John 17:20-23 NIV
“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—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.
1 Corinthians 1:10 NIV
I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought.
John 10:10, NIV
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy…
1. THE DEVIL IS A DESTRUCTIVE DIVIDER
• The devil hates the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and he despises their unity.
• A house divided cannot stand.
Matthew 12:25, NIV
Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.”
2. SATAN HATES HIS NOTES ON UNITY
The Devils Notebook:
• Be Careful, Unity Gets Answers. (Matthew 18:19, NIV)
• Unity Produces and Profits. (Ecclesiastes 4:9, NIV)
• Unity is More Effective Against its Enemies. (Ecclesiastes 4:12, NIV)
• Unity is Beautiful and Brings the Blessings of God. (Psalm 133:1-3, NIV)
• Unity is Unstoppable. (Genesis 1:1-6, NIV)
3. UNITY DEMANDS COMMITMENT
Colossians 1:20 NIV
Through him (Christ) God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross.
Ephesians 2:14 NLT
For Christ himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles into one people when, in his own body on the cross, he broke down the wall of hostility that separated us.
Galatians 3:28 NLT
There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 4:3 NIV
Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
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