From the Clergy
Rev. Andrew  Brown 
John 15.12-17

In this passage, Jesus calls his disciples “friends.”
Not followers, not servants, not spectators, but friends.
A friend is someone you share your heart with.
 Someone you trust with your best and worst days.
So the heart of this message is that
You are loved by Christ as a friend, a brother and sister 
and you are sent to show that love to
others in the same unconditional way.