00:17:46.240 --> 00:17:47.500 Knowing God, 00:17:47.839 --> 00:17:48.579 believing in him 00:17:48.579 --> 00:17:49.220 is enough 00:17:49.220 --> 00:17:50.559 and in hard days 00:17:50.559 --> 00:17:51.180 that's sometimes 00:17:51.180 --> 00:17:51.839 all we have. 00:17:53.259 --> 00:17:54.039 Perhaps today 00:17:54.039 --> 00:17:55.019 the world feels like 00:17:55.019 --> 00:17:55.680 it's weighing heavy 00:17:55.680 --> 00:17:56.220 on you. 00:17:56.920 --> 00:17:57.920 Let me encourage you 00:17:57.920 --> 00:17:58.940 to turn to Jesus, 00:17:59.500 --> 00:18:00.279 open your Bible, 00:18:00.920 --> 00:18:01.940 read this prayer again 00:18:01.940 --> 00:18:02.599 for yourself 00:18:02.599 --> 00:18:03.900 and ask the Spirit 00:18:03.900 --> 00:18:05.279 to speak quietly to you 00:18:05.279 --> 00:18:06.680 to comfort and assure you. 00:18:07.740 --> 00:18:08.460 And if you're someone 00:18:08.460 --> 00:18:09.740 who doesn't know Jesus yet, 00:18:09.839 --> 00:18:10.380 if you're not sure 00:18:10.380 --> 00:18:11.480 that he's talking to you, 00:18:12.599 --> 00:18:13.420 the eternal life 00:18:13.420 --> 00:18:14.180 that Jesus gave 00:18:14.180 --> 00:18:14.740 the disciples 00:18:14.740 --> 00:18:16.180 and the believers to come 00:18:16.180 --> 00:18:17.579 is open to you today. 00:18:18.299 --> 00:18:19.160 The only step 00:18:19.160 --> 00:18:19.819 you need to take 00:18:19.819 --> 00:18:20.539 is to believe. 00:18:20.920 --> 00:18:22.140 So talk to someone today 00:18:22.140 --> 00:18:23.680 and ask about 00:18:23.680 --> 00:18:24.940 how you can believe. 00:18:26.819 --> 00:18:27.299 Finally, 00:18:27.460 --> 00:18:28.039 Jesus' prayer 00:18:28.039 --> 00:18:28.880 is that the world 00:18:28.880 --> 00:18:29.640 might believe 00:18:29.640 --> 00:18:30.620 because of the unity 00:18:30.620 --> 00:18:31.339 and testimony 00:18:31.339 --> 00:18:32.500 of those who would come 00:18:32.500 --> 00:18:32.940 to believe 00:18:32.940 --> 00:18:33.720 through the disciples. 00:18:35.319 --> 00:18:36.420 This is about unity 00:18:36.420 --> 00:18:37.500 of purpose and intention, 00:18:38.059 --> 00:18:39.279 that glory will be brought 00:18:39.279 --> 00:18:39.720 to God, 00:18:39.819 --> 00:18:40.819 pointing people to him. 00:18:41.900 --> 00:18:42.579 This basis 00:18:42.579 --> 00:18:43.279 for the unity 00:18:43.279 --> 00:18:43.880 and the gospel 00:18:43.880 --> 00:18:45.300 bringing together cultures, 00:18:45.620 --> 00:18:46.660 ages, perspectives, 00:18:46.880 --> 00:18:47.280 background, 00:18:47.440 --> 00:18:47.980 is a unity 00:18:47.980 --> 00:18:48.900 to be celebrated, 00:18:49.400 --> 00:18:50.280 to be worked on 00:18:50.280 --> 00:18:51.400 and to be nurtured. 00:18:51.620 --> 00:18:52.320 It's active. 00:18:52.880 --> 00:18:53.620 It's hard work 00:18:53.620 --> 00:18:54.520 because we're different. 00:18:55.140 --> 00:18:55.860 It means we need 00:18:55.860 --> 00:18:56.640 to pray together. 00:18:57.020 --> 00:18:58.000 We need to meet together 00:18:58.000 --> 00:18:58.780 around the Bible 00:18:58.780 --> 00:19:00.480 to share our life 00:19:00.480 --> 00:19:00.920 with people 00:19:00.920 --> 00:19:01.880 who will encourage you. 00:19:02.500 --> 00:19:03.160 And if you aren't 00:19:03.160 --> 00:19:04.100 in a community group, 00:19:04.340 --> 00:19:05.280 let me encourage you 00:19:05.280 --> 00:19:06.980 to take that step today 00:19:06.980 --> 00:19:07.820 and get into one 00:19:07.820 --> 00:19:08.560 because they're awesome. 00:19:10.060 --> 00:19:10.760 This is why 00:19:10.760 --> 00:19:11.440 our vision 00:19:11.440 --> 00:19:12.820 here at St Paul's 00:19:12.820 --> 00:19:13.460 is that we would 00:19:13.460 --> 00:19:14.660 treasure Jesus together 00:19:14.660 --> 00:19:15.940 for God's glory 00:19:15.940 --> 00:19:16.440 and the joy 00:19:16.440 --> 00:19:17.039 of all people. 00:19:17.660 --> 00:19:18.299 It's important 00:19:18.299 --> 00:19:19.220 that we have the gospel 00:19:19.220 --> 00:19:19.840 at the centre, 00:19:20.220 --> 00:19:20.820 that we're founded 00:19:20.820 --> 00:19:21.440 in truth. 00:19:22.420 --> 00:19:23.120 It's important 00:19:23.120 --> 00:19:23.860 that we acknowledge 00:19:23.860 --> 00:19:24.420 we're different, 00:19:25.240 --> 00:19:25.779 but it's also 00:19:25.779 --> 00:19:26.539 our responsibility 00:19:26.539 --> 00:19:27.720 to share the message, 00:19:27.900 --> 00:19:29.059 even though it is God 00:19:29.059 --> 00:19:29.779 who is sovereign 00:19:29.779 --> 00:19:30.600 over salvation. 00:19:31.400 --> 00:19:31.980 Our job 00:19:31.980 --> 00:19:33.059 is to tell the gospel, 00:19:33.500 --> 00:19:34.039 speak it, 00:19:34.380 --> 00:19:34.779 live it, 00:19:34.779 --> 00:19:35.759 and God will take care 00:19:35.759 --> 00:19:36.320 of the rest. 00:19:38.380 --> 00:19:38.840 Theologian 00:19:38.839 --> 00:19:39.459 and writer 00:19:39.459 --> 00:19:40.379 Martin Lloyd-Jones 00:19:40.379 --> 00:19:40.819 says, 00:19:41.459 --> 00:19:42.419 to us is given 00:19:42.419 --> 00:19:42.980 the privilege 00:19:42.980 --> 00:19:43.939 and responsibility 00:19:43.939 --> 00:19:45.399 of being the representatives 00:19:45.399 --> 00:19:46.039 of God, 00:19:46.419 --> 00:19:47.119 of the Son of God 00:19:47.119 --> 00:19:47.740 in this world. 00:19:48.159 --> 00:19:48.959 We stand for him. 00:19:49.639 --> 00:19:50.359 People judge him 00:19:50.359 --> 00:19:51.500 by what they see in us 00:19:51.500 --> 00:19:52.720 and they do so 00:19:52.720 --> 00:19:53.740 because we are the ones 00:19:53.740 --> 00:19:54.379 through whom 00:19:54.379 --> 00:19:55.500 and in whom 00:19:55.500 --> 00:19:56.639 he is glorified. 00:19:58.159 --> 00:19:58.799 Jesus' prayer 00:19:58.799 --> 00:19:59.519 tells us 00:19:59.519 --> 00:20:00.359 that if you want 00:20:00.359 --> 00:20:01.000 to know God, 00:20:01.339 --> 00:20:02.099 get to know Jesus. 00:20:02.740 --> 00:20:03.720 He shows the Father 00:20:03.720 --> 00:20:04.259 to us 00:20:04.259 --> 00:20:05.299 and by his Spirit 00:20:05.299 --> 00:20:06.339 he continues 00:20:06.339 --> 00:20:07.099 to make God 00:20:07.099 --> 00:20:08.059 known through the world. 00:20:08.059 --> 00:20:09.019 The love 00:20:09.019 --> 00:20:09.440 that God 00:20:09.440 --> 00:20:11.339 has for his Son 00:20:11.339 --> 00:20:12.480 is the love 00:20:12.480 --> 00:20:13.200 that we have 00:20:13.200 --> 00:20:14.399 through faith in Christ, 00:20:15.000 --> 00:20:15.359 connected, 00:20:15.960 --> 00:20:16.319 protected 00:20:16.319 --> 00:20:17.839 and invested in. 00:20:18.379 --> 00:20:18.960 What love 00:20:18.960 --> 00:20:20.019 and what a great glory. 00:20:20.700 --> 00:20:21.159 Let's pray. 00:20:24.740 --> 00:20:25.819 Our Father in Heaven, 00:20:25.940 --> 00:20:26.299 thank you 00:20:26.299 --> 00:20:27.379 that you gave your Son 00:20:27.379 --> 00:20:28.179 that we might know 00:20:28.179 --> 00:20:29.000 eternal life. 00:20:29.879 --> 00:20:30.480 For all of us 00:20:30.480 --> 00:20:31.019 here today, 00:20:31.159 --> 00:20:31.740 may the message 00:20:31.740 --> 00:20:32.500 of your Gospel, 00:20:33.019 --> 00:20:34.179 may his love 00:20:34.179 --> 00:20:34.940 and protection 00:20:34.940 --> 00:20:35.779 and grace 00:20:35.779 --> 00:20:36.819 continue to 00:20:36.819 --> 00:20:38.200 spur us on 00:20:38.200 --> 00:20:39.279 and preserve us 00:20:39.279 --> 00:20:40.419 in the hard days 00:20:40.419 --> 00:20:41.980 and in the joyful days. 00:20:42.799 --> 00:20:43.399 I pray, Lord, 00:20:43.480 --> 00:20:43.960 for anyone 00:20:43.960 --> 00:20:45.399 who is still 00:20:45.399 --> 00:20:46.179 trying to work out 00:20:46.179 --> 00:20:46.879 whether they believe 00:20:46.879 --> 00:20:47.139 in you 00:20:47.139 --> 00:20:47.599 that they would 00:20:47.599 --> 00:20:48.500 take their first step 00:20:48.500 --> 00:20:48.879 today 00:20:48.879 --> 00:20:50.039 and seek you 00:20:50.039 --> 00:20:50.879 for the first time. 00:20:51.240 --> 00:20:51.399 Amen.