The Book of Psalms: ”The Beautiful Gift of Unity”

August 20, 2023

Lead Pastor Dan Acker

 

“What I see in the Bible, especially in the book of Psalms, which is a book of gratitude for the created world, is a recognition that all good things on Earth are God's, every good gift is from above. They are good if we recognize where they came from and if we treat them the way the Designer intended them to be treated.” -Philip Yancey

 

"Satan always hates Christian fellowship; it is his policy to keep Christians apart. Anything which can divide saints from one another he delights in. He attaches far more importance to godly intercourse than we do. Since union is strength, he does his best to promote separation." -Charles Spurgeon

"I have never yet known the Spirit of God to work where the Lord’s people were divided." -D.L. Moody

 

UNITY IS A WONDERFUL GIFT

Psalm 133:1

Acts 2:42-44

 

When the Gospel enables us to live in love, even though we may have nothing else in common save Christ, it is a testimony to its power to transform a group of sinful, self-centered people into a loving community united by a common relationship with Jesus Christ.

 

John 17:20-21

 

"Divisions in the church always breed atheism in the world." -Thomas Manton (English Clergyman)

 

UNITY IS A PRECIOUS GIFT

Psalm 133:2

John 17:17-19

 

UNITY IS A LIFE-GIVING GIFT

Psalm 133:3

Deuteronomy 6:4

John 10:30

 

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