There is no "I" in Team: Attitude Determines Altitude

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THE WORK OF UNITY!

Ephesians 4:1–7 NASB95

1 Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love, 3 being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all. 7 But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift.

1.Walking under God’s Precepts and Truth. (v. 4-7)

Jude 3 NASB95

3 Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints.

2. Working out God’s Character personally. (v. 2; )

Galatians 5:22–23 NASB95

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

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3. Working with God’s People, His Family. (v. 3; Hebrews 6:10-12)

Hebrews 6:10–12 NASB95

10 For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, in having ministered and in still ministering to the saints. 11 And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end, 12 so that you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

Several years ago I learned a short Irish rhyme about this phenomenon:

To live above, With the saints I love, O, wouldn’t that be glory. But to live below, With the saints I know, That’s another story.

4. Working on God’s Plan: Maturity. (Eph. 4:11-13)