What's something you've learned about relationships that you wish you had known ten years earlier?
When you hear the word 'unity,' what's the first thing that comes to mind: a positive experience, a difficult experience, or something that sounds great in theory but is hard in practice?
Jesus knew he was approaching the cross, yet one of the last things he prayed for was the unity of his followers. What does that suggest about what matters most to Jesus?
Who has demonstrated the kind of patient, enduring love described in
1 Corinthians 13 toward you? How did it affect your faith?
Compare Jesus’ prayer in
John 17 with Paul’s instruction in
Philippians 1:27 to strive together as one. What common themes do you see?
How does the relationship between Father, Son, and Spirit provide a model for unity without requiring uniformity?
Read
Romans 12:3-18. Which commands in that passage would strengthen a church’s unity if practiced consistently?
Think about one way this week you can live out the love of trinity in the face of real-world challenges.
Fall Collection is next weekend. Check the calendar for items at your campus.
Jesus - we are so grateful that you are constantly thinking about us and pointing us to the love of God. Help us to experience unity without having to be uniform in thought, idea, experiences or personality. If you prayed for this the night before you took all the punishment for our sins it must be extremely important so let us not stop striving to work together and live together in harmony. Help us this week, among all the noise that will be very loud, especially on social media to find a way to to be quiet and still and remember that you are King, you are in control and no matter what the results are on Wednesday morning, your Kingdom is still the only one that matters. Thank you for loving us so well. Amen!