Road Songs: Unity

Road Songs: Unity

Psalm 133

1 Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! 2 It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes! 3 It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion! For there the Lord has commanded the blessing, life forevermore. Psalm 133:1-3 (ESV)

What Unity is Not:

1. Unity is not uniformity.

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2. Unity is not unilateral agreement.

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Characteristics of Biblical Unity

1. Biblical unity is and (133:1).

Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! Psalm 133:1 (ESV)

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2. Biblical unity comes from (133:2-3).

2 It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes! 3 It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion! For there the Lord has commanded the blessing, life forevermore. Psalm 133:2-3 (ESV)

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3. God biblical unity (133:3).

3 It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion! For there the Lord has commanded the blessing, life forevermore. Psalm 133:3 (ESV)

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If God blesses unity, how do we pursue it?

1. Don’t be a divider or destroyer of biblical unity (Titus 3:10).

10 As for a person who stirs up division, after warning him once and then twice, have nothing more to do with him, 11 knowing that such a person is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned. Titus 3:10 (ESV)

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2. Strive to maintain biblical unity (Ephesians 4:1-3).

1 I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3 eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.  Ephesians 4:1-3 (ESV)

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3. Pray for biblical unity (John 17:20-21).

20 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 21 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 17:20-21 (ESV)

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