Becoming One 1 Corinthians 1:10

1 st Corinthians 1:10 I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment.

Becoming One God’s plan: Unity in the body

John 17:20-23 I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 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.

John 17:20-23 The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, 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.

Becoming One God’s plan: Unity in the body The Problem

Becoming One God’s plan: Unity in the body The Problem – our sinful nature

Becoming One God’s plan: Unity in the body The Problem – our sinful nature Consider Cain See Gal 5:19-20 – the “works of the flesh”

Galatians 5:19-20 Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these.

Becoming One God’s plan: Unity in the body The Problem – our sinful nature His Solution

Becoming One God’s plan: Unity in the body The Problem – our sinful nature His Solution – to give us His nature (Spirit)

Becoming One God’s plan: Unity in the body The Problem – our sinful nature His Solution – to give us His nature (Spirit) See again His prayer in Jn 17 See the fruit of the Spirit in Gal 5:22-23

Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

Becoming One God’s plan: Unity in the body The enemy’s tricks

Becoming One God’s plan: Unity in the body The enemy’s tricks Selfish pursuits – See Prov 18:1

Proverbs 18:1 Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment.

Becoming One God’s plan: Unity in the body The enemy’s tricks Selfish pursuits – See Prov 18:1 Not believing God’s grace – See Eph 2:8-9

Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

Becoming One God’s plan: Unity in the body The enemy’s tricks Selfish pursuits – See Prov 18:1 Not believing God’s grace – See Eph 2:8-9 Judging one another – The older brother Luke 15

Becoming One God’s plan: Unity in the body The enemy’s tricks Selfish pursuits – See Prov 18:1 Not believing God’s grace – See Eph 2:8-9 Judging one another – The older brother Luke 15 Not forgiving one another – Unmerciful servant Matt 18

Becoming One God’s plan: Unity in the body The enemy’s tricks Selfish pursuits – See Prov 18:1 Not believing God’s grace – See Eph 2:8-9 Judging one another – The older brother Luke 15 Not forgiving one another – Unmerciful servant Matt 18 “Showing off” – Corinthians 1 st Cor 11

Becoming One God’s plan: Unity in the body The enemy’s tricks Selfish pursuits – See Prov 18:1 Not believing God’s grace – See Eph 2:8-9 Handling offenses in a non-biblical way – See Matt 18:15, 21-22; Eph 4:26

Matthew 18:15, If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother … Then Peter came up and said to him, "Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?" Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.

Ephesians 4:26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,

Becoming One God’s plan: Unity in the body The enemy’s tricks Remember…

Becoming One God’s plan: Unity in the body The enemy’s tricks Remember… Unity takes work – it’s up to us!

Becoming One God’s plan: Unity in the body The enemy’s tricks Remember… Unity takes work – it’s up to us! God, through Christ and His Spirit has made us one!