Post Sunday Notes

When I prepared for my last Sunday’s sermon, The Power of One, I realized how loose the body of Christ remains to this day. There is a lot we must do if we are to fulfill the Lord’s intercessory prayer in John 17. The following thoughts may help and guide us in our paths to true unity. Fellowship does not constitute unity. Just we happen to be in the same place at the same does not mean are...

Reaching for Unity of the Faith

Doctrinal issues, as well as personal ones, have brought upon us this mess. If only we were more careful in our judgments and decisions. If only we were more patient and loving and gracious. If only we did not allow vested interests to cloud our motives and visions.

Pope Benedict XVI in Middle East: Prologue to Peace Covenant?

Pope Benedict XVI is on a week-long trip in the Middle East with one obvious reason: to attempt to spark unity among the warring political and religious forces in the region. Can he succeed? Some people think so, or that he must. All the available options to resolve the decades-long conflict between Israel and Arab countries seem to have failed altogether. Has the time come for a religious power...

Biblical Principles on Unity

Unity has been a universal theme among churches in the last century. It is the central goal of  ecumenical movements all over the world. And yet for all their efforts the kind of unity they’ve attained is completely different from Biblical unity. In the circle of Message believers there has been talk about unity among local churches and fellowships who’ve been estranged for years....