THE UNITY OF THE CHURCHES SHOULD BE YOUR DUTY!

WAYS TO CREATE UNITY IN CHURCH

It is very common for church members to desire unity and even talk about the importance of it. Beyond desire,
though, should be a plan to foster unity in
the local body. Unity can be very hard to
achieve and it never happens on its own.
Ultimately, only the Lord can bring unity to
His people. Here are ways to help
foster unity in your church.

1. We should preach on it.
I don’t mean
mentioning unity on occasion, or
talking about it during the Lord’s
Supper. I don’t even mean bringing it up when you know of a
disagreement in the body. I mean preach on unity regularly,
emphasizing why no church will accomplish God’s mission without
it. Preach a series on the goodness
and pleasantness of unity (Psalm
133:1) or how unity contributes to
peace in the body (Ephesians 4:3).

2. Talk about Jesus’ emphasis on it.

In John 17, we find the longest recorded prayer of Jesus. Over and over in the space of only three
verses Jesus emphasized unity,
saying, “May they all be one, as
You, Father, are in Me and I am in
You. May they also be one in Us, so the world may believe You sent
Me. I have given them the glory You have given Me. May they be
one as We are one. I am in them and You are in Me. May they be
made completely one, so the world may know You have sent Me and
have loved them as You have loved
Me” (vs. 21-23). If unity is important to Jesus it should be important to us.

3. Model it.
If there are broken relationships in our own life. What you live, people learn.
The old saying, “More caught than
taught,” is perhaps more true for
us than most. People expect
the us to model the behavior of
a fully mature disciple. This seems clear in Paul’s
challenge to “follow me as I follow
Christ.”.....