• When We Come Together

  Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 30, 2011 (message contributor)

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  Scripture:  John 13:34-35

  Tags:  Unity

WHEN WE COME TOGETHER

Dr. J. Vernon McGee told a story about a little community where there were three churches on the same corner, a Presbyterian church, Methodist church and Baptist church. One Sunday night, all the windows were open and they could hear each other singing. They didn't get along very well. The people in the Presbyterian Church were singing this song, "Will There be Any Stars in My Crown?" When they finished, the Methodist church sang, "No, Not One." Then the Baptists sang, "Oh That Will be Glory for Me."

Dr. McGee said that all three of those churches ought to sit down together and sing the doxology of praise to God. That's what the world needs to see. They need to see us together. Jesus said, "When we come together, that's when the world knows that God has sent us."

(From a sermon by Bob Joyce, Like Lucy, 8/4/2011)