Bible Readings:
John 17:1 – 26
Ephesians 4:1 – 16
Sermon Outline:
John 17:20–23 (NKJV)
20 “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; 21 that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. 22 And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: 23 I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.
I The nature of Christian unity
II The foundation of Christian unity
III The effect of Christian unity
IV The production of Christian unity
Ephesians 4:1–3 (NKJV)
1 I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, 2 with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, 3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Ephesians 4:5–6 (NKJV)
5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
V The promotion of Christian unity
Ephesians 4:3 (NKJV)
3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Acts 2:42–44 (NKJV)
42 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. 43 Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. 44 Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common,