Target Audience: Open to All
Course OutlineA. UNITY -
I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the
UNITY of the Spirit in the bond of
PEACE. (
Ephesians 4:1-3)
Lack of unity, peace, and harmony is a heart problem, not a music problem!B. BITTERNESS
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord. Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled. (
Hebrews 12:14-15 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
C. ANIMOSITYSo Esau harbored animosity toward Jacob and kept saying to himself, "The time to mourn for my father is very near. That's when I'm going to kill my brother Jacob." (
Genesis 27:41)
His words are as smooth as butter, but he harbors animosity in his heart. His words seem softer than oil, but they are really like sharp swords. (
Psalm 55:21)
D. DISCORDThere are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers. (
Proverbs 6:16-19)
I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. (
Romans 16:17)
