Words of Encouragement
May - 21 - 2006
If people in our congregations are ever going to get along, the leaders of those churches must remind us of how important it is. Jesus' dying prayer was that we would be one. Why? So the world would know that the Father had sent him. Unity is not important, it is essential; not just as a theory or theology, but as a daily practice among the people who claim Jesus as Lord.
Let us read 1 Corinthians 1:10.
Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
Let us pray.
Lord Jesus, you have presented all of our prayers to our Father and we thank you for this grace. We promise that we will do all we can to bring glory to our Father, to live at peace and to serve in unity with those who belong to you. Please bless our church family with more passion for the unity that you desire.
In Jesus' name we pray.
Amen.