Pastor Tom Clinkscale

<p>Jesus prayed to the Father believing His requests would be answered because God gave us to Jesus to be His disciples and accomplish His mission from God to announce His kingdom and call people to believe in Jesus as Savior and Lord.</p>

<p>Our oneness through meaningful partnership is how others who are not disciples of Jesus become disciples of Jesus. If we fail to become the answer to Jesus' prayer they die in their sin and suffer eternity in hell.</p>

<p>To be a Christian is to be a follower of Christ Himself, trusting that He knows where He is leading us and that He is in control of what we will find there.</p>

<p>The actions of Pilate, the crowd, and Jesus reveal&nbsp;that Jesus is God’s promised King of an eternal Kingdom.</p>

<p>Our Faith is God&amp;#39;s gracious gift of opening our eyes to&nbsp;His truth and it grows stronger when our eyes see prophecy fulfilled in His garment being gambled over, His drink on the cross, His bones not being broken, and His side being pierced.</p>

<p>Jesus' resurrection radically changed reality and for&nbsp;those who have faith in Him for the forgiveness of sins.</p>

<p>The life we have obtained through faith in Jesus&nbsp;Christ moves us to live in relationship with Jesus, on mission for Jesus, and experience the joy of His blessing to us.</p>