1 November 2020 - 7pm Service

United We Stand: A House Divided

This Sunday we continue our preaching series United We Stand with a message from Amy Viner on ‘Put It On’.

As a Church, unity is one of our defining values. Without unity, we are unlikely to see our city transformed. In practice, there can be a ‘drag’ away from unity into parochial mindsets and divisions. As a body of believers, we want to actively seek to be unified, and in doing so, see positive transformation.

Remember, earlier today at the 11am service we heard Clare Thompson speak on the same topic. Go check it out!

You will find discussion notes below to help you go deeper with this topic during the week.

DISCUSSION NOTES

INTRODUCTION | Read Ephesians 4:24-26 and Colossians 3:10-15

Unity begins at home! It’s also not a passive thing, it is an active way of life that needs to be embraced and pursued, particularly in our closest relationships. New testament teaching often lands on household relationships. It encourages pro-active Christian living (so pro-active it might feel we are just ‘putting it on’).

STUDY QUESTIONS

These bible passages emphasis the power of speech in guarding unity or creating disunity. What part does speech and other communication (like social media) have in guarding or hurting unity?
What are the tensions between being ‘real’ and living with integrity, and the choices to speak well of others, even when you have felt hurt by them or critical of them?
What particular discipleship challenges are there for you in your household or family?
How do you define the kind of ‘love’ that you ‘put on’?
Greg Boyd said ‘It’s more important to treat people right than be right’ What does he mean? Do you agree?