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1 | references to church unity | Eph 4:3 | tgc | 122168 | ||
I have been asked to teach on unity within the church this Sunday.because we are experienceing growth at a rapid rate and arein the process of moving to a new building the first time we will have our own place to met. What I will be tring to do in a sense is oreventive maintance. Addressing problems before they come up. Any ideas or references anyone can supply would be very helpful. In The Love Of Christ, tgc | ||||||
2 | references to church unity | Eph 4:3 | Hank | 122169 | ||
tgc: You have undertaken a big order in agreeing to teach on church unity! But it's an important subject, to be sure, and I pray that God will empower you for the task. ..... Here's my small contribution of ideas for what you may find them worth. There is a lot of emphasis being placed on unity for unity's sake these days, without regard to how unity is achieved. The important thing, the ONLY thing, in which the church is to have unity is the truth, "the faith of the gospel" as Paul puts it in Philippians 1:27 (which see). Unity achieved by compromise of the truth or based on lies and false doctrines is not Christianity at all. This kind of forced unity easily leads to heresy and apostasy. ..... Some Bible resources I would think of using are Christ's high priestly prayer in John 17, Psalm 33:1, and Paul's wonderful discussion of unity in Ephesians 4:1-16. In fact, so fitting to the topic is Ephesians 4:1-16 that I would consider making it the text for my talk. May God richly bless your labors to His glory. --Hank | ||||||
3 | references to church unity | Eph 4:3 | tgc | 122170 | ||
Hank, Thank you for your answer and most especially your prayers. You are right this is a big job, but what we are hoping for is to head off problems before they come up. And yes I agree with all you have said about unity for the sake of unity. I was thinking of three major headings for this talk first Christ call for unity second How to maintane unity three different roles for different members in the body. Thanks for taking time to answer you have been agreat help as will your prayers. In The Love Of Christ, tgc |
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4 | references to church unity | Eph 4:3 | Hank | 122192 | ||
tgc: You're more than welcome, brother. I've enjoyed following your fine posts and am delighted that you opened your user profile and gave the Forum some background information about yourself and your work in the church. The Baptist Faith and Message reflects my beliefs also; moreover, I'm a native Tennesseean and lived for a time in Memphis (Raleigh) before coming to Arkansas. We pray for Bellevue's Adrian Rogers who recently underwent heart by-pass surgery, as you probably know. God bless your ministry, and it's wonderful to have you on the Forum! --Hank | ||||||
5 | references to church unity | Eph 4:3 | tgc | 122280 | ||
Greetings Hank, FYI Bro. Adrian is recovering well although I have not spoke with him personally my mentor has and he tells me Adrian is tires of recovery and ready to preach. By the away I am A little slow just figured out the user profile last night. tgc |
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