New Life Church in Oak Grove, MO
Sunday, September 8
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New Life Church, Oak Grove
801 SW 1st St, Oak Grove, MO 64075, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 11:00 AM
The Gospel of Unity
This is Living: Philippians
Pastor Todd Blansit
New Life Church
September 8, 2024
This is Living: Philippians
Pastor Todd Blansit
New Life Church
September 8, 2024
The gospel gives us something to agree on that’s bigger than our disagreements.
We all know what disagreements are like, and many of us know all too well the kind of disruption a deep disagreement can have.
“In the midst of the world, in the midst of our present culture, Jesus is giving a right to the world. Upon his authority, he gives the world the right to judge whether you and I are born-again Christians on the basis of our observable love toward all Christians.”
The Mark of a Christian, Francis Schaeffer
The Mark of a Christian, Francis Schaeffer
How we handle our disagreements shows the watching world what we really think about Jesus and the kind of reconciliation he offers in the gospel.
The only solution is a commitment to loving the way Christ loves.
In Christ, our differences, including our disagreements, are not points of separation but proof of his unifying power.
The real danger is fighting the wrong battle with the same intensity that should be used only for the right battle.
If we feel intensely right about the wrong things, we’ll be intensely wrong but think we’re right.
It’s looking to Jesus and letting his truth saturate our minds and hearts so that we can see what is worth fighting over and what is worth getting over.
Community is the space where we pull together!
A gospel culture includes wisdom in disagreeing well at all levels. In every disagreement, there aren’t just sides to take but people to bring together for Jesus’s sake. Every disagreement is an opportunity to be a peacemaker in this divided world!
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