UNITY

BUSCANDO LA UNIDAD
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Juan 17.18–23 (RVR60)
18Como tú me enviaste al mundo, así yo los he enviado al mundo.
19Y por ellos yo me santifico a mí mismo, para que también ellos
sean santificados en la verdad. 20Mas no ruego solamente por
éstos, sino también por los que han de creer en mí por la palabra
de ellos, 21para que todos sean uno; como tú, oh Padre, en mí, y yo
en ti, que también ellos sean uno en nosotros; para que el mundo
crea que tú me enviaste. 22La gloria que me diste, yo les he dado,
para que sean uno, así como nosotros somos uno. 23Yo en ellos, y tú
en mí, para que sean perfectos en unidad, para que el mundo
conozca que tú me enviaste, y que los has amado a ellos como
también a mí me has amado.
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Buscando la Unidad
Unidos somos más fuertes
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Philippians 2:1-5
1 Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there
is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the
Spirit, if any affection & compassion, 2 make my joy
complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the
same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose. 3 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. 5 Have this
attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus
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Common Source – La misma fuente

Common Bound – El mismo sentir

Common Purpose – El mismo Propósito

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I) Shared Common Source – Comparta La misma fuente
(v1)- “Therefore if there is any
encouragement in Christ, if there is any
consolation of love, if there is any fellowship
of the Spirit, if any affection &
compassion...”
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II) Shared Common Bond – Comparta el mismo sentir

(v2) make my joy complete by being of the
same mind, maintaining the same love
united in spirit, intent on one purpose
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III) Shared Common Purpose – El mismo Propósito

(v3) Do nothing from selfishness or empty
conceit, but with humility of mind regard
one another as more important than
yourselves; (v4) do not merely look out for
your own personal interests, but also for the
interests of others.
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III) Shared Common Purpose - El mismo Propósito
1. Put off selfish ambition – no enividia

1) Work on self to better love others – amar a

otros primero
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III) Shared Common Purpose El mismo Propósito

(v3)- “Empty Conceit”- an exaggerated view of self
No se crea más que los demás

Exaggerated self-evaluation:

1) thinking too highly of self – no se sienta superior

2) thinking too lowly of self – no se sienta inferior

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III) Shared Common Purpose El mismo Propósito

(v3)- “lowliness of mind”- humility (freedom from conceit or vanity)

We can cultivate an accurate view of self by using the

1 Cor. 6:9-11 Model.
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III) Shared Common Purpose

1 Cor. 6:9-11 And “9 Or do you not know that the
unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not
be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters,
nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,
10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers,

nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such

were some of you. But you were washed, you were
sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord
Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
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III) Shared Common Purpose

(v3)- “lowliness of mind”-

2) Cultivate the new you: 1 Cor. 12

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III) Shared Common Purpose

Prepared Hearts Ready to Engage:
1. Don’t play around in speculative judgements
2. Ask instead of accuse
3. Practice 1 Cor. 13:7 Love believeth all things
4. “Everything is fine”
5. Seeing the Shared offense
6. No Seeing the Shared Offense
7. Time of Fasting & Prayer
8. Make it right or Mediate
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IV) The Divine Example

(v5) Have this attitude in yourselves which

was also in Christ Jesus

Jesus is the perfect model of One who pursues the unity