Being United Ephesians 4:1-6 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. (Matthew 16:18 ESV) ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. (John 17:21) ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG 41,00 0 “According to the Center for the Study of Global Christianity (CSGC) at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, there are approximately 41,000 Christian denominations and organizations in the world.” - Essential Stats and Facts About Christianity Today. (n.d.). Retrieved August 04, 2016, from http://christianity.about.com/od/denominations/p/christiantoday.htm ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

What is the cause of this division? ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

What does it mean to be united? ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG Being United Important & Possible ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG Romans 15:1-6 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG 1 Corinthians 1:10 2 Corinthians 13:11-14 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG Philippians 1:27 Philippians 2:2 Philippians 3:15-16 Philippians 4:2 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG 1 Peter 3:8 1 Peter 4:1-2 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

Do we need help with our “unbelief” when it comes to unity? ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG Mark 9:24 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG Being United What It Is ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG Ephesians 4:1-6 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG The Same God Ephesians 4:6 1 Corinthians 8:4 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG The Same Authority Ephesians 4:5 Matthew 28:18 John 12:48 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG The Same Revelation Ephesians 4:4 1 Corinthians 2:9-13 Ephesians 3:4-5 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG The Same Faith Ephesians 4:5 Galatians 6:2 James 1:25 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG The Same Faith Acts 2:42 1 Corinthians 14:37 1 John 4:1-6 Acts 15:28-29 Colossians 2:16 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG The Same Faith Galatians 1:6-9 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

The Same Scheme Of Redemption Ephesians 4:5 Mark 16:16 Acts 2:38 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

The Same Scheme Of Redemption Romans 6:3-4 Galatians 3:26-27 Colossians 2:11-12 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

The Same Relationship With God Ephesians 4:4 Matthew 16:18 Acts 20:28 Ephesians 5:23 1 Corinthians 1:10-13 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG The Same Expectations Ephesians 4:4 Ephesians 2:12 Ephesians 1:18 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG Being United What It Is Not ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

Not Religious Pluralism 1 Timothy 2:5 John 14:6 Acts 4:12 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

Not Ecumenism/Unity In Diversity Acts 20:29-30 Romans 16:17-18 1 Corinthians 5:13 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

Being United Ephesians 4:1-6 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility (Ephesians 2:14) ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. (Ephesians 4:3) ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

Being United Ephesians 4:1-6 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG