Our Unity

John 17:20-23 “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.” John 17:20-23, NIV  "Focus on the Family" Month  Family is a covenant community of loyalty and love Unity of Love 1. We must understand our unity “That all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us.”  SPIRITUAL UNITY Ephesians 4:4-6 "There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to one hope when you were called— 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all." ONE BODY: Functional Unity ONE HOPE: Visionary UnityONE LORD: Purposeful Unity ONE FAITH: Theological Unity  2. We must protect our unity. Ephesians 4:1-3 1 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.     3. We must expand our unity “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you.