Isaiah 11:12-13

Christians are different. They can’t help it. When you’re in Christ and filled with the Spirit, it changes you. This leads to strange expectations. It’s a different kind of hope flowing from Christ’s perspective on things. This is the third in a series of 5-day plans that uses the Lord’s Prayer to show how Jesus invites us to approach life and the future.

God gave David a special promise. His descendants would reign over Israel forever. Biblical history shows us how God kept this promise in an amazing way, despite the unfaithfulness of David’s descendants. He sent Jesus Christ, the ultimate Son of David, who will be King forever and ever — not only over Israel, but over all the nations.

Since Bible times, flags have been raised by God’s Chosen People in remembrance, solidarity, and hope. Tracing the story of the banners of Israel from the wilderness tribes to the angels at Sinai, from the rebirth of Israel in 1948 to the anthem of Hatikvah, learn how flags embody both identity and God’s promises. As we fly Flags of Fellowship today—each one honoring lives lost and declaring faith in God’s covenant—we proclaim together that His hope endures, His people are not forgotten, and His promises stand forever.

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is a yearly reminder of Jesus’ prayer for his disciples that “they may be one so that the world may believe” (see John 17.21). The theme for the week of prayer in 2018, "Your right hand, O Lord, glorious in power" is inspired by Exodus 15:6.