Sunday Morning, July 6, 2008, 

Can two walk together if they aren’t going in the same direction?  The Bible says a house divided against itself will fall.  This goes for the church as well.  This morning, Bro Dillow brought a lesson taken from Philippians 1:27 Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel.

Reading from I Corinthians 1 & 2, we find that the Corinthian church had much division – some were “on Paul’s side”, some on Apollos’, etc....  Paul clearly tells them that their focus should be on Christ.  How often today we see division among God’s people over ideas or favorite personalities.  If we are all working for Christ and His goals, and keep our mind on that, we will accomplish much, and these ideas will not get in the way.  Too often, our beliefs (in some cases our preferences) hinder the real work from going on – loving God and loving our neighbor.  Unity is the ideal, but most often it is not realized.  How much better off we would be if it was. 

Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.  Psalms 133:1.