"By the Spirit” - Class 4: "The Unity of the Spirit"

“Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace”  (Ephesians 4:3 NIV11) 

Phase 1, Oneness Enjoyed: Genesis 1.26; 2.25 

Phase 2, Oneness Destroyed: Genesis 11 

Phase 3, Oneness Misemployed 

Love, John 13.34-35 

Oneness, John 17, John 14.17, 23 

Acts 8.14, 11.2, 15.1-2ff 

Eph. 1:10; 2:14–16, 18; 3:6; 4:4-6, 13; 5:31 

Eph. 1:13, 17; 2:18, 22; 3:5, 16; 4:3–4, 30; 5:18–19; 6:17–18 

Eph. 2:21–22; 3:6; 4:2, 32; 5:19, 21 

Conclusion 

The unity of the Spirit 

Initiated 

Relational 

Strength 

Action 

“until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.”  (Ephesians 4:13 NIV11) 

What do each of these points mean for you and your ‘group’? 

How will you adjust the way you live to maintain the unity of the Spirit? 

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