UNITY OF PURPOSE

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UNITY OF PURPOSE Series: The Power Of Unity – Week #3 Pastor Nestor Flores March 5, 2023 “I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought.” 1 Corinthians 1:10 (NIV) SIX INGREDIENTS THAT PRODUCE UNITY I. Love II. Identity III. Purpose "There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.7 But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it.” Ephesians 4:4-7 (NIV) “Look!” he said. “The people are united, and they all speak the same language. After this, nothing they set out to do will be impossible for them!” Genesis 11:6 (NLT) UNITY OF PURPOSE REQUIRES… 1. A Collective Cause “The next day the rulers, the elders and the teachers of the law met in Jerusalem...They…began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?” 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: “10 …It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed. 11 Jesus is “‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’ 12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:5-12 (NIV) 2. A Collective Vision “After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.” Acts 4:31 (NIV) 3. A Collective ____________________ “All the believers were united in heart and mind. And they felt that what they owned was not their own, so they shared everything they had.” Acts 4:32 (NLT) 4. A Collective ____________________ “With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all” Acts 4:33 (NIV)