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John17:20-26
1.JesuspraysforrealChristianunity(verse20-23)-Howitbegins-Whatitis-Whatitshows
2.JesuspraysfortheoverflowingloveofGodtobefulfilledinChristianunity.(v.24)
3. JesuspromisesinthisagetocontinuemakingtheFatherknown (v.25-26)
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AnglicanInstrumentsofUnity
• ArchbishopofCanterbury• PrimatesMeeting• AnglicanConsultativeCouncil(ACC)• Lambeth Conference
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ArchbishopofCanterbury
• ThefocusforUnityforthethree InstrumentsofCommunion
• HecallstheLambethConference• ChairsPrimatesMeeting• Presidentofthe AnglicanConsultativeCouncil
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PrimatesMeeting
• Establishedin1978asanopportunityfor“leisurelythought,prayeranddeepconsultation”andhasmetregularlysince.
• Theimportanceofthesemeetingshasincreasemarkedlysince2003.
• IntheirJanuary2016meetingtheprimatesagreedtosanctiontheEpiscopalChurchUSA
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Lambeth Conference• AllbishopsinAnglicanCommunionmeetevery10years
• ServesacollaborativeandconsultativefunctionandnotagoverningbodybecausetheAnglicanCommunionisaninternationalassociationofautonomousnationalandregionalchurches.
• Expresses"themindofthecommunion"onissuesoftheday.
• Firstmetin1867becauseofCanadianrequest.
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GAFCON2008JerusalemAmovementforunitybegins
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JerusalemDeclaration
fca.net
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2009
St.John’sjoinsANiC
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2009
GAFCONandFellowshipofConfessingAnglicansrepresenting35millionactiveAnglicansaroundtheworld,giveformalrecognitiontoACNAanditsorders,welcomingitasafullpartnerprovince.
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GAFCON2013NairobiDeepeningcommitmenttoGod’smission
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NairobiCommunique
gafcon.org
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FirstPriority:MakeDisciples
Thismeansthatourmovementmustbecommittedto—• Evangelising areasofourworldwherecleargospelwitnesshasbecomeobscuredorlostandbringingthegospeltounreachedpeoples.
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FirstPriority:MakeDisciples
• Supporting genuinegospelinitiatives,recognisingthattherearetimeswhenthemaintenanceofstructurescanconstraintheproclamationofthegospel.
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FirstPriority:MakeDisciples
Guarding thegospel.Weshallcontinuepubliclytoexposeanyfalsegospelthatisnotconsistentwithapostolicteachingandclearlytoarticulatethegospelinthechurchandintheworld.
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SecondPriority:DeepenDiscipleship
• WemustkeepstressingthatouridentityisprimarilyfoundinChristratherthaninnational,ethnicortribalattachments..Inaddition,therearemanypressuresonChristianstodaywhichrequireadegreeofmaturityinordertowithstandthem.Theseincludeaggressivesecularism…militantIslamism…andseductivesyncretism whichintroducessupposedlyalternativeapproachestoGodandtherebydeniestheuniquenessofChrist.
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ThirdPriority:GospelTransformation
• Wemustwitnesstothetransformingeffectofthegospelinworkingforthetransformationofsociety,sothatthevaluesoftheeternalKingdomcanbeseenhereandnow.Wethereforebelievethatitisrighttoengageinthepublicarenawithgentlenessandrespect
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Nairobi communiqueThegospelalonehasthepowertotransformlives.Asthegospelisheard,theHolySpiritchallengesandconvictsofsin,andpointstotheloveofGodexpressedinhisSon,JesusChrist.ThesheergraceofGodinsettingusfreefromsinthroughthecrossofChristleadsusintotheenjoymentofourforgivenessandthedesiretoleadaholylife.ThisenablestherelationshipwithGodthatJesusmakespossibletoflourish.Moreover,justasindividuallivescanbetransformed,socanthelifeofchurches.WethereforecommitourselvesandcallonourbrothersandsistersthroughouttheCommuniontojoininrediscoveringthepowerofthegospelandseekingboldnessfromtheHolySpirittoproclaimitwithrenewedvigour.
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• “Idonot askfortheseonly,butalsoforthose whowillbelieveinmethroughtheirword, thattheymayallbeone,justasyou,Father,areinme,andIinyou,that theyalsomaybein us,sothattheworld maybelievethatyouhavesentme.John17:20,21