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Believer GOD’S CALL FOR EVERY Believer GOD’S CALL FOR EVERY Part 2

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23 I am in them and you are in me. May they experience such perfect unity .. JOHN 17:23 NLT

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23 that the world will know that you sent me and that you love them as much as you love me. JOHN 17:23 NLT

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“In essentials, that is absolutely and completely necessary” -UNITY

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“Non-essentials, something that is not important” -LIBERTY

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In all things, WE MUST PRACTICE Love Love

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Jesus’ great desire for His disciples was that they become ONE

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He wanted them unified as a POWERFUL WITNESS to the reality of God’s love

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Jesus prayed for unity among believers based on the believer’s unity with Him and the Father

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Believers can know UNITY among themselves if they are living in union with God

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THE CALL TO Unity Unity THE CALL TO 2

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1 How truly wonderful and delightful to see brothers and sisters living together in sweet unity! PSALMS 133:1 TPT

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Makes the church a POSITIVE EXAMPLE to the world UNITY UNITY

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And helps draw others to the Lord UNITY UNITY

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Helps us COOPERATE As a body of believers UNITY UNITY

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As God meant us to, giving us a foretaste of Heaven

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RENEWS and REVITALIZES ministry UNITY UNITY

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Because there is less tension to sap our energy

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Living in unity does not mean that we will agree on everything

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There will be many opinions just as there are many notes in a musical chord

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We must AGREE on our purpose in life to WORK TOGETHER for God

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Our outward expression of unity will reflect our outward inward PURPOSE unity of

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14 Beyond all these things put on and wrap yourselves in [unselfish] love, COLOSSIANS 3:14 AMP

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14 Which is the perfect bond of unity [for everything is bound… COLOSSIANS 3:14 AMP

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14 together in agreement when each one seeks the best for others] COLOSSIANS 3:14 AMP

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Paul encourages us to develop loving one another which binds us all together in perfect unity

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To CLOTHE OURSELVES with love leads to Peace

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Between individuals and among the members of the body of believers

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THE CALL TO Diversity Diversity THE CALL TO 2

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12 The human body has many parts, but the many parts… 1 CORINTHIANS 12:12 NLT

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12…make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ. 1 CORINTHIANS 12:12 NLT

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Paul writes to the Corinthian church that each one who made a commitment to Christ is a valuable member of the body of Christ

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Paul tells them that the body is made up of many individuals, different, unique, diverse parts and that each one is important

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Just like a physical body, each part has a SPECIFIC FUNCTION that is necessary to the body as a whole

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Each one of us is UNIQUE Appearance Character Gifts Maturity Abilities

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We are unique in appearance, unique in character, unique in our gifts,

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Unique in our maturity, unique in our abilities and unique in so many ways

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YOUare the BEST PERSON to be you

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There’s no one else who could be you any better than YOU

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NOBODY does it better, NOBODY does it half as good as you, YOU’RE THE BEST!

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Our roles are different, yet equally important, each person doing a job in this church family is just important as the next person.

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5 So we, who are many, are [nevertheless just] one body in Christ, … ROMANS 12:5 AMP

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5 and individually [we are] parts one of another [mutually dependent on each other] ROMANS 12:5 AMP

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Paul uses the concept of the human body to teach how believers should live and work together

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Just as the parts of the body function under the direction of the brain,

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Believers are to work together under the command and authority to Jesus Christ

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THE CALL TO Maturity Maturity THE CALL TO 2

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1 You, therefore, will be perfect [growing into spiritual maturity both in mind and character, MATTHEW 5:48 AMP

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1 …actively integrating godly values into your daily life], as your heavenly Father is perfect. MATTHEW 5:48 AMP

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How can we be Perfect?

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IN CHARACTER, In this life we cannot be flawless,

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But we can aspire to be much like Christ as possible

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IN HOLINESS, we are to separate ourselves from the world’s sinful values,

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We are to be devoted to God’s desires rather than our own and carry His love and mercy into the world

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IN MATURITY, We cannot achieve Christlike character and holy living all at once

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But we must GROW toward maturity & wholeness

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Just as we expect different behavior from a baby, a child, a teenager, and an adult

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So God expects a DIFFERENT BEHAVIOR from us depending on our stage of spiritual development

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IN LOVE, we can seek to love others as completely as God loves us

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We can be perfect if our behavior is appropriate for our maturity level, perfect yet with much room to grow.

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Our tendency to sin must never deter us from striving to be more like Christ

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Christ calls all His disciples to EXCEL, to raise above mediocrity

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And to MATURE in every area, becoming like Him

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29 For those whom He foreknew [and loved and chose beforehand], ROMANS 8:29 AMP

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29 He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son… ROMANS 8:29 AMP

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29 …[and ultimately share in His complete sanctification], ROMANS 8:29 AMP

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29 So that He would be the firstborn [the most beloved and honored] among many believers. ROMANS 8:29 AMP

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God’s ULTIMATE GOAL for us is to make us like Christ

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As we become more and more like Him,

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We DISCOVER our true selves, the person we are created to be

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The believer’s life is a PROCESS of becoming more and more like Christ

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Knowing that God knew us before the foundation of the world should motivate us to strive for maturity

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CONCLUSION CONCLUSION 5

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19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, MATTHEW 28:19 NLT

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19 Baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. MATTHEW 28:19 NLT

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20 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. MATTHEW 28:20 NLT

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20 And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age. MATTHEW 28:20 NLT

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God has given His Church an enormous responsibility to make disciples in every nation

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If we had to fulfill this command as individuals, we might as well give up without trying, it would be impossible

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But God called us as members of His BODY

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TOGETHER we can obey God more fully than any of us could alone

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As the body of Christ, we can accomplish more together than we would dream possible working by ourselves.

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WORKING TOGETHER, the Church can express the fullness of Christ