SERMON OUTLINE Sunday October 30th, 2016
PASTOR DAVID COOKE: Unity, Getting It Right
• Last Week: Love One Another: Love is a rugged commitment to be
with someone, for someone and toward maturity.
• What Unity Is…And Isn’t
A. Unity is a rugged commitment to and that
shapes our and our .
B. Unity is not .
• The Non-Negotiables Of Unity
• The
Galatians 2:15–16
Galatians 5:6
“I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who
lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God,
who loved me and gave himself for me.” (Galatians 2:20, ESV)
• Another
• The
Galatians 2:1–2
THE COLD SPRINGS CHURCH MISSION: TO RAISE UP COMPASSIONATE
FOLLOWERS OF JESUS CHRIST TO BE RISK-TAKERS FOR GOD.
• How The Infection of Disunity Comes About
1. The Gospel is or ignored
2. People become a to an
3. No clear and/or
“In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own
eyes.” (Judges 21:25, ESV)
• The Fruit of Disunity
• Niceness
•

• Destruction
“For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an
opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For the whole law
is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”” (Galatians
5:13–14 ESV)
“Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one
another.” (Galatians 5:26, ESV)
“But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed
by one another.” (Galatians 5:15, ESV)
• Fighting For Unity
Unity is a rugged commitment to Jesus and one another that shapes our
beliefs and our actions.
• Keep the Front and Center
• Choose
• Keep Your Eyes On
Philippians 3:12–18
Answers: Jesus, one another, beliefs, actions, unanimity, Gospel, One, Mission,
minimized, means, end, destination, path, meanness, Gospel, Love, the Prize.
CHOOSE ONE ANOTHER – MAKE TIME
Ideas:
• Sit next to a new person in church.
• Invite someone over for/out to coffee.
• Dessert date with the kids.
• Gift giving.
• Appreciation note.
• Show up at a game or performance.
• Turn-off phones at dinner.
• Set aside 1 hour to do anything for another person… without
grumbling.
• Do a chore together.
• Make dinner or take someone out to dinner.
• Give a restaurant worker a gift card with thank you note.
• Do a random act of kindness every week.
• Pay for the person behind you at the drive-through or at
another table at a restaurant.
• Share a meal with another couple or family.
• Game night.
LOVE IS A RUGGED COMMITMENT TO BE WITH SOMEONE, FOR SOMEONE AND TOWARD MATURITY.
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
ICEBREAKER: Think of a time your expectations were not met. Compare it
to a time in which they were. What was different?
THIS WEEK (listen to the message at: www.coldspringschurch.net)
1. Read Galatians 5:1-15. What is it that has the Apostle Paul in such an
uproar in this week’s passage?
2. In your life context, what situations are similar to that of the churches in
Galatia?
3. How does Paul say to address the point of contention? What does he
say will happen if it is not addressed? (Gal. 5:12-15, 26).
How we attach meaning matters. We can easily view other people’s
behavior as character flaws, while viewing our own as circumstantial or
someone else’s fault.
4. What does Philippians 3:12-18 have to say about how we are to think
through and act upon the contentions in our life?
Unity is a rugged commitment to Jesus and one another that shapes our
beliefs and our actions. False beliefs lead to false thinking, which leads to
division and disunity. But through love, we are to serve one another.
In this series we talk about being with, for and towards maturity as we go
about loving each other.
5. Think of your loving relationships. How do you need to increase in with,
for and towards maturity with another? What would help you be more like
Galatians 5:13?
As followers of Jesus, we are called to “Choose One Another – Make Time.”
Attached is a list of ideas of how we can begin choosing one another. What
ideas do you have?
6. It is difficult to attend gatherings where we don’t know anyone.
Invitation is a form of biblical hospitality. Who will you invite to your Life
Group or other gathering?