Unity of the Spirit in the Child of God

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Out of the heart flows the unity of Christ within the believer.

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Welcome… Congrats to Terry an Lisa (Due in April), Prayer for Israel.
Our Build Story… what we do when we build.
The visionary
The sweat
The Gifts of the builders
The progress of the design, captured within the builders
The local church here.
LAST WEEK
GOAL
Strenghtened with Power through His Spirit so that Christ will dwell in our hearts.
We know the Love of Christ for us to be “filled up to all the fulness of God”
WHY
He loves us.
ANYTHING ELSE?
Quote…
Love—and the unity it attests to—is the mark Christ gave Christians to wear before the world. Only with this mark may the world know that Christians are indeed Christians and that Jesus was sent by the Father.
Francis Schaeffer
THIS WEEK
Unity of the Spirit in the Child of God - Ephesians 4:1-6
GOAL
Necessity of Unity
Components of Unity
Application of Unity
NECESSITY
Read…
Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called,
New American Standard Bible: 1995 update (Eph 4:1). (1995). The Lockman Foundation.
Calling
An action or step of faith in accordance with the purposes of God
Context Ephesians - Building the church
Him to us, for His purposes. (because he called, our roles and anointings)
Implore (beesch, urgent with strong force, great zeal) - Does God need our help?
Read…
Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
New American Standard Bible: 1995 update (Romans 12:1). (1995). The Lockman Foundation.
Act of Worship to God
No doubt of the importance to Paul
Effects our relationship to the Lord (builds our relationship)
BUILDS A NARRATIVE, A STORY - OF WHO GOD IS AND WHO WE ARE. (WHY WE DIG, DEEP)
Walk Worthy (suitable) - little detour
To the level, the the importance of the purpose itself (why important…)
To the level of the One who is requesting - GOD (Exalted One)
To the level of the one in whom it is entrusted, responsibility of our position - CHILD OF GOD
God is thus exhalted
We are to carry ourselves as suitable to the level of our position - A CHILD OF THE KING
Not self righteousness, prideful but a servant.
Duty YES, but Identity more. (Changes our motivation)
Less a worker and more a son/daughter of the King of Kings. (Changes perspective)
COMPONENTS
Read…
with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love, being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
New American Standard Bible: 1995 update (Eph 4:2–3). (1995). The Lockman Foundation.
Components of Unity - taking care, being intentional with one another
Source of the Strenght of Components - LOVE (anything fimiliar?)
Read… But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
New American Standard Bible: 1995 update (Ga 5:22–23). (1995). The Lockman Foundation.
Source of Strenght to Love - Power within the Spirit to the “inner man” (last week)
Components all derived from God, source thru His Spirit.
Diligent (make every effort, eager)
Preserve The Unity
Why so important?
Through the acts of unity which are the acts of LOVE (towars one another).
Acts of Love bring a message to the world.
Read…
“By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
New American Standard Bible: 1995 update (Jn 13:35). (1995). The Lockman Foundation.
Love is reality to the world
Love within the family of God, brings with it the Reality of God.
Love of Christ is the innermost, yet largle unknown desire of the entirity of mankind.
I was just like this, myself
Lack of community, (broken relationships) is the source of most of the cultural ills.
Family, Marriage, Prison, Violence
With it Peace
Peace with God
Peace with each other
Peace within ourselves
Unity within the Body makes God tangible and real.
They can now see us and touch him, through us.
HOW / APPLICATION
Read… There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.
New American Standard Bible: 1995 update (Eph 4:4–6). (1995). The Lockman Foundation.
The Unity of God.
Jesus answered, “The foremost is, ‘Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is one Lord; and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength. “The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
New American Standard Bible: 1995 update (Mk 12:29–31). (1995). The Lockman Foundation.
The Lord esablishes He is One God, Unified.
God and Father over All (authority)
Through All (works through us all)
In All (Hold Spirit)
We are all together
One Body
One Spirit
One Hope
One Faith
One Baptism (death old, arising to the new).
Unity/community is first intentional.
Labor of love.
Carry your cross, perserverence, keep the faith
Acts done in tension, challanging the old man.
Iron sharpens Iron (sparks).
Dying to self.
Disagreements
War with the old self is KEEPING THE FAITH
Battles/Daily Skirmishs KEEPING THE UNITY
Satan battle plan is division and deception.
He initially attacks in small wispers...
He/She is wrong
I am not appreciated
I do all the work
Community is covenantal
Long suffering
Christ and marriage
Our Building - What the building does to us.
Back of the 29th - Continue Ephesians 4:7-13
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General Prayer
The LORDS Prayer
Apostles Creed (Stand)
Prayer of Thanks Giving
(Song)
Benediction
Finally, brethren, rejoice, be made complete, be comforted, be like-minded, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.
New American Standard Bible: 1995 update (2 Co 13:11). (1995). The Lockman Foundation.
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