On Mission Together

Eagle's Landing Sermons

We glorify God together, when we live in unity with each other. “I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called…” — Ephesians 4:1 “…eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” — Ephesians 4:3 “Unity is kept not created.” — Dr. Daniel Akin “…with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love…” — Ephesians 4:2 Humility “Clothe yourselves…with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” — 1 Peter 5:5 Gentleness Let’s put our own egos to death so the Spirit of God can live through us. Patience Forbearance God did not call us to flee one another, he called us to forgive one another. “…to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes.” — Ephesians 4:12-14 “Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.” — Ephesians 4:15-16 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 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. The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me.” — John 17:20-23 1. Pray for unity in your own life. “Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.” — 2 Corinthians 13:11 2. Pray for unity in our church. 3. Pray for our church to glorify God, together. “May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.” — Romans 15:5–6