Biblical Urge for Unity and Spiritual Growth
ROMANS 12:1
EPHESIANS 4:1-3
Last week— “Make every effort
to keep the unity of the Spirit
through the bond of peace.”
Eph. 4:1– “
I urge you
…”
Ephesians 4:1-3
“…
I urge
you
to live a life worthy of
the calling you have received
. Be
completely humble and gentle; be
patient, bearing with one another
in love. Make every effort to keep
the unity of the Spirit through the
bond of peace.”
ACTS 21:39
“I
beseech
thee (KJV)”
“
Please
let me speak
to the
people.” (NIV)
He shared how he was saved!
22:22– “Rid the earth of him!
He’s not fit to live!”
ACTS 26:3
King Agrippa, “
I beg you
to listen
to me patiently…”
Paul then shares his salvation
experience.
26:28– Agrippa said, “Do you
think that in such a short time
you can persuade me to be a
Christian?”
ROMANS 12:1-2
Therefore,
I urge you
,
brothers, in view of God's
mercy,
to offer your bodies as
living sacrifices
, holy and
pleasing to God--this is your
spiritual act of worship.
ROMANS 15:30
“
I urge you
, brothers, by our
Lord Jesus Christ and by the
love of the Spirit,
to join me in
my struggle by praying
to God
for me.”
ROMANS 16:17
“
I urge
you to
watch out
for those
who cause divisions and put
obstacles in your way that are
contrary to the teaching you have
learned.
Keep away
from them.”
1 CORINTHIANS 1:10
“
I appeal
to you, brothers…
agree
with one another so that there
may be
no divisions
among you
and that you may be perfectly
united in mind and thought
.”
1 CORINTHIANS 4:16 & 17
“Therefore
I urge you
to
imitate me
.”
Timothy “will remind you of
my way of life in Christ Jesus,
which agrees with what I teach
everywhere in every church.”
2 CORINTHIANS 2:8
“
I urge you
therefore, to
reaffirm your love
for him.”
Receive the repentant sinner
of 1 Cor. 5.
2 CORINTHIANS 5:20
“We are therefore Christ’s
ambassadors, as though God
were making his appeal through
us.
We implore you
on Christ’s
behalf:
Be reconciled to God
.”
2 CORINTHIANS 5:21
“God made him who had no sin
to be sin for us, so that in him
we might become the
righteousness of God.”
2 CORINTHIANS 6:1-2
“…
We urge
you not to receive
God’s grace in vain. For He says,
“In the time of my favor I heard
you, and in the day of salvation I
helped you.” I tell you, now is the
time of God’s favor,
now is the day
of salvation
.”
GALATIANS 4:12 & 19
“
I plead
with you, brothers,
become like me
…”
“My dear children, for whom I
am again in the pains of
childbirth until
Christ is formed
in you
.”
1 THESSALONIANS 4:1
“Finally, brothers, we
instructed you how to live in
order to
please God
, as in fact
you are living. Now we ask you
and
urge you
in the Lord Jesus
to do this
more and more
.”
1 THESSALONIANS 4:10
“Now about
brotherly love
we do
not need to write to you, for you
yourselves have been taught by
God
to love each other
. And in
fact, you do
love
all the brothers
throughout Macedonia. Yet we
urge you
, brothers, to do so
more
and more
.”
1 THESSALONIANS 5:12
“Now
we ask
you, brothers,
(
beseech
– KJV) to
respect
those
who work hard among you, who
are over you in the Lord and who
admonish you.
Hold them in the
highest regard in love
because of
their work.
Live in peace
with
each other.”
1 THESSALONIANS 5:14
“And we
urge
you, brothers,
warn
those who are idle,
encourage
the timid,
help
the
weak,
be patient
with
everyone.”
2 THESSALONIANS 2:1
“Concerning the coming of our Lord
Jesus Christ and our being gathered
to him, we
ask (beseech
-KJV) you,
brothers,
not to become easily
unsettled or alarmed
by some
prophecy, report or letter supposed to
have come from us, saying that the
day of the Lord has already come.”
PHILEMON 9 & 10
“I
appeal
to you on the basis of
love.”
“I
appeal
to you for my son
Onesimus…”
“…
Welcome him
as you would
welcome me. If he has done you
any wrong or owes you anything,
charge it to me
.” (17&18)
2 CORINTHIANS 5:20
“We are therefore Christ’s
ambassadors, as though
God were making his appeal
through us.
We implore you
on Christ’s behalf:
Be
reconciled to God
.”
2 CORINTHIANS 5:21
“God made him who had no
sin to be sin for us, so that in
him we might become the
righteousness of God.”
2 CORINTHIANS 6:1-2
“…
We urge
you not to
receive God’s grace in
vain…. I tell you, now is the
time of God’s favor,
now is
the day of salvation
.”
Hymn # 386
THE FAMILY OF
GOD
Hymn # 384
THE BOND OF
LOVE
The verses from various passages, including Romans, Ephesians, Acts, and Corinthians, emphasize the importance of unity, humility, love, and spiritual growth in the Christian faith. They call for believers to live a life worthy of their calling, offer themselves as living sacrifices to God, pray for one another, avoid divisions, and imitate the teachings of Christ for unity and spiritual maturity.
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THE PLEADINGS OF PAUL ROMANS 12:1
EPHESIANS 4:1-3 Last week Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. Eph. 4:1 I urge you
Ephesians 4:1-3 I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
ACTS 21:39 I beseechthee (KJV) Pleaselet me speak to the people. (NIV) He shared how he was saved! 22:22 Rid the earth of him! He s not fit to live!
ACTS 26:3 King Agrippa, I beg you to listen to me patiently Paul then shares his salvation experience. 26:28 Agrippa said, Do you think that in such a short time you can persuade me to be a Christian?
ROMANS 12:1-2 Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship.
ROMANS 15:30 I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.
ROMANS 16:17 I urge you to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them.
1 CORINTHIANS 1:10 I appeal to you, brothers agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought.
1 CORINTHIANS 4:16 & 17 Therefore I urge you to imitate me. Timothy will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which agrees with what I teach everywhere in every church.
2 CORINTHIANS 2:8 I urge you therefore, to reaffirm your love for him. Receive the repentant sinner of 1 Cor. 5.
2 CORINTHIANS 5:20 We are therefore Christ s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ s behalf: Be reconciled to God.
2 CORINTHIANS 5:21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
2 CORINTHIANS 6:1-2 We urge you not to receive God s grace in vain. For He says, In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you. I tell you, now is the time of God s favor, now is the day of salvation.
GALATIANS 4:12 & 19 I plead with you, brothers, become like me My dear children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you.
1 THESSALONIANS 4:1 Finally, brothers, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more.
1 THESSALONIANS 4:10 Now about brotherly love we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other. And in fact, you do love all the brothers throughout Macedonia. Yet we urge you, brothers, to do so more and more.
1 THESSALONIANS 5:12 Now we ask you, brothers, (beseech KJV) to respect those who work hard among you, who are over you in the Lord and who admonish you. Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each other.
1 THESSALONIANS 5:14 And we urgeyou, brothers, warnthose who are idle, encouragethe timid, helpthe weak, be patient with everyone.
2 THESSALONIANS 2:1 Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask (beseech-KJV) you, brothers, not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by some prophecy, report or letter supposed to have come from us, saying that the day of the Lord has already come.
PHILEMON 9 & 10 I appeal to you on the basis of love. I appeal to you for my son Onesimus Welcome him as you would welcome me. If he has done you any wrong or owes you anything, charge it to me. (17&18)
2 CORINTHIANS 5:20 We are therefore Christ s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ s behalf: Be reconciled to God.
2 CORINTHIANS 5:21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
2 CORINTHIANS 6:1-2 We urge you not to receive God s grace in vain . I tell you, now is the time of God s favor, now is the day of salvation.
Hymn # 386 THE FAMILY OF GOD
Hymn # 384 THE BOND OF LOVE
