When the title becomes one, the church wins.
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October 22, 2009 (Thu)
Topic: When we become one, the church wins.
Word: Ephesians 4:1~3
** What is the purpose of the devil's existence? It is to make people sin and prevent the church from fulfilling God's mission.
if only i could It causes the saints and the church to “feel powerless and sleep.”
So the best way to weaken the church! It divides the church into quarters and makes them antagonize each other.
1) Looking at the military method?
Victory Field - “It is a method of how to win”
2) The most basic tactic - Wispy structure
Simply put?
* It means that you can win if you attack the enemy's power by dispersing it.
** We unite our forces and disperse the enemy's forces.
If you let your enemies fight each other, you can easily win.
3) The division between denominations, churches, and members is the greatest enemy of the gospel witness.
[Conclusion] - Even if there is a grand cause, what causes the church to be divided as a result?
** Breaking the body of Christ.
division? It prevents the church from fulfilling its mission and at the same time only benefits the kingdom of Satan.
Ephesians 4:3
** in other words?
It means that if we do not strive to keep the things that are united, we may be divided.
[ Fission Factor ]
First, when attention is paid to a person, division occurs.
1) 1 Corinthians 1:12
** The Corinthian church? It can be seen that there were 4 factions.
? Paulites - Founders of the Church
? Apollos - Apollos was a young and intelligent man, a scholar who had studied in Alexandria.
? Guevapa -
? Christian -
2) What attitude should we have?
** We should focus on the content of the gospel, not the one who preaches the gospel.
Paul speaks of this (1 Corinthians 3:5,6)
3) What do people pay attention to?
** This is a stupid thing to do.
A church that does not exalt people, but honors Jesus, becomes a church that triumphs over division.
Second, if we resent each other, division occurs.
1) Acts 6:1
** Saints must be careful with their words.
what is wrong with saying It does not stop at making mistakes, but it breaks the Church of God.
2) Proverbs 26:20
Proverbs 6:16-19
** Saints? We must do our best to unite the church.
[ Elements that unite ]
First, when we pray, the church becomes one.
1) What is the work of the Holy Spirit? to become one
** What if we become one in prayer? Become one in all areas.
What was the secret of the early church? was in prayer
2) The early church was able to become one because they worked hard to gather every day and prayed diligently in the chapel.
** Will it be a carpet and a church? Will the church be like glass?
Carpet Church - Spilled coffee smears.
Glass Church - Wipe with a rag and it will disappear.
3) What is the power of this difference? is to pray
** If the church is alive in prayer, all toxins will escape.
Focus on prayer.
Second, we become one when we receive the same teaching.
1) Acts 2:42
** When there is the same teaching, that is, when armed with the same Word, the church becomes one.
2) There are cases where people come to hear the Word from other places and often speak differently.
** In that case, there is nothing to say.
I heard it from another place, what do you mean?
Third, the church becomes one when witnessing the gospel.
1) In other words? The church becomes one when fighting the evil devil.
** We become one while preaching and listening to the Gospel.
Acts 15 - Paul and Barnabas disagree over differences of opinion?
They are scattered throughout Asia Minor and Cyprus, witnessing the gospel, and then they are reconciled.
2) The church becomes one when it is transformed into working servants rather than the religious life of tabletop public theory.
* When the church becomes one!
You don't know what defeat is, and you always win.