1. Grace is... XARIS - – - The free gift of God of salvation, even though we do not deserve it and we were His enemies when He offered it. – - Charm, attractiveness. – - Favor, care, goodwill. – - Good deed, or unmerited gift. Grace in a Christian Community - – - The mimicking of God in His overwhelming grace toward us, in that He chose to love us and always do what is good for us despite how we act toward Him, which should lead us to treat one another with the highest respect, love, forgiveness, accountability and encouragement regardless of how we are treated, in a desire to be more like our God.

2. Grace is... That we be at peace with one another (Mk 9:50, Rom 12:16, 1 Pet 3:8) That we love one another (Jn 15, 1 Thes 4:9, 1 Pet 4:8) That we honor one another (Rom 12:10) That we do not pass shallow or undue judgement on one another (Rom 14) That we hold each other to a higher standard, and confess our sins to each other (Col 3:16, Matt 18, Eph 5:21, Heb 10:24-25, James 5:16, Gal 6:1) That we accept one another (Rom 15:7) That there be no divisions among us (1 Cor 1:10) That we serve one another (Gal 5:13, Gal 6:2) That we are patient and forgiving (Eph 4:32, Eph 4:2, Col 3:13) That we be encouraging (Eph 5:19, 1 Thes 5:11, Heb 3:13) That we do not gossip or slander (James 4:11, James 5:9)

3. “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, 23 I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me Unity John 17:20-23