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Pursuing Unity
Contributed by Mike Gilbert on Oct 18, 2007 (message contributor)
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1. What Brings Us Together
Contributed on Oct 18, 2007
We find unity within the church as we gather around the cross. Sermon designed to immediately precede the observance of the Lord’s Supper.
<>We have different likes and dislikes. ------Some folks like coffee, others don’t. ------Some folks prefer Coca Cola, others opt for Pepsi products. ------Some like “active” vacations (skiing, motorcycle touring, camping; others prefer more rest and relaxation. ------Some prefer fruit as a ...read more
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2. What Unity Looks Like
Contributed on Oct 28, 2007
We’re to be united as believers in order to accomplish God’s mission. But being united doesn’t necessarily mean being unanimous on everythig.
-->Sir Francis Drake once expressed this prayer: “Disturb us, Lord, when our dreams have come true because we have dreamed too little, when we arrive safely because we have sailed too closely to the shore. Disturb us, Lord, to dare more boldly, to venture on wilder seas where storms will show ...read more
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3. Fixing It When It's Broken
Contributed on Nov 2, 2007
A look at Jesus’ instructions to His disciples in the steps for resolving disputes, restoring unity and restoration within the church and between individual believers.
--ILL>One of Aesop’s fables is the story of the Lion and the Boar. On a summer day, when the great heat induced a general thirst among the beasts, a lion and a boar came at the same moment to small well to drink. They fiercely disputed which of them should drink first, and were soon engaged in ...read more