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Maintaining Unity of Purpose in life Events…
Writen by Jimmie Burroughs Unity of purpose is singleness or constancy of purpose or action and continuity. Many of the life events are natural occurrences but we must deal with them with unity of purpose even though they may be very stressful. Sometimes life events can be difficult to accept. For example: 1. Death: loss of a mate or other close family or friends 2. Major illness or injury 3. Divorce or separation 4. Changing jobs or relocating 5. Loss of employment or financial difficulties All of the above are common life events and each can be devastating and each can cause the loss of unity of purpose. I would…
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Living in Unity with Each Other…
Writen by Jimmie Burroughs We live in a world of disunity; there is fighting going on the world over, some large scale war other small skirmishes. There is also fighting in the home and sometimes extreme violence. There are confrontations at work and even at church. So where is there a place to live in peace and unity? Psalm 133:1-3 (King James Version) 1Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! 2It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; 3As the dew of Hermon, and…
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Living in Unity with God
Writen by Jimmie Burroughs God’s condition for blessings in our lives, homes and churches is Biblical unity. That is the first form of unity; there are two others: living in unity with others and living in unity with life events. This first article will center on living in unity with God. One of the great passages of scripture on living in unity with god is Galatians 5:16-26. Galatians 5:16-26 (King James Version) Walking in the flesh In these scriptures God contrast living in unity with God and living in sin and disunity from God. Those living in disunity are characterized as walking in the flesh. Notice how the Bible describes those…