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Culture and

Christ. Culture and. (Unite and Conquer). A co-worker has been telling your wife that it's not cheating If she's out of town. He's been telling your husband How great it is to be single. Your kid loved the sandbox Until someone mentioned The different skin colors.

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Culture and

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  1. Christ Culture and (Unite and Conquer)

  2. A co-worker has been telling your wife that it's not cheatingIf she's out of town

  3. He's been telling your husbandHow great it is to be single

  4. Your kid loved the sandboxUntil someone mentionedThe different skin colors

  5. They talked stuff about youAnd you lost your best friend…

  6. People listened to the gossipAnd it dividedChrist's Church

  7. How does GodFeel about that?

  8. Mysteries are OKIf there's lots of blowing stuff up

  9. Mysteries are OKIf there's lots of blowing stuff upThe Mystery of God's Plan

  10. “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him”

  11. "But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit"- 1 Cor. 2:9-10

  12. God has told usA secret

  13. …the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints...

  14. …which is Christ in you,the hope of glory- Col. 1:26-27

  15. Plural…which is Christ in you,the hope of glory- Col. 1:26-27

  16. God bringing us togetherSo that we experienceHis glory

  17. Glory=Doxa: Takes your breath away

  18. The mystery…which is Christ in you,the hope of glory- Col. 1:26-27

  19. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus - Gal. 3:28

  20. Ceases to Matter(For those who love Jesus)RaceSocio-economicsMale/Female

  21. This is partof the Mystery of God's PlanThe secret We've been let in on…

  22. ...making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time…

  23. …to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth- Eph. 1:9-10

  24. In Christ, we are OneUnifiedEgo ceasesPride is murderedSelf-esteem is ripped a new oneLooking for reasons to divide is over

  25. Restoration!

  26. Creation-In the beginning, God created…

  27. Creation-In the beginning, God created…Fall-Then the eyes of both were opened…

  28. Redemption-canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross.

  29. Restoration-The blind receive sight, the lame walk…and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.

  30. Restoration= Reverse the CurseGoal: Unity in Christ

  31. The Mystery, the SecretOf God's ultimate willIs Unity in Christ

  32. “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message…

  33. …that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be (one) in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me…

  34. 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.

  35. …brought to complete unity."Grow complete into one"

  36. …brought to complete unity."Grow complete into one"A measure of growthIs humbly preferring othersUnity-oriented

  37. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me- Jesus, John 17:20-23

  38. How does the world know?The Mystery is RevealedIn God's peopleAs they walk in humble unity

  39. What tells the worldJesus is a Fraud?God's people dividing, fightingGossiping, hating each other

  40. Unity:God's people uniting for God's purposes while respecting each other's differences, yet still speaking the truth in love

  41. Unity:- Not unanimity- Not pressure to conform- Not the same personality- Not the same gifting

  42. So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy…

  43. …complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.

  44. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.

  45. "I'm not what's important-You are"

  46. "I'm not what's important-You are"Practical Footwashing

  47. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.

  48. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus…

  49. The Spirit in youWill produce this in your lifeIf you are walking with GodSubmitting to Jesus as Lord

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