Among Christians Is Based on God S Word

SERMON OUTLINE

7-7-12

PERFECT HARMONY

AMONG CHRISTIANS IS BASED ON GOD’S WORD

SCRIPTURE: 1 PETER 3:8

I. HARMONY- PLEASING COMBINATION OF TWO OR MORE ELEMENTS.

A. ART. (COLORS)

B. MUSIC. (SOUNDS)

C. POETRY. (WORDS)

D. HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS

E. GOD AND HIS CREATION, MAN

II. TRUTH DOES EXIST. JOHN 17:17.

A. GOD’S WORDS ARE TRUTH.

B. HARMONY AMONG CHRISTIANS BASED ON OBEYING GOD’S WORDS.

C. PERFECT HARMONY BINDS ALL. PHILIPPIANS 2:2.

D. WE CAN EXPERIENCE UNITY OF MIND, UNITY OF SYMPATHY, UNITY OF TENDERNESS, AND UNITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE. 1 PETER 3:8.

E. COL. 3:14- LOVE OF GOD’S WORD IS THE GLUE THAT BINDS CHRISTIANS TOGETHER IN PERFECT HARMONY. COL. 3:14.

F. LOVE OF GOD’S WORD PROMPTS US TO OBEY VOLUNTARILY.

G. TO BE OF ONE SPIRIT, ONE MIND, ONE FAITH. PHILI. 1:27.

H. HONOR GOD WITH ONE VOICE. ROM. 15:6.

I. ONE LORD, ONE FAITH, ONE BAPTISM. EPH. 5: 1-6.

III. PAUL FOUND GREAT JOY IN CHURCH AT PHILIPPI.

A. DEAR FRIENDS. 1:1.

B. PERSONAL, INFORMAL STYLE OF WRITING.

C. THANKS MEMBERS FOR THEIR GIFTS AND SUPPORT WHILE HE IS IN ROMAN PRISON BECAUSE HE REFUSED TO STOP PREACHING CHRIST.

D. MANY TIMES HE EXPRESSES JOY, REJOICING, AND GRATITUDE.

E. HE IS PROMOTING:

1. FELLOWSHIP IN GOSPEL.

2. UNITY IN GOSPEL.

3. FAITH IN GOSPEL.

4. SERVICE IN GOSPEL.

F. LOVE IS GLUE THAT BINDS THE

INDIVIDUAL CHURCH MEMBERS

INTO ONE FAMILY IN CHRIST.

G. STUDY PHILIPPIANS CHAPTER 2.

IV. SATAN IS SOURCE OF DISHARMONY AND DEATH.

A. REBELLED IN HEAVEN.

B. BROUGHT SIN AND DEATH TO EARTH.

V. CHRIST IS SOURCE OF HARMONY AND LIFE.

A. CREATED MAN WITH FATHER.

B. ETERNAL, NO BEGINNING AND NO END.

C. AROSE FROM GRAVE AND ASCENDED TO SIT WITH FATHER.

D. SACRIFICED HIMSELF ON CROSS TO BRING LIFE AND HOPE TO MANKIND.

E. HIS WORD IS TRUTH.

F. HE, THEREFORE, IS SOURCE OF HARMONY FOR CHRISTIANS.

VI. CHARLES SPURGEON WROTE THAT:

A. CHRISTIAN UNITY MUST BE BASED ON ACCEPTING AND OBEYING GOD’S WORD.

B. UNITY CANNOT BE BASED ON UNITY FOR ITS OWN SAKE. SUCH IS FALSE UNITY.

VII. THEREFORE, WE SHOULD UNIFY ON THE BASIS OF LOVE FOR GOD’S WORD, TRUTH, AND OBEY THAT TRUTH.

VIII. CONCLUSION: CHRISTIAN UNITY IS BASED ON KNOWING GOD’S WORD (TRUTH), LOVE FOR HIS WORD, FOLLOWING HIS WORD, AND SHARING HIS WORD WITH OTHERS.