SEEK FIRST: Unity And Not Sameness

We are continuing in our SEEK FIRST series with the next message on seeking unity not sameness. In this sermon, Mark shares the difference between the two and how putting Jesus at the center changes everything. www.thevineaustin.org 1. What has your experience been with the journal this week? What is staying with you? 2. What are some ways you think a kingdom of sameness and a kingdom of unity are different? 3. What are the reasons we or others might be drawn to a kingdom of sameness over unity? What is lost in kingdoms of sameness? 4. In John 17, Jesus shared his prayer for the future church. Read John 17:20-23. What do you notice in these verses about the meaning and importance of unity? 5. Mark talked about three kinds of church: bounded-set, boundless-set, and center-set. How do you describe the differences in these groups? What are some of the advantages or disadvantages some might perceive in each of them? 6. Read Romans 15:5-7. What would it look like to have the same attitude of mind and Jesus-centered acceptance of others in your life this week?