Unity That Pleases Jesus

Grand Parkway Baptist Church

May 21, 2023

Unity That Pleases Jesus
Acts 4:32-5-11
John 17:20-21
They type of unity that answers Jesus’ prayer
Acts 4:32-37
A. A LOOSE GRIP ON STUFF
v. 32
John 3:16
Romans 8:32
2nd Corinthians 8:9
But looks at verses 34-35
B. BIG MOUTHS FOR THE GOSPEL
Look at verse 33
C. CONSISTENTLY OTHER FOCUSED
Look at verse 36-37
Acts 9:26-27
2. The type of hearts that spoil this type of community
5:1-11
A. HEARTS THAT OVERVALUE A GOOD REPUTATION
Proverbs 4:23
B. HEARTS FILLED WITH GREED
v. 3-4
1 Timothy 6:10
C. HEARTS THAT ARE SPIRITUALLY BLIND
In Genesis 1:2
Matthew 12:31-32
James 4:5
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QUESTIONS:
If you were picked up and dropped off in a church that was doing this…would you blend in?
If not, what type of selfishness do you have to repent of in order for you to contribute to this type of unity?
If your fellow Christians friends watched the way you lived and loved…how would they nickname you?
Idolatry is when a good thing turns into a God thing. Is there something that you own that you need to hold with a looser hand?