City of Light Church
Speaker: John Larry
There is something powerful about the people together from various backgrounds, ethnic groups and communities.
We could see a piece of Heaven on earth.
Revelation 5:9 NIV
John 17:20-21 NIV
God's Call is to Unity not Uniformity
1 Corinthians 12:12 NIV
God Doesn't Want You To Be Like Everyone Else
Romans 12:3-5 NIV
When a united Gospel is lived out, it produces hearts that are sold out
God is calling us to community, not conformity
The challenge of living in community.
i. The drum-major instinct
ii. Shift thinking from “Me, not We” to “We, not “Me”
iii. African Proverb: “I am because we are, we are
because I am.”
God is anti-racism
Genesis 1:26-27 NIV
Colossians 1:16-17 NIV
God calls us all to humility, not arrogance
Philippians 2:3-5 NIV
James 4:6 NIV
God does not show partiality to any person or race
Romans 2:11 NIV
Galatians 2:11-14 NIV
i. Confront anti-God’s commUNITY language
ii. Confront anti-God’s commUNITY behavior
iii. Get God’s people involved, if needed, to confront anti-God’s commUNITY language and behavior
Matthew 18:15-18 NIV
Suggested Resources:
"Faithful Anti-Racism: Moving Past Talk to Systemic
Change" by Christina Barland Edmonds and Chad Brennan
"United: Captured by God’s Vision for Diversity" by
Trillian J. Newbell
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