From Foe To Family | John 17 | June 21st, 2026

Eternal life is not a finish line. It’s a relationship. We open John 17 and let Jesus tell us, in his own words, what “true life” actually is: knowing the only true God and Jesus Christ. From there, we follow the thread back to John 8 where Jesus says “I Am,” not as a poetic detail but as a direct claim to divine identity. That changes everything, because the goal is not to be vaguely “good with God,” but to be brought all the way home into the family of God. 

We also get practical about what Jesus prays for us right before the cross: protection from the evil one, sanctification in truth, and a unity that looks so unlike normal human comfort that the world has to ask questions. We talk about spiritual disciplines, staying rooted in the local church when it gets messy, and why growth can feel like surgery. Since it’s Father’s Day, we connect it to parenting with a memorable metaphor: dads carry an invisible paintbrush, and our kids learn what God is like through what we paint over time. 

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