Sermon Tone Analysis

I. Unity in the Church

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Worship in unity of heart

Fellowship in a unity of spirit

what breaks unity?

Unforgiveness & Pride

Question - Why is church membership more than just attendance

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Members are to serve one another

Read paragraph page 44 about your role in the body

How do we serve one another in the body?

So this is how unity works and how we are commanded to keep in unity.

If we kept perfect unity in obedience to Gods word there would not be church splits and grudges among members that destroy the body.

Discord and critical attitudes can and will break unity in the body.

Read Page 46 Paragraph on disunity

Question : why are humility and love so important in maintaining unity within the church?

Answer: minor concerns should be overlooked for love covers such things

Are the things we fight over, the things we harbor and the things we criticize the pastor or the church or the songs we sing or all of the other things people stake a flag in worth any eternal value?

We gather for the sake of eternity and criticize, leave, back bite for the sake of the things that wither and have no eternal value.

We should always seek to resolve differences versus quietly slipping out and leaving the church or even worse the most dreadful practice of backing out from a forgiveness and love perspective but staying around and attempting to hide our true discontentment.

This is where satan wants us, wandering away from the body and away from, encouragement, love and accountability.

Always guide others to grace and redirect criticism.

which sometimes looks like sitting down with someone in love and being honest about whats in your head and seeping into your heart.

Often times we are wrong in our perceptions that become our reality.