Put the title together (1 Corinthians 1:10)
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A single drop of water has no power. But I want you to think of waves. It has the power of waves, the power to sweep away everything. You must create the power of waves.
No matter what shape, size, or number there are, if there is one center, if the DNA is the same, then it becomes a big wave, a big circle, and a great power and ability.
Divisions, strife, and slaughter continue on this planet because they are not the same. It is unlikely that these problems will improve significantly as the years change.
Today's text is what the Apostle Paul taught after seeing the reality of the church in Corinth. These words are actually the Lord's words to all the churches.
The Corinthian church was in a situation where it was not enough even if they gathered their strength to preach, but the church became a stumbling block to the spread of the gospel because of partying, division and fighting. 1 Corinthians 1:10 “I beseech you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all speak the same thing, that there be no divisions among you, and that there be no divisions among you, that you be perfectly united in the same mind and in the same mind.” , when we are fully united with the same mind and the same will, we will bear the same fruit.
Here, the Greek word for 'join together' is 'a word used for weaving fishing nets'. The Lord's Church and the Lord's workers are all fishermen, and the tool for fishing is the net. If the net is open, no fish can be caught. It is necessary to weave the broken net tightly. To unite completely means “to unite tightly.”
For our church to do well in bringing many people back to right, all the saints must be firmly united.
1. The words must be put together completely.
It means we have to say the same thing.
Words have power. Words are human thoughts, ideas, and crystallization of thoughts. God blesses our words.
The world we live in now is more talkative than ever. This is a time when there is a lot of pollution of horses. There is too much talk, both nationally and politically. Among them, he talks a lot. There are many words that slander, slander, curse, and curse others.
A man's horse is a sire. God lets us do what we say. He is the one who makes a person's life become what God hears.
Look at Numbers 14:27-28. "How long shall I endure this wicked congregation that murmurs against me? I have heard the murmuring of the children of Israel against me. Say to them, As I live, saith the LORD, your words have heard in my ears. as I will do to you.”
God has promised that we will do what our words have heard in His ears. What we say, what we think, what we dream, what our vision is.
In Goethe's house, politicians, writers, soldiers, businessmen, and many others who admired Goethe's literature used to gather and talk. However, there were times when some people looked down on others, cursed, and cursed. It is said that when that happens, Goetae spoke harshly with his eyes shining sharply.
"Everyone, it's okay to shed paper scraps or food scraps. But it is unforgivable to slander, swear, curse, or spit negative words. Pick up all those dirty words and take them home with me again. Don't come, slander, cursing, cursing, or saying negative things is polluting the air."
The division of sound and division of speech means the distribution of power. When words are united, power becomes one. They all have to say the same thing. Let's put the words together. Let's share the same vision. From adults to children, from children to adults, you should be able to say the same thing.
2. We must have a perfect heart.
must be of the same mind.
In the verse of the text, it says, “Be of perfect harmony. The mind is the emotional and emotional realm of a person. The spirit must be the same. The mind has to go through it. There must be an emotional homogeneity in which we cry together, laugh together, and move our hands and feet and eyes together.
We are now living in an age of divided hearts. We are living in an era where hearts are divided between progressives and conservatives, left and right, my side and your side, east and west, and south and north.
You have to put your thoughts together. We must pray with a united mind, sing with a united mind, and do God's work with a united mind. No matter how great the work, we must start with uniting our hearts.
The mind has to go through it.
3. We must fully agree.
must have the same meaning. Meaning must go through. The vision and will must be the same.
Church love is to have hope and vision for your church. We must have hope for the church. You have to have a vision. Satan makes you feel as if there is no hope, no vision, no work.
In Philippians 2:19-20, the Apostle Paul said, "I send Timothy to you quickly, that in the Lord you may be comforted by the knowledge of your circumstances, for I have no one else to agree with you who will sincerely consider your circumstances. No,” he said. Timothy was a fellow with the Apostle Paul. Although the apostle Paul had to go to Philippi, when Timothy went, it was like the apostle Paul went.
Romans 15:5-6 “Now the God of patience and comfort grants you to be like-minded, imitating Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and one mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
4. If words, hearts, and intentions are the same, the fruits are also the same.
They must bear the same fruit. We must bear the fruits of righteousness, holiness, and joy. It must bear the fruit of peace.
Different fruits are different trees.
It is said that 'ant' is the weight of the current population of 6.5 billion and has the weight to throw away the seesaw game as an opponent. It is said that it is because of cooperation that humans and ants were able to dominate the world in this way.
When we speak the same words, have the same heart, and build up the same will, we can bear the same fruit.
As you put the puzzle pieces together, you may get stuck at some point. There is no progress at all. But, you know, it's often because of one piece. He was grunting because he couldn't put a piece in the wrong place or find a place for it. When you put that piece in place, the next thing starts to unravel. You will be on your way to perfection. But in the puzzle piece called the church, I am that piece. It's not just the piece, it's all of us.
Now, let's find the place of the puzzle that I need to enter and keep the place, so that the church, the body of the Lord, is being built into a church-like church.