There is Power in Unity!
” How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity”! (Psalms 133:1)
**Until we walk in the “Spirit of Unity”, we will hinder those in whom God has reserved a place in Heaven.
*I have learned this from my life experiences….
There is no walking together nicely if there is no Unity. One will go this way and the other will go that way.
No unity = No peace!
Know unity = Know peace!
*Support the things we KNOW to be true, and leave the rest to stimulating intellectual discussion.
“Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace”.(Eph. 4:3).
*****The Power of Unity!!!!!
“That all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in Me and I am in You. May they also be in Us so that the world may believe that You have sent Me.” John 17:21
* What is the greatest power that allows the unsaved to make a decision for Jesus Christ?
*It isn’t prayer, though this is important. *It isn’t good deeds, though deeds indicate a fruitful relationship with God. *It isn’t good behavior, though Christ commands us to be obedient as sons. ****The Greatest Power God’s children have over darkness is UNITY.
Jesus talked a great deal about His oneness with the Father and the importance of Unity in the Body of Christ(The Church).
*It is the most difficult command Jesus gave to the Church, because it wars against the most evil aspect of our sin nature—–Independence.
There is much work to be done. The walls of division and competition among His Body are a stench in God’s nostrils.
***God sees the competition and the pride of ownership and weeps for the LOST who cannot come to Him because they cannot see Him in His Body.
When His Body is ONE, the unbelieving see that Jesus was sent by God. It is like a supernatural key that unlocks Heaven for the heathen soul.
***The key is in the hand of Christ’s Church.
****When there is unity, there is power. *Scripture tells us five will chase 100, but 100 will chase 10,000 (see Lev. 26:8). There is a dynamic multiplication factor in unity of numbers.
***We are a hundred times more effective when we are a unified group. Imagine what God could do with a unified Church.
Jesus prayed that we all might be one, as the Father and He are one. He wanted the same love God has for Jesus to be in EACH of us.
When this love is in us, we are drawn to each other with a Common Mission(Lifting up Jesus).
1. The walls fall down.
2. The independent spirit is broken.
3. Competition is destroyed.
4. Satan’s accusations are thwarted.
5 Our love for each other is manifest to the world around us.
6. Lost souls begin to seek this love that is so foreign to them.
Have you contributed to an independent spirit within His Body? Are you seeking to break down walls of competition among Christians, churches, denominations, and ethnic groups?
*Until we walk in the “Spirit of Unity”, we will hinder those in whom God has reserved a place in Heaven.
Pray for His Church to be unified!!!
” Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose”.
Philippians 2:2
*If you want God’s blessing on your life and you want to be known as a child of God, you must learn to be a peacemaker. Jesus said, “God blesses those who work for peace, for they will be called the children of God.” (Matthew 5:9 NLT)
*Set aside our personal agenda; to take on the corporate agenda of the Body of Christ.
*Unity does not just happen. Must be created.
“Unity is corporate humility”!
He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake (Psalm 23:3b).
*What drives us to search for something, is the VALUE that we assign to it.
What’s the Value we put on “Unity in Jesus”?
****Unity requires!
1.Honesty-to deal with conflict.
2.Humility- to think of others more then ourselves.
3.Courtesy-to respect our difference.
4.Confidentiality – to build trust between us.
5.Frequency-to allow regular contact. We need each other.
We are to be an Expression of Unity that– God wants in all!
*Love God Love People when you buy the field You get the treasure and the dirt!!!!
“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord” (Colossians 3:23). “Whatever you do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31). “Whatever you do, do everything in the name of the Lord” (Colossians 3:17). By faith in Jesus, every act becomes this one thing—the work of the Lord.
” So then, let us aim for harmony in the church and try to build each other up”. Romans 14:19
* Let the main thing be the main thing teach the life of Jesus and spread the hope given to us through Gods word.
* God looks at the heart. It’s up to Him to judge us according to how we live our lives.
*Support the things we KNOW to be true, and leave the rest to stimulating intellectual discussion.(Denominational beliefs)
Father, You have promised to lead me in paths of righteousness. Help me to be willing to follow, even when I don’t understand. People don’t wanna know how much I know, but how much I love Jesus. So Thank You that Having Love is the most important aspect in having a Personal Relationship with You. Lord help me be more unified –Let the main thing be the main thing teach the life of Jesus and spread the hope given to us through Your Word.
“May God, who gives this patience and encouragement, help you live in complete harmony with each other, as is fitting for followers of Christ Jesus. Then all of you can join together with one voice, giving praise and glory to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Therefore, accept each other just as Christ has accepted you so that God will be given glory.” (Romans 15:5-7)
Amen