The John-17 Foundation™
John 17:20-23
A CALL TO ACTION AND...
A CALL TO PRAY
Honest Question (ouch!). Is the world seeing the demonstrated type of unity (oneness) in the Body of Christ that Jesus prayed for us in John 17:20-23? The answer to this question is extremely important. If the answer is ”yes” – the Bible says the world will believe Jesus. However, if the answer is “no” then the world may not believe. And, in some cases, the ”world” may include our own children and relatives who have experienced what appears to be greater unity in a fraternity, sorority, club or street gang (than what they see in the Church as a whole).
The John-17 Foundation™ is a call to action and vehicle to promote scriptural love and unity in the Body of Jesus Christ. Jesus prayed the John 17:20-23 scripture for a specific purpose. Our Father God heard His Son’s Prayer. This means that God will bring it to pass in His own way and in His own time. Our part is to pray and act according to scripture (and leave the results to God).
TWO WAYS
ALL
BELIEVERS CAN HELP
(STARTING NOW)
PLEASE PRAY...
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Pray the John 17:20-23 Scripture in agreement with what Jesus prayed.
For Example:
Father, we pray in agreement with Jesus’ Prayer to You in John 17:20-23. Thank You for answering His Prayer. Thank You for making us one as the Body of Christ, like you are one with Jesus, so that the unsaved may believe in Jesus. In His Name we pray. Amen. -
As you pray for your own family, pray also for the entire Body of Jesus Christ. For Example:
Father, today I lift up my children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and my entire family (until Jesus returns) before you. I pray that you will abundantly provide for them and protect them from evil. Thank you that no weapon formed against them shall prosper. Thank you for your compassion, mercy, and love in their lives. And I pray not only for my own family – but also for the entire Body of Christ and their families throughout the earth. Thank You for hearing me dear God. In Jesus’ Name I pray. Amen​
Additional Prayer Needs...
(for Intercessors)
Prayer for Wounded and M.I.A. (Missing In Action) Believers
Prayer Points –
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Identification of wounded and MIA Christians who have left active fellowship.
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Where are they?
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How do we find them?
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How do we reach them?
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How do we convince them that we love them and need them?
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How do we encourage them to allow us to help them?
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How do we keep track of them (e.g., Homeless? Substance abuse? Mental Health Issues?)
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What if they don’t want help and/or prefer to stay home after COVID?
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Trust Issues? / Offenses?
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How do we ask for and /or receive forgiveness when appropriate?
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Barriers that prevent/hinder return to active fellowship?
Background – Two Related Visions from Years Ago
Janet James, shares first-hand testimony of what she personally experienced.
Vision #1
I don’t remember the date, but it was decades ago. I saw a field of wounded soldiers and somehow, I knew that they were Christian soldiers wounded in battle. They were alive and some of them were trying to get up and continue the fight, but they were too wounded. Others had missing limbs. It wasn’t gory but it was sad and pathetic looking, and it hurt my heart to see it. I didn’t know enough at the time to ask God what it meant so I just tucked it away in my heart (but never forgot about it).
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Vision #2
The second vision occurred somewhere around 2012. There was a huge sack/container and new converts were coming into it from the top and people already in the huge sack/container were cheering and happy and enthusiastic and praising and full of joy. However, from my vantage point, I could see people that were already in the huge sack/container falling out through holes in the bottom of the huge sack/container and no one seemed to notice. I don’t know where they eventually fell to; only that they were now MIA-Christians (Missing In Action Christians), and no one even seemed to notice, and no one was going after them in my vision. Like with the first vision, I tucked it away in my heart (but never forgot about it).
As a Prayer Priority, Please Remember Our Wounded and MIA Brothers and Sisters in
the Body of Jesus Christ!!!
Through targeted intercessory prayer, we lay the groundwork to identify and encourage wounded and MIA Christians to come into and/or return to active fellowship with other Christians. Galatians 6:9-10.