In this sermon from John 17:20-26, Pastor Andrey brings us into the final movement of Jesus' High Priestly Prayer, where Christ intercedes not just for His immediate disciples, but for believers across the centuries—including us.
Drawing on the profound reality that Jesus was praying for future believers before they ever existed, Andrey reveals the staggering truth of our inclusion in Christ's eternal love. As Jesus prepares for the cross, He looks across time itself and prays for those who would believe through the disciples' witness, demonstrating that our salvation was secured not just in the cross, but in the prayer that preceded it.
This passage unveils Christ's deepest desires for His people: supernatural unity that serves as compelling witness to a fractured world, and eternal glory that awaits those who are loved with the very love the Father has for the Son. Andrey shows how Christian unity is not optional preference but evangelistic necessity, rooted not in our similarities but in our shared identity in Christ.
Ultimately, this message stirs fresh longing for the day when faith gives way to sight and we behold Him face to face, while calling believers to live out the unity that makes the gospel credible to a watching world. In a time when division seems easier than love, this sermon reminds us that we are prayed for, chosen, and destined for glory.
