I Will Protect the Unity of My Church

1. A SENSITIVE PLEA AND FIXED QUALITY (V1)
2. A SOCIAL RESPOSIBILITY (v2)
i) HUMILITY
ii) GENTLE OR MEEK
iii) PATIENCE
iv) BEARING WITH ONE ANOTHER IN LOVE.
3. A SPIRITUAL UNITY (v 3-6)
i) ONE BODY
ii) ONE SPIRIT

iii) ONE HOPE
iv) ONE LORD
v) ONE FAITH
vi) ONE BAPTISM
vii) ONE GOD AND FATHER
4. CONCLUSION

QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
1. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TEAM SPORT? WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE PLAYER? WOULD THAT TEAM PLAY AS WELL IF THAT PLAYER WAS MISSING? DISCUSS HOW YOU FEEL WHEN YOU OR OTHERS ARE MISSING FROM CHURCH. DOES THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
2. ARE THERE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE THAT YOU JUST CANNOT GET ALONG WITH? WHAT STEPS CAN YOU TAKE WHEN YOU HAVE A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION WITH A FELLOW-BELIEVER?

3. WHAT DO YOU THINK IT MEANS TO CONSDER SOMEONE “BETTER THAN YOURSELF”?
4. IF PAUL WAS TO WRITE A LETTER TO WCC TODAY- WHAT DO YOU THINK HE WOULD AFFIRM AND WHAT AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH WOULD HE MENTION? WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT IT?

5. AS WE KNOW CHURCH UNITY IS NOT CREATED BY BELIEVERS, BUT BY THE HOLY SPIRIT. YET PAUL TELLS US TO “MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO MAINTAIN UNITY”. DISCUSS THE IDEA OF UNITY IN AND THROUGH THE SPIRIT AND WHAT OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS.
6. WHICH OF THE FOUR QUALITIES PAUL MENTIONS DO YOU NEED MOST IN YOUR LIFE? ARE YOU WILLING TO SHARE AND ASK FOR PRAYER?

7. SEVEN TIMES PAUL MENTIONS THE WORD “ONE”. IN WHAT WAYS DOES THIS HELP US TO HAVE A UNIFIED BODY OF BELIEVERS?