How Should Christians Relate to Each Other?

Jesus clearly desired for unity and love to be on display in the lives of His disciples. He prayed that they would be one. He gave them a new commandment to love one another. He even told them that their love for each other would be a defining factor in showing that they were His disciples.

The unity and love of His disciples was something that was incredibly important to Jesus.

Paul takes that idea and describes it in vivid detail in Colossians 3. The love that people have for God will manifest itself in the way they relate to other believers. Here’s a summary of the sermon I preached about this topic. I hope it encourages you to love others and live in unity with them.

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As Important as Ligaments

Could you live without ligaments? You could, but only with great difficulty and pain.

According to this article, there is a woman who lives in Australia that was born with no ligaments. Her name is Lucy Foran. She was born with a rare disease that doesn’t even really have a name for it. All of her joints are partially or fully dislocated, and she undergoes a lot of physical therapy just to be able to walk. Everything is out of place. I love her attitude despite having this condition.

She says,

“I’ve got a family that loves me regardless of what’s going on with my bones.”

The Bible, when talking about the body of Christ–the church–says that above everything else believers are to put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony (Colossians 3:14). The word used for bind is the same root word used for ligaments. The purpose of ligaments are to hold our muscles and bones together. Without them, it is difficult to function.
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Your Friends and You

I was looking up a quote for my latest #WednesdayWisdom video, and I came across an article that had a lot to do with what I was thinking. I ended up reading some of the article in the video, but I wanted to comment on it here as well.

The article, written by David Burkus, argues that you are influenced not only by the five people you spend the most time with, but also by their friends, even if you don’t know them.
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Easter Sunday Recap

This week at our church, three other pastors and I shared the story of the cross from different perspectives.

The first one was that of Judas. Judas was pretty much “the least of the disciples.” He was always named last in the list of Jesus’ disciples, and, although his name means “praise,” he was not one to be praised. He betrayed Jesus for just 30 pieces of silver, and then he ended his life after regretting. He must have felt so guilty and discouraged after betraying Jesus with a kiss.

The second perspective was that of the Roman soldiers, specifically the centurion. He and his men were trained to torture and execute the enemies of the Roman Empire. After mocking and beating and spitting on Jesus, they crucified Him. But after Jesus yielded up His spirit, the darkness, earthquake, and tearing of the curtain in the temple caused them to reflect, “Truly this was the Son of God.” Imagine the grief and despair they felt knowing they had physically killed the Son of God.
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