Resources on unity
Class 1: Diversity? Unity? For God’s Sake!
Introduction Quick show of hands: how many of you know Bill and Claudia Anderson? [Older couple in our church; live on E Street NE.] How many of you know Bill’s testimony? Well, Bill started visiting CHBC in his early 60s. Wasn’t a Christian. At the time, he taught a class at Harvard called “The […]
Posted in SermonSeptember 1, 2020Class 2: How God Builds Unity and Diversity
Introduction Last week Jamie taught us about God’s purposes for unity and diversity in the church. Can anyone remind us why God cares about unity in diversity in the local church? Imagine that you buy a vase for your living room. You bring it home, fill it with water, put fresh flowers in it—but a […]
Posted in SermonSeptember 1, 2020Class 3: The Image of God in Our Unity & Diversity
I. Introduction Now, I know this is core seminar, but it’s gonna feel like Praise Factory for a second, OK? Cause we’re gonna have a little read aloud with uncle Isaac. From The Big Picture Story Bible. Here we go (read 24-28). Does being made in God’s image make you very happy? If it doesn’t, […]
Posted in SermonJuly 30, 2019Class 4: God’s Purposes for Similarity in the Church
I. Introduction So far in this class, we’ve been talking about unity in diversity in the local church. But this morning we’re not looking at diversity but similarity. In particular, we’re looking at why God cares about similarity in the church. Why? Well, let me turn that to you as a question. What are the […]
Posted in SermonJuly 30, 2019Class 7: Working Through Disunity
I. Introduction Does anyone know what the Hagia Sofia is? [collect some factoids]. When I was a student, I spent a summer with an engineering project in Istanbul, studying the Hagia Sofia—climbing up to the very top of its dome. For a thousand years, it was the world’s largest cathedral. It still has one of […]
Posted in SermonJuly 30, 2019Class 6: Counsel for Christians in the Majority
I. Introduction Good morning! For the last two weeks of this class, we’ve going to look at things through the lens of the minority—that was last week—and this week the minority. How can we love each other well coming from those two backgrounds? For both weeks, the passage we’ll work from is Romans 12:9-13. It’s […]
Posted in SermonJuly 30, 2019Class 5: Counsel for Christians in the Minority
I. Introduction Good morning, everybody! Last week Jamie talked about God’s purposes for similarity in the church, and we thought about how similarity is a good though potentially dangerous stewardship. And we were also honest about the fact that many people in this church have more in common with each other than others do. So […]
Posted in SermonJuly 30, 2019