Introduction
preach about the cross of Christ”
"Gentlemen, now we must all hang together, or surely we shall all hang
separately." Benjamin Franklin
Eph 4:2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with
one another in love,
Eph 4:3 eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Eph 4:4 There is one body and one Spirit--just as you were called to the
one hope that belongs to your call--
Eph 4:5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
Eph 4:6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in
all.
In essentials, Unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity.-
Saint Augustine
Essentials and Non Essentials
Colossians 2:11-17
Acts 2:22 "Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man
attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that
God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know--
Acts 2:23 this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and
foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless
men.
Acts 2:24 God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was
not possible for him to be held by it.
1 Cor 2:2 For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ
and him crucified.
1 John 4:1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see
whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into
the world.
1 John 4:2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that
confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,
“When we quit dwelling on the non-essentials it frees up more time to
How God Sees Us
Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor
free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Acts 10:34 So Peter opened his mouth and said: "Truly I understand that
God shows no partiality,
Acts 10:35 but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is
right is acceptable to him.
“Has it ever occurred to you that one hundred pianos all tuned to the
same fork are automatically tuned to each other.”
A.W. Tozer
Christian Love
2 Peter 3:15 And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our
beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given
him,
Romans 12:10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one
another in showing honor.
Hebrews 12:14 Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness
without which no one will see the Lord.
Closing-
Nothing gets done where there is disunity
are you striving for the unity of the Lord's Church?
Are you a member of the body of Christ?
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How to have eternal life

Romans 10:9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord
and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be
saved.
Romans 10:10 For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with
the mouth one confesses and is saved.
Diversity”
Romans 10:11 For the Scripture says, "Everyone who believes in him
will not be put to shame."
Romans 10:12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for
the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on
him.
Romans 10:13 For "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be
saved."

All Scriptures used are from the ESV version

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May 22, 2011