The Pursuit of Unity: Part 3 – Need (By Tim H.)

In my last post, I wrote about uplifting one another as a part of moving toward unity in the church. In this post, I want to address “need”. God has placed us together in the body of Christ for many purposes, and one is to meet the needs of one another.
    

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The Pursuit of Unity: Part 2 – Uplift (By Tim H.)

In my previous post, I spoke about reconciliation and forgiveness. Once each of us has asked God for forgiveness of our sin, we can begin the reconciliation process with one another. In 1 Thessalonians 5:11, we are called to “Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.” Paul wrote this letter to the Thessalonians after receiving a report about the spiritual health of the church and a concern about growing issues they were having.
    

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The Pursuit of Unity: Part 1 – Reconciliation (By Tim H.)

As the church family was completing the 40 Day Prayer Challenge, I spoke about the ripple effect Jesus’ prayer in John 17 has on the church today. I specifically spoke about unity among the body and how important that is to fulfill the prayer of Jesus “so that the world may believe that you have sent me.”
  

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The Battle For Souls (By Tim H.)

In my Bible study the other day, I was reading Psalm 110:1-7. Throughout the passage, David hears from God and the promises of conquering and justice. But what was most interesting to me is how author Timothy Keller drew out that earthly kings had the goal of filling the kingdom with bodies under their control, a kind of trophy case. But Jesus’ mission was to conquer by filling the earth with his body. And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all (Ephesians 1:22-23).

  


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