United We Stand

We read that the early believers were often together in prayer. Just as humility, prayer is one of the basics of unity. When we as Gods children get to know our Heavenly Father better, if we grow more and more aware that the One for whom nothing, absolutely nothing is too difficult waits to hear what the Evangelical Church of Atlantic unitedly wants to ask of Him and believe Him for. I believe we will see God do great things in and through this Church. Friends, I believe if we collectively take a stand in prayer against the destruction the enemy is working in our society, if we put our differences aside and fervently call on God for intervention we will see God’s work and deliverance in unprecedented ways in our days. How can we foster such unity that the Bible describes? The scripture gives us several principles in achieving that unity.

III. BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES FOR UNITY:

During his ministry on earth Jesus had to put up with a bunch of selfish and power mongering disciples. He knew very well that discrepancies and disagreements would erupt among his disciples once he had departed from the earth so he earnestly prayed for them. In John 17:17, Jesus prayed that the father would sanctify the disciples by the truth before he would make them one. The first principle in achieving Biblical unity is to have the mind of Christ. As Christ prayed to the father that his disciples would be brought to complete unity (John 17:23), let’s also cry out to God to bring our church to complete unity.

Secondly, we recognize that God is the master builder and we all are hired workers. Paul recognized that he and the apostles were servants of Christ and each were assigned specific tasks to perform. Similarly we too must humbly recognize that we are hired workers by God to work in his vineyard. We are his servants called out to do his work. When we are faithful in serving the master in our assigned tasks one day God will reward us according to our labor.

Thirdly we recognize and respect one another. Finally, Coordination, Communication and Cohesion are other essentials principles in achieving and maintaining biblical unity. Unity is far more important to the life of the Church than the individual strengths of its leaders. The Lord has called all of us to be a part of this awesome work of building His Kingdom.

The growth of our Church depends on all of us praying and working together in unity. We desperately need unity at all cost. Therefore as far as it lies in us let’s work towards building and maintaining unity. When we are committed to just do that, God has promised to pour down his blessings on all of us. In closing let me urge you as the Apostle Paul urged the believers in Ephesus.

“As a prisoner for the Lord, then I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit just as you were called to one hope when you were called, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.” Eph 4:1-6 Amen

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