The Apostle John is out to correct some bad ideas and he starts by calling Christians back to the fundamentals of our faith. You can't skip these and have eternal life.

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We cannot become like Christ, love like Christ, intercede like Christ, and reconcile like Christ, without the Spirit of Christ's presence and power.

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The work of reconciliation doesn’t end when we are converted so the work of interceding doesn’t end there either. It's through our discipleship together that we join in Christ’s mission to save His people “to the uttermost.”

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Intercession has a peak or a limit, when we concede that we cannot intercede for someone sufficiently enough to save. BUT in that moment, thankfully, we can tell them about the One who did.

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If the Spirit is at work, speaking to the hearts of all people, and our role as intercessors is to join the work that the Spirit is doing, than the practice of intercession is learning to listen. How can we learn to eavesdrop on the conversation that the Holy Spirit is having with all people?

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What image does scripture paint for us of the position of an intercessor? Hint: it's not pretty. It's actually quite difficult and even dangerous. It certainly was for Jesus, and it will be for us too... Better to know ahead of time!

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What is God's solution to the problem of sin and man's need for reconciliation? Isaiah says that He's looking for someone to intercede. What does that mean for us and for our witness to world?

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Jesus displayed quite a lot of zeal for the temple. How can we learn from Him and be more like Christ in our zeal for God's dwelling place?

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How should we approach the uncertainty of tomorrow in light of who God is and His eternity and sovereignty over our tomorrows?

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Given what God has done for us (yesterday), and the hope of Christ's return (tomorrow), how are we to live today?

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