Sermon: Unity Requires Pursuing and Restoring Sinners

Unity Requires Pursuing and Restoring Sinners (Matthew 18:15-20, Galatians 6:1-2) Pastor Nathan Currey May 27, 2018 ----more---- Pursuing and restoring sinners is the heartbeat of God towards his children. To promote and protect unity in the church we must understand what Scripture teaches about what we call church discipline. I. Why? II. When? III. How? IV. To what end? Matthew 18:15–20 15 “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. 18 Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 19 Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.” Galatians 6:1–2 6:1 Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. 2 Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.