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Our	
  Identity	
  
ONE	
  IN	
  DOCTRINE	
  AND	
  UNITY	
  
	
  
God	
  calls	
  the	
  church	
  to	
  do	
  four	
  things:	
  BELONG	
  (connect	
  to	
  God	
  and	
  to	
  each	
  other	
  as	
  
the	
  church),	
  GROW	
  (pursue	
  discipleship),	
  SERVE	
  (to	
  be	
  the	
  hands	
  and	
  feet	
  of	
  Jesus),	
  
and	
  to	
  SHARE	
  (fulfilling	
  the	
  great	
  commission	
  of	
  bringing	
  the	
  gospel	
  to	
  the	
  world).	
  
	
  
	
  
B.E.L.O.N.G.	
  	
  
(Connecting	
  to	
  God	
  and	
  to	
  each	
  other	
  as	
  the	
  church)	
  
	
  
O	
  (One	
  in	
  doctrine	
  and	
  Unity)	
  
	
   KEY	
  VERSE:	
  	
  Ephesians	
  4:3-­6	
  
Make	
  every	
  effort	
  to	
  keep	
  the	
  unity	
  of	
  the	
  Spirit	
  through	
  the	
  bond	
  of	
  peace.	
  	
  There	
  is	
  
one	
  body	
  and	
  one	
  Spirit-­‐	
  just	
  as	
  you	
  were	
  called	
  to	
  one	
  hope,	
  when	
  you	
  were	
  called-­‐	
  
one	
  Lord,	
  one	
  faith,	
  one	
  baptism;	
  one	
  God	
  and	
  Father	
  of	
  all,	
  who	
  is	
  over	
  all	
  and	
  
through	
  all	
  and	
  in	
  all.	
  	
  
Ephesians	
  4:3-­6	
  
	
  
	
   	
  
The	
  first	
  place	
  anyone	
  must	
  begin	
  is	
  belief	
  that	
  the	
  scriptures	
  are	
  	
  
	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  inspired	
  (God-­breathed)	
  and	
  serve	
  the	
  purpose	
  of	
  preparing	
  us	
  for	
  	
  
	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  our	
  purpose.	
  	
  
	
  
Let	
  the	
  word	
  of	
  Christ	
  dwell	
  in	
  you	
  richly	
  as	
  you	
  teach	
  and	
  admonish	
  one	
  
another	
  with	
  all	
  wisdom,	
  and	
  as	
  you	
  sing	
  psalms,	
  hymns,	
  and	
  spiritual	
  songs	
  
with	
  gratitude	
  in	
  your	
  hearts	
  toward	
  God.	
  	
  Colossians	
  3:16	
  
	
  	
  
I.	
  	
  Don’t	
  Confuse	
  Unity	
  with	
  Uniformity	
  
	
  
A.	
  	
  Uniformity	
  
Driven	
  by	
  fear,	
  compliance,	
  and	
  control.	
  	
  Think	
  of	
  the	
  examples	
  of	
  the	
  
Pharisees,	
  who	
  fearful	
  of	
  breaking	
  one	
  of	
  God’s	
  laws,	
  created	
  hundreds	
  of	
  
man-­‐made	
  rules	
  that	
  they	
  required	
  everyone	
  to	
  additionally	
  follow.	
  	
  	
  Jesus	
  
said	
  to	
  them,	
  “Thus	
  you	
  nullify	
  the	
  word	
  of	
  God	
  by	
  your	
  tradition	
  that	
  you	
  
have	
  handed	
  down.	
  And	
  you	
  do	
  many	
  things	
  like	
  that"	
  (Mark	
  7:13)	
  
	
  	
  
B.	
  	
  Unity	
  
Motivated	
  by	
  grace,	
  being	
  Christ-­‐like,	
  trust,	
  and	
  grace.	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  
Paul	
  told	
  the	
  Ephesians,	
  “…	
  speaking	
  the	
  truth	
  in	
  love,	
  we	
  will	
  in	
  all	
  things	
  
grow	
  up	
  into	
  him	
  who	
  is	
  the	
  Head,	
  that	
  is,	
  Christ.	
  From	
  him	
  the	
  whole	
  body,	
  
joined	
  and	
  held	
  together	
  by	
  every	
  supporting	
  ligament,	
  grows	
  and	
  builds	
  
itself	
  up	
  in	
  love,	
  as	
  each	
  part	
  does	
  it	
  work”	
  (Ephesians	
  4:	
  15-­‐16)	
  	
  
	
  
 
	
  
II.	
  	
  Being	
  One	
  Was	
  A	
  Central	
  Part	
  of	
  Jesus’	
  Prayer	
  For	
  His	
  Disciples	
  
	
  
	
  	
  “My	
  prayer	
  is	
  not	
  for	
  them	
  alone.	
  I	
  pray	
  also	
  for	
  those	
  who	
  will	
  believe	
  in	
  me	
  
through	
  their	
  message,	
  that	
  all	
  of	
  them	
  may	
  be	
  one,	
  Father,	
  just	
  as	
  you	
  are	
  in	
  me	
  and	
  
I	
  am	
  in	
  you.	
  May	
  they	
  also	
  be	
  in	
  us	
  so	
  that	
  the	
  world	
  may	
  believe	
  that	
  you	
  have	
  sent	
  
me.	
  I	
  have	
  given	
  them	
  the	
  glory	
  that	
  you	
  gave	
  me,	
  that	
  they	
  may	
  be	
  one	
  as	
  we	
  are	
  
one:	
  (John	
  17:20-­‐22).	
  
	
  
A.	
  	
  One	
  in	
  Doctrine	
  
Make	
  every	
  effort	
  to	
  keep	
  the	
  unity	
  of	
  the	
  Spirit	
  through	
  the	
  bond	
  of	
  peace.	
  
There	
  is	
  one	
  body	
  and	
  one	
  Spirit—just	
  as	
  you	
  were	
  called	
  to	
  one	
  hope	
  when	
  
you	
  were	
  called—	
  one	
  Lord,	
  one	
  faith,	
  one	
  baptism;	
  one	
  God	
  and	
  Father	
  of	
  all,	
  
who	
  is	
  over	
  all	
  and	
  through	
  all	
  and	
  in	
  all	
  (Ephesians	
  4:3-­‐6).	
  
B.	
  	
  One	
  in	
  Function	
  
1.	
  	
  As	
  the	
  Body	
  
The	
  body	
  is	
  a	
  unit,	
  though	
  it	
  is	
  made	
  up	
  of	
  many	
  parts;	
  and	
  though	
  all	
  its	
  
parts	
  are	
  many,	
  they	
  form	
  one	
  body.	
  So	
  it	
  is	
  with	
  Christ.	
  For	
  we	
  were	
  all	
  
baptized	
  by	
  one	
  Spirit	
  into	
  one	
  body—whether	
  Jews	
  or	
  Greeks,	
  slave	
  or	
  
free—and	
  we	
  were	
  all	
  given	
  the	
  one	
  Spirit	
  to	
  drink.	
  
Now	
  the	
  body	
  is	
  not	
  made	
  up	
  of	
  one	
  part	
  but	
  of	
  many.	
  If	
  the	
  foot	
  should	
  say,	
  
“Because	
  I	
  am	
  not	
  a	
  hand,	
  I	
  do	
  not	
  belong	
  to	
  the	
  body,”	
  it	
  would	
  not	
  for	
  that	
  
reason	
  cease	
  to	
  be	
  part	
  of	
  the	
  body.	
  And	
  if	
  the	
  ear	
  should	
  say,	
  “Because	
  I	
  am	
  
not	
  an	
  eye,	
  I	
  do	
  not	
  belong	
  to	
  the	
  body,”	
  it	
  would	
  not	
  for	
  that	
  reason	
  cease	
  to	
  
be	
  part	
  of	
  the	
  body.	
  If	
  the	
  whole	
  body	
  were	
  an	
  eye,	
  where	
  would	
  the	
  sense	
  of	
  
hearing	
  be?	
  If	
  the	
  whole	
  body	
  were	
  an	
  ear,	
  where	
  would	
  the	
  sense	
  of	
  smell	
  
be?	
  But	
  in	
  fact	
  God	
  has	
  arranged	
  the	
  parts	
  in	
  the	
  body,	
  every	
  one	
  of	
  them,	
  just	
  
as	
  he	
  wanted	
  them	
  to	
  be.	
  If	
  they	
  were	
  all	
  one	
  part,	
  where	
  would	
  the	
  body	
  be?	
  
As	
  it	
  is,	
  there	
  are	
  many	
  parts,	
  but	
  one	
  body.	
  
The	
  eye	
  cannot	
  say	
  to	
  the	
  hand,	
  “I	
  don’t	
  need	
  you!”	
  And	
  the	
  head	
  cannot	
  say	
  
to	
  the	
  feet,	
  “I	
  don’t	
  need	
  you!”	
  On	
  the	
  contrary,	
  those	
  parts	
  of	
  the	
  body	
  that	
  
seem	
  to	
  be	
  weaker	
  are	
  indispensable,	
  and	
  the	
  parts	
  that	
  we	
  think	
  are	
  less	
  
honorable	
  we	
  treat	
  with	
  special	
  honor.	
  And	
  the	
  parts	
  that	
  are	
  unpresentable	
  
are	
  treated	
  with	
  special	
  modesty,	
  while	
  our	
  presentable	
  parts	
  need	
  no	
  special	
  
treatment.	
  But	
  God	
  has	
  combined	
  the	
  members	
  of	
  the	
  body	
  and	
  has	
  given	
  
greater	
  honor	
  to	
  the	
  parts	
  that	
  lacked	
  it,	
  so	
  that	
  there	
  should	
  be	
  no	
  division	
  
in	
  the	
  body,	
  but	
  that	
  its	
  parts	
  should	
  have	
  equal	
  concern	
  for	
  each	
  other.	
  If	
  one	
  
part	
  suffers,	
  every	
  part	
  suffers	
  with	
  it;	
  if	
  one	
  part	
  is	
  honored,	
  every	
  part	
  
rejoices	
  with	
  it.	
  Now	
  you	
  are	
  the	
  body	
  of	
  Christ,	
  and	
  each	
  one	
  of	
  you	
  is	
  a	
  part	
  
of	
  it	
  (1	
  Corinthians	
  12:12-­‐27).	
  
	
  	
  	
  	
   2.	
  As	
  a	
  Worker	
  
Do	
  your	
  best	
  to	
  present	
  yourself	
  to	
  God	
  as	
  one	
  approved,	
  a	
  workman	
  who	
  
does	
  not	
  need	
  to	
  be	
  ashamed	
  and	
  who	
  correctly	
  handles	
  the	
  word	
  of	
  truth	
  (2	
  
Timothy	
  2:15).	
  	
  
	
  
 
	
  
C.	
  	
  In	
  my	
  Focus	
  	
  
Brothers,	
  I	
  do	
  not	
  consider	
  myself	
  yet	
  to	
  have	
  taken	
  hold	
  of	
  it.	
  But	
  one	
  thing	
  I	
  
do:	
  Forgetting	
  what	
  is	
  behind	
  and	
  straining	
  toward	
  what	
  is	
  ahead,	
  I	
  press	
  on	
  
toward	
  the	
  goal	
  to	
  win	
  the	
  prize	
  for	
  which	
  God	
  has	
  called	
  me	
  heavenward	
  in	
  
Christ	
  Jesus	
  (Philippians	
  3:13-­‐14).	
  
D.	
  In	
  Purpose	
  
The	
  man	
  who	
  plants	
  and	
  the	
  man	
  who	
  waters	
  have	
  one	
  purpose,	
  and	
  each	
  
will	
  be	
  rewarded	
  according	
  to	
  his	
  own	
  labor	
  (1	
  Corinthians	
  3:8).	
  
	
  
By	
  the	
  grace	
  God	
  has	
  given	
  me,	
  I	
  laid	
  a	
  foundation	
  as	
  an	
  expert	
  builder,	
  and	
  
someone	
  else	
  is	
  building	
  on	
  it.	
  But	
  each	
  one	
  should	
  be	
  careful	
  how	
  he	
  builds	
  
(1	
  Corinthians	
  3:10).	
  
E.	
  	
  In	
  my	
  Gifts	
  
Each	
  one	
  should	
  use	
  whatever	
  gift	
  he	
  has	
  received	
  to	
  serve	
  others,	
  faithfully	
  
administering	
  God’s	
  grace	
  in	
  its	
  various	
  forms	
  (1	
  Peter	
  4:10).	
  
	
  
F.	
  	
  In	
  my	
  Fellowship	
  as	
  Church	
  
All	
  the	
  believers	
  were	
  one	
  in	
  heart	
  and	
  mind.	
  No	
  one	
  claimed	
  that	
  any	
  of	
  his	
  
possessions	
  was	
  his	
  own,	
  but	
  they	
  shared	
  everything	
  they	
  had.	
  With	
  great	
  
power	
  the	
  apostles	
  continued	
  to	
  testify	
  to	
  the	
  resurrection	
  of	
  the	
  Lord	
  Jesus,	
  
and	
  much	
  grace	
  was	
  upon	
  them	
  all.	
  There	
  were	
  no	
  needy	
  persons	
  among	
  
them.	
  For	
  from	
  time	
  to	
  time	
  those	
  who	
  owned	
  lands	
  or	
  houses	
  sold	
  them,	
  
brought	
  the	
  money	
  from	
  the	
  sales	
  and	
  put	
  it	
  at	
  the	
  apostles’	
  feet,	
  and	
  it	
  was	
  
distributed	
  to	
  anyone	
  as	
  he	
  had	
  need	
  (Acts	
  4:32-­‐35).	
  
G.	
  	
  In	
  Maturity	
  
It	
  was	
  he	
  who	
  gave	
  some	
  to	
  be	
  apostles,	
  some	
  to	
  be	
  prophets,	
  some	
  to	
  be	
  
evangelists,	
  and	
  some	
  to	
  be	
  pastors	
  and	
  teachers,	
  to	
  prepare	
  God’s	
  people	
  for	
  
works	
  of	
  service,	
  so	
  that	
  the	
  body	
  of	
  Christ	
  may	
  be	
  built	
  up	
  until	
  we	
  all	
  reach	
  
unity	
  in	
  the	
  faith	
  and	
  in	
  the	
  knowledge	
  of	
  the	
  Son	
  of	
  God	
  and	
  become	
  mature,	
  
attaining	
  to	
  the	
  whole	
  measure	
  of	
  the	
  fullness	
  of	
  Christ.	
  
Then	
  we	
  will	
  no	
  longer	
  be	
  infants,	
  tossed	
  back	
  and	
  forth	
  by	
  the	
  waves,	
  and	
  
blown	
  here	
  and	
  there	
  by	
  every	
  wind	
  of	
  teaching	
  and	
  by	
  the	
  cunning	
  and	
  
craftiness	
  of	
  men	
  in	
  their	
  deceitful	
  scheming.	
  Instead,	
  speaking	
  the	
  truth	
  in	
  
love,	
  we	
  will	
  in	
  all	
  things	
  grow	
  up	
  into	
  him	
  who	
  is	
  the	
  Head,	
  that	
  is,	
  Christ.	
  
From	
  him	
  the	
  whole	
  body,	
  joined	
  and	
  held	
  together	
  by	
  every	
  supporting	
  
ligament,	
  grows	
  and	
  builds	
  itself	
  up	
  in	
  love,	
  as	
  each	
  part	
  does	
  its	
  work	
  
(Ephesians	
  4:11-­‐16).	
  
	
  
III.	
  	
  One	
  In	
  Relationships	
  
1. Devotion	
  and	
  Honor	
  
Be	
  devoted	
  to	
  one	
  another	
  in	
  brotherly	
  love.	
  Honor	
  one	
  another	
  above	
  
yourselves	
  (Romans	
  12:10).	
  
2. Harmony	
  
Live	
  in	
  harmony	
  with	
  one	
  another.	
  Do	
  not	
  be	
  proud,	
  but	
  be	
  willing	
  to	
  
associate	
  with	
  people	
  of	
  low	
  position.	
  Do	
  not	
  be	
  conceited	
  (Romans	
  
12:16)	
  	
  Note:	
  	
  Unison	
  is	
  everyone	
  singing	
  the	
  same	
  notes.	
  	
  Harmony	
  is	
  
when	
  different	
  notes	
  are	
  arranged	
  to	
  create	
  a	
  beautiful	
  melody.	
  God	
  does	
  
not	
  want	
  uniformed	
  unison	
  but	
  unity	
  through	
  harmony;	
  holding	
  up	
  the	
  
doctrines	
  as	
  one	
  and	
  then	
  accepting	
  and	
  encouraging	
  each	
  other	
  as	
  God	
  
has	
  made	
  us	
  and	
  given	
  us	
  different	
  personalities,	
  gifts,	
  talents,	
  
experiences,	
  etc.	
  	
  In	
  essentials	
  =	
  one,	
  in	
  non-­‐essentials=	
  harmony.	
  	
  
3. Love	
  
Let	
  no	
  debt	
  remain	
  outstanding,	
  except	
  the	
  continuing	
  debt	
  to	
  love	
  one	
  
another,	
  for	
  he	
  who	
  loves	
  his	
  fellowman	
  has	
  fulfilled	
  the	
  law	
  	
  
(Romans	
  13:8)	
  
4. Acceptance	
  
Accept	
  one	
  another,	
  then,	
  just	
  as	
  Christ	
  accepted	
  you,	
  in	
  order	
  to	
  bring	
  
praise	
  to	
  God	
  (Romans	
  15:7).	
  	
  
5. Instruction	
  
	
  I	
  myself	
  am	
  convinced,	
  my	
  brothers,	
  that	
  you	
  yourselves	
  are	
  full	
  of	
  
goodness,	
  complete	
  in	
  knowledge	
  and	
  competent	
  to	
  instruct	
  one	
  another	
  
(Romans	
  15:14).	
  	
  
6. Compassion	
  and	
  Forgiveness	
  
You,	
  my	
  brothers,	
  were	
  called	
  to	
  be	
  free.	
  But	
  do	
  not	
  use	
  your	
  freedom	
  to	
  
indulge	
  the	
  sinful	
  nature;	
  rather,	
  serve	
  one	
  another	
  in	
  love	
  	
  
(Galatians	
  5:13).	
  
7. Admonish	
  
Let	
  the	
  word	
  of	
  Christ	
  dwell	
  in	
  you	
  richly	
  as	
  you	
  teach	
  and	
  admonish	
  one	
  
another	
  with	
  all	
  wisdom	
  (Colossians	
  3:16).	
  
8. Encourage	
  
Therefore	
  encourage	
  one	
  another	
  and	
  build	
  each	
  other	
  up,	
  just	
  as	
  in	
  fact	
  
you	
  are	
  doing	
  (1	
  Thessalonians	
  5:11).	
  
	
  
But	
  encourage	
  one	
  another	
  daily,	
  as	
  long	
  as	
  it	
  is	
  called	
  Today,	
  so	
  that	
  
none	
  of	
  you	
  may	
  be	
  hardened	
  by	
  sin’s	
  deceitfulness	
  (Hebrews	
  3:13).	
  
9. Humility	
  
Young	
  men,	
  in	
  the	
  same	
  way	
  be	
  submissive	
  to	
  those	
  who	
  are	
  older.	
  All	
  of	
  
you,	
  clothe	
  yourselves	
  with	
  humility	
  toward	
  one	
  another,	
  because,	
  “God	
  
opposes	
  the	
  proud	
  but	
  gives	
  grace	
  to	
  the	
  humble	
  (1	
  Peter	
  5:5).	
  
10.Walk	
  
But	
  if	
  we	
  walk	
  in	
  the	
  light,	
  as	
  he	
  is	
  in	
  the	
  light,	
  we	
  have	
  fellowship	
  with	
  
one	
  another,	
  and	
  the	
  blood	
  of	
  Jesus,	
  his	
  Son,	
  purifies	
  us	
  from	
  all	
  sin	
  	
  
(1	
  John	
  1:7)	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
 
	
  

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  • 1. Our  Identity   ONE  IN  DOCTRINE  AND  UNITY     God  calls  the  church  to  do  four  things:  BELONG  (connect  to  God  and  to  each  other  as   the  church),  GROW  (pursue  discipleship),  SERVE  (to  be  the  hands  and  feet  of  Jesus),   and  to  SHARE  (fulfilling  the  great  commission  of  bringing  the  gospel  to  the  world).       B.E.L.O.N.G.     (Connecting  to  God  and  to  each  other  as  the  church)     O  (One  in  doctrine  and  Unity)     KEY  VERSE:    Ephesians  4:3-­6   Make  every  effort  to  keep  the  unity  of  the  Spirit  through  the  bond  of  peace.    There  is   one  body  and  one  Spirit-­‐  just  as  you  were  called  to  one  hope,  when  you  were  called-­‐   one  Lord,  one  faith,  one  baptism;  one  God  and  Father  of  all,  who  is  over  all  and   through  all  and  in  all.     Ephesians  4:3-­6         The  first  place  anyone  must  begin  is  belief  that  the  scriptures  are              inspired  (God-­breathed)  and  serve  the  purpose  of  preparing  us  for              our  purpose.       Let  the  word  of  Christ  dwell  in  you  richly  as  you  teach  and  admonish  one   another  with  all  wisdom,  and  as  you  sing  psalms,  hymns,  and  spiritual  songs   with  gratitude  in  your  hearts  toward  God.    Colossians  3:16       I.    Don’t  Confuse  Unity  with  Uniformity     A.    Uniformity   Driven  by  fear,  compliance,  and  control.    Think  of  the  examples  of  the   Pharisees,  who  fearful  of  breaking  one  of  God’s  laws,  created  hundreds  of   man-­‐made  rules  that  they  required  everyone  to  additionally  follow.      Jesus   said  to  them,  “Thus  you  nullify  the  word  of  God  by  your  tradition  that  you   have  handed  down.  And  you  do  many  things  like  that"  (Mark  7:13)       B.    Unity   Motivated  by  grace,  being  Christ-­‐like,  trust,  and  grace.           Paul  told  the  Ephesians,  “…  speaking  the  truth  in  love,  we  will  in  all  things   grow  up  into  him  who  is  the  Head,  that  is,  Christ.  From  him  the  whole  body,   joined  and  held  together  by  every  supporting  ligament,  grows  and  builds   itself  up  in  love,  as  each  part  does  it  work”  (Ephesians  4:  15-­‐16)      
  • 2.     II.    Being  One  Was  A  Central  Part  of  Jesus’  Prayer  For  His  Disciples        “My  prayer  is  not  for  them  alone.  I  pray  also  for  those  who  will  believe  in  me   through  their  message,  that  all  of  them  may  be  one,  Father,  just  as  you  are  in  me  and   I  am  in  you.  May  they  also  be  in  us  so  that  the  world  may  believe  that  you  have  sent   me.  I  have  given  them  the  glory  that  you  gave  me,  that  they  may  be  one  as  we  are   one:  (John  17:20-­‐22).     A.    One  in  Doctrine   Make  every  effort  to  keep  the  unity  of  the  Spirit  through  the  bond  of  peace.   There  is  one  body  and  one  Spirit—just  as  you  were  called  to  one  hope  when   you  were  called—  one  Lord,  one  faith,  one  baptism;  one  God  and  Father  of  all,   who  is  over  all  and  through  all  and  in  all  (Ephesians  4:3-­‐6).   B.    One  in  Function   1.    As  the  Body   The  body  is  a  unit,  though  it  is  made  up  of  many  parts;  and  though  all  its   parts  are  many,  they  form  one  body.  So  it  is  with  Christ.  For  we  were  all   baptized  by  one  Spirit  into  one  body—whether  Jews  or  Greeks,  slave  or   free—and  we  were  all  given  the  one  Spirit  to  drink.   Now  the  body  is  not  made  up  of  one  part  but  of  many.  If  the  foot  should  say,   “Because  I  am  not  a  hand,  I  do  not  belong  to  the  body,”  it  would  not  for  that   reason  cease  to  be  part  of  the  body.  And  if  the  ear  should  say,  “Because  I  am   not  an  eye,  I  do  not  belong  to  the  body,”  it  would  not  for  that  reason  cease  to   be  part  of  the  body.  If  the  whole  body  were  an  eye,  where  would  the  sense  of   hearing  be?  If  the  whole  body  were  an  ear,  where  would  the  sense  of  smell   be?  But  in  fact  God  has  arranged  the  parts  in  the  body,  every  one  of  them,  just   as  he  wanted  them  to  be.  If  they  were  all  one  part,  where  would  the  body  be?   As  it  is,  there  are  many  parts,  but  one  body.   The  eye  cannot  say  to  the  hand,  “I  don’t  need  you!”  And  the  head  cannot  say   to  the  feet,  “I  don’t  need  you!”  On  the  contrary,  those  parts  of  the  body  that   seem  to  be  weaker  are  indispensable,  and  the  parts  that  we  think  are  less   honorable  we  treat  with  special  honor.  And  the  parts  that  are  unpresentable   are  treated  with  special  modesty,  while  our  presentable  parts  need  no  special   treatment.  But  God  has  combined  the  members  of  the  body  and  has  given   greater  honor  to  the  parts  that  lacked  it,  so  that  there  should  be  no  division   in  the  body,  but  that  its  parts  should  have  equal  concern  for  each  other.  If  one   part  suffers,  every  part  suffers  with  it;  if  one  part  is  honored,  every  part   rejoices  with  it.  Now  you  are  the  body  of  Christ,  and  each  one  of  you  is  a  part   of  it  (1  Corinthians  12:12-­‐27).           2.  As  a  Worker   Do  your  best  to  present  yourself  to  God  as  one  approved,  a  workman  who   does  not  need  to  be  ashamed  and  who  correctly  handles  the  word  of  truth  (2   Timothy  2:15).      
  • 3.     C.    In  my  Focus     Brothers,  I  do  not  consider  myself  yet  to  have  taken  hold  of  it.  But  one  thing  I   do:  Forgetting  what  is  behind  and  straining  toward  what  is  ahead,  I  press  on   toward  the  goal  to  win  the  prize  for  which  God  has  called  me  heavenward  in   Christ  Jesus  (Philippians  3:13-­‐14).   D.  In  Purpose   The  man  who  plants  and  the  man  who  waters  have  one  purpose,  and  each   will  be  rewarded  according  to  his  own  labor  (1  Corinthians  3:8).     By  the  grace  God  has  given  me,  I  laid  a  foundation  as  an  expert  builder,  and   someone  else  is  building  on  it.  But  each  one  should  be  careful  how  he  builds   (1  Corinthians  3:10).   E.    In  my  Gifts   Each  one  should  use  whatever  gift  he  has  received  to  serve  others,  faithfully   administering  God’s  grace  in  its  various  forms  (1  Peter  4:10).     F.    In  my  Fellowship  as  Church   All  the  believers  were  one  in  heart  and  mind.  No  one  claimed  that  any  of  his   possessions  was  his  own,  but  they  shared  everything  they  had.  With  great   power  the  apostles  continued  to  testify  to  the  resurrection  of  the  Lord  Jesus,   and  much  grace  was  upon  them  all.  There  were  no  needy  persons  among   them.  For  from  time  to  time  those  who  owned  lands  or  houses  sold  them,   brought  the  money  from  the  sales  and  put  it  at  the  apostles’  feet,  and  it  was   distributed  to  anyone  as  he  had  need  (Acts  4:32-­‐35).   G.    In  Maturity   It  was  he  who  gave  some  to  be  apostles,  some  to  be  prophets,  some  to  be   evangelists,  and  some  to  be  pastors  and  teachers,  to  prepare  God’s  people  for   works  of  service,  so  that  the  body  of  Christ  may  be  built  up  until  we  all  reach   unity  in  the  faith  and  in  the  knowledge  of  the  Son  of  God  and  become  mature,   attaining  to  the  whole  measure  of  the  fullness  of  Christ.   Then  we  will  no  longer  be  infants,  tossed  back  and  forth  by  the  waves,  and   blown  here  and  there  by  every  wind  of  teaching  and  by  the  cunning  and   craftiness  of  men  in  their  deceitful  scheming.  Instead,  speaking  the  truth  in   love,  we  will  in  all  things  grow  up  into  him  who  is  the  Head,  that  is,  Christ.   From  him  the  whole  body,  joined  and  held  together  by  every  supporting   ligament,  grows  and  builds  itself  up  in  love,  as  each  part  does  its  work   (Ephesians  4:11-­‐16).     III.    One  In  Relationships   1. Devotion  and  Honor   Be  devoted  to  one  another  in  brotherly  love.  Honor  one  another  above   yourselves  (Romans  12:10).   2. Harmony  
  • 4. Live  in  harmony  with  one  another.  Do  not  be  proud,  but  be  willing  to   associate  with  people  of  low  position.  Do  not  be  conceited  (Romans   12:16)    Note:    Unison  is  everyone  singing  the  same  notes.    Harmony  is   when  different  notes  are  arranged  to  create  a  beautiful  melody.  God  does   not  want  uniformed  unison  but  unity  through  harmony;  holding  up  the   doctrines  as  one  and  then  accepting  and  encouraging  each  other  as  God   has  made  us  and  given  us  different  personalities,  gifts,  talents,   experiences,  etc.    In  essentials  =  one,  in  non-­‐essentials=  harmony.     3. Love   Let  no  debt  remain  outstanding,  except  the  continuing  debt  to  love  one   another,  for  he  who  loves  his  fellowman  has  fulfilled  the  law     (Romans  13:8)   4. Acceptance   Accept  one  another,  then,  just  as  Christ  accepted  you,  in  order  to  bring   praise  to  God  (Romans  15:7).     5. Instruction    I  myself  am  convinced,  my  brothers,  that  you  yourselves  are  full  of   goodness,  complete  in  knowledge  and  competent  to  instruct  one  another   (Romans  15:14).     6. Compassion  and  Forgiveness   You,  my  brothers,  were  called  to  be  free.  But  do  not  use  your  freedom  to   indulge  the  sinful  nature;  rather,  serve  one  another  in  love     (Galatians  5:13).   7. Admonish   Let  the  word  of  Christ  dwell  in  you  richly  as  you  teach  and  admonish  one   another  with  all  wisdom  (Colossians  3:16).   8. Encourage   Therefore  encourage  one  another  and  build  each  other  up,  just  as  in  fact   you  are  doing  (1  Thessalonians  5:11).     But  encourage  one  another  daily,  as  long  as  it  is  called  Today,  so  that   none  of  you  may  be  hardened  by  sin’s  deceitfulness  (Hebrews  3:13).   9. Humility   Young  men,  in  the  same  way  be  submissive  to  those  who  are  older.  All  of   you,  clothe  yourselves  with  humility  toward  one  another,  because,  “God   opposes  the  proud  but  gives  grace  to  the  humble  (1  Peter  5:5).   10.Walk   But  if  we  walk  in  the  light,  as  he  is  in  the  light,  we  have  fellowship  with   one  another,  and  the  blood  of  Jesus,  his  Son,  purifies  us  from  all  sin     (1  John  1:7)