It’s the first night of Bible by the Beach 2010, an annual Bible-teaching conference in Eastbourne, UK. The sun is shining, Stuart Townend and Phatfish a playing nice and loud, and there’s a great turn out for the first night, with many still travelling to join us – it’s not too late for you to come!
Greg Haslam, minister of Westminster Chapel is preaching on Psalm 133 – a song of ascents, when God’s people coming together to celebrate.
We live in a world of suspicion and disunity and rivalry… and it’s often the same in the church. One three letter word – SIN – it’s the cause and root of our disunity. But in John 17 – Jesus prays that we may be one, so that the world may believe!
Unity can be Experienced! – It’s good for Christians, for prodigals, for outsiders, for children… there’s something amazing about unity. v.1 – It’s GOOD and PLEASANT
Unity is not just being put together, it’s not being uniformed (‘cookie-cutter Christians’)… unity is a togetherness in Christ, that comes from the heart.
Unity is portrayed (v.2-3) like sweet oil, like dew on the mountains bringing new life. So… unity is a gift from God (just like the dew), unity flows from God right down through leaders to the church – if pastors aren’t united, congregations won’t be either! So too unity spreads, like oil, like dew… it increases more and more uniting many. Unity… brings nothing but blessing!
Christians – we have more in common than divides us! One body, one Lord, one faith – servants of the same Master, One Father – brothers and sisters together… the Holy Spirit unites us!
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