One Another: Unity

I'm so glad I'm a part of the Family of God,

I've been washed in the fountain, cleansed by His Blood! Joint heirs with Jesus as we travel this sod,

For I'm part of the family, The Family of God

One Another: Unity

Psalm 133:1, NASBBehold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity!

Romans 15:5-6, NASB5 Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus, 6 so that with one accord you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

I Corinthians 1:10, NASB10 Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment.

Philippians 1:27, NASB27 Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

One Another: Unity

Proverbs 28:25, NASB25 An arrogant man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the Lord will prosper

Romans 12:16, NASB16 Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation.

Galatians 5:25-26, NASB25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. 26 Let us not become boastful, challenging one another, envying one another.

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Desire of Ages, 643“There was “a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.” This contention, carried on in the presence of Christ, grieved and wounded Him. The disciples clung to their favorite idea that Christ would assert His power, and take His position on the throne

Desire of Ages, 643of David. And in heart each still longed for the highest place in the kingdom. They had placed their own estimate upon themselves and upon one another, and, instead of regarding their brethren as more worthy, they had placed themselves first.”

John 13:14, NASB14 If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. 15 For I gave you an example that you also should do as I did to you.

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John 17:20-21, NASB20 “I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word; 21 that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.

One Another: Unity

Romans 12:16, NASB16 Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation.

Ephesians 5:21, NASB21 and be subject to one another in the fear of Christ.

Philippians 2:3-4, NASB3 Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; 4 do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.

I Corinthians 12:25, NASB25 so that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another.

Colossians 3:14, NASB14 Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.

Galatians 5:13-14, NASB13 For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. 14 For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

Romans 15:5-6, NASB5 Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus, 6 so that with one accord you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 4:4-6, NASB4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.

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OPENING CEREMONY: 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS, BEIJING, CHINA

1 Testimonies for the Church, 327“Jesus prayed that His disciples might

be one, as He is one with the Father, “that the world may believe that Thou hast sent Me.” The oneness and unity of God’s truth-believing remnant people carries powerful conviction to the world that they have the truth, and are the peculiar, chosen people of God.”

9 Testimonies for the Church, 188“Strive earnestly for unity. Pray for it,

work for it… Crucify self; esteem others better than yourselves. Thus you will be brought into oneness with Christ. Before the heavenly universe, and before the church and the world, you will bear unmistakable evidence that you are God’s sons and daughters. God will be glorified in the example that you set.”

One Another: Unity