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Grace At Work 2 Series Contributed by Dan Cormie on Jul 29, 2012 (message contributor) Summary: Without humility there can be no unity. Dakota Community Church Grace at Work - 2 Unity Grace At Work - Part One: Unity(2) You could not get a proper understanding of Paul’s intent here by beginning to read at this point. As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit —just as you were called to one hope when you were called — 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. 7 But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. 8 This is why it says: “When he ascended on high, he led captives in his train and gave gifts to men.” 9 (What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions? 10 He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.) 11 It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, 12 to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. 14 Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. 15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. 16 From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work. Incidentally this passage is considered one of the two great Bible passages on the topic of Christian Unity; the other is John 17: I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name—the name you gave me—so that they may be one as we are one. 12 While I was with them, I protected them and kept them safe by that name you gave me. None has been lost except the one doomed to destruction so that Scripture would be fulfilled. 13 “I am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them. 14 I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world. 15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. 16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. 17 Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. 18 As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. 19 For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified. Jesus Prays for All Believers 20 “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: 23 I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. Notice that sanctification in us happens by the word of truth - not by human effort. Notice that Jesus sanctified Himself for us that we may be truly sanctified - this is an example of the “active obedience” of Christ, meaning that Jesus did not only die the death we should have died but He also lived the life we should have lived! Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. (Jesus was perfectly meek!) Related Media SermonCentral Preaching Slide SermonCentral Preaching Slide SermonCentral Preaching Slide
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यूहन्ना अध्याय 17 यति कुराहरू भनिसके पछि येशूले स्वर्गातिर हेर्नुभयो र प्रार्थना गर्नुभयो, “पिता ठीक समय आइपुग्यो। यसकारण तपाईंको पुत्रलाई महिमा प्रदान गर्नु होस् ताकि पुत्रले तपाईंलाई महिमा दिन सकोस्। 2 तपाईंले सबै मानिसहरू भन्दा माथि पुत्रलाई शक्ति दिनुभयो ताकि पुत्रले सबैलाई अनन्त जीवन दिन सकोस् जुन तपाईंले तिनलाई दिनुभएकोछ। 3 यो अनन्त जीवन होः मानिसहरूले तपाईंलाई मात्र साँचो परमेश्वर भनेर चिनुन् र येशू ख्रीष्टलाई चिनुन् जसलाई तपाईंले पठाउनु भयो। 4 जुन काम तपाईंले मलाई सुम्पिनु भएको थियो त्यो मैले पूर्ण गरें। पृथ्वीमा तपाईंको महिमा ल्याएँ। 5 अनि अब पिता, मलाई महिमा प्रदान गुर्नहोस् तपाईंसंग। मलाई त्यो महिमा दिनु हवस् तपाईंको जो मसंग संसार बनिनु पहिल्यै थियो। 6 “तपाईंले मलाई केही मानिसहरू संसारबाट दिनुभयो। मैले तिनीहरूलाई तपाईं को हुनुहुन्छ देखाई सकेकोछु। ती मानिसहरू तपाईंकै हुन् र मलाई दिनुभयो। तिनीहरूले तपाईंको वचन पालन गरे। 7 अब तिनीहरूले बुझे कि सबै थोक जुन मलाई दिनु भयो ती तपाईंबाट आएका हुन। 8 मैले ती मानिसहरूलाई तपाईंले मलाई दिएकै वचनहरू दिएकोछु। तिनीहरूले ती वचनहरू स्वीकारे तिनीहरूले बुझे कि म साँच्चि नै तपाईंबाट नै आएको हुँ अनि तिनीहरूले विश्वास गरे कि तपाईंले नै मलाई पठाउनु भएको हो। 9 तिनीहरूकै निम्ति अब म प्रार्थना गर्दछु। म तिनीहरूका निम्ति प्रार्थना गरिरहेको छैन जो संसारमा छन्। तर म तिनीहरूका निम्ति प्रार्थना गरिरहेकोछु जो तपाईंले मलाई दिनुभयो। किनभने तिनीहरू तपाईंकै हुन्। 10 जे ममा छ त्यो सबै तपाईंकै हो, अनि जे जति तपाईंकोमा छ त्यो मेरै हो। अनि ती मानिसहरूले मेरो लागि महिमा ल्याउँछन्। 11 अब म तपाईंकहाँ आईरहेछु। म अब संसारमा बस्ने छैन। तर ती मानिसहरू संसारैमा रहनेछन्। हे पवित्र पिता, तिनीहरूलाई सुरक्षा गर्नु हवस। तिनीहरूलाई तपाईको नामको शक्तिद्वारा सुरक्षित राख्नु हवस (नाउँ जुन मलाई दिनुभयो), तब तिनीहरू एक हुनेछन्, तपाईं र म जस्तै एक। 12 जब सम्म म तिनीहरूसंग थिएँ मैले तिनीहरूलाई सुरक्षित राखें। मैले तिनीहरूलाई तपाईंको नामको शक्तिबाट सुरक्षित राखें जुन तपाईंले मलाई दिनुभयो। मैले तिनीहरूलाई जोगाएँ। अनि तिनीहरू मध्ये एकजना मात्र लुप्त भयो। उनी लुप्त हुनलाई आफै छानिएका थिए। ऊ लुप्त भयो जसबाट धर्मशास्त्रमा लेखिएको कुरा पूर्ण भयो। 13 “म तपाईं कहाँ आइरहेछु। तर जब सम्म म यस संसारमा हुनेछु म तिनीहरूका निम्ति प्रार्थना गर्नेछु। यी कुराहरू म भन्दछु ताकि तिनीहरूले मेरो आनन्द प्राप्त गरून्। म तिनीहरूले सबै मेरा आनन्द पाउन भन्दछु। 14 मैले तिनीहरूलाई तपाईंको सबै वचनहरू दिएं र संसारले तिनीहरूलाई घृणा गर्यो, किनभने तिनीहरू यस संसारका होइनन् जस्तै म यो संसारको होइन। 15 मैले तपाईंसंग तिनीहरूलाई संसारबाट लगिदिनुहोस् भनेर भनिरहेको छैन। तर तिनीहरूलाई दुष्टाबाट जोगाई राख्नुहोस् चाँहि भनिरहेछु। 16 तिनीहरू संसारका होइनन् जस्तो कि म पनि यस संसारको होइन। 17 तपाईंको सत्यद्वारा तिनीहरूलाई आफ्नो सेवामा राख्न तयार पार्नुहोस्। तपाईंको वचन सत्य हो । 18 जसरी तपाईंले मलाई संसारभित्र पठाउनु भयो त्यसरी नै मैले तिनीहरूलाई संसारभित्र पठाएकोछु। 19 अब म स्वयंलाई सेवा गर्न तयार पारिरहेछु। यो म तिनीहरूकै लागि गर्छु ताकि साँचो रूपमा तिनीहरू तपाईंको सेवा गर्न तयार होउन्। 20 “म ती मानिसहरूका लागि प्रार्थना गर्छु अनि म प्रत्येकको लागि प्रार्थना गरिरहेछु जसले मलाई उनीहरूको वचनको कारणले विश्वास गर्छन्। 21 हे पिता, म प्रार्थना गर्छु कि जसले म मा विश्वास गर्छन्, तिनीहरू एक होऊन्। जसरी तपाईं ममा हुनुहुन्छु, म तपाईंमा। म प्रार्थना गर्छु ताकि तिनीहरू हामीमा एक होऊन्। संसारले यो विश्वास गर्नछ कि तपाईंले नै मलाई पठाउनु भएको हो । 22 तपाईंले दिनु भएको महिमा मैले तिनीहरूलाई दिएकोछु। मैले त्यो महिमा दिएँ ताकि तिनीहरू एक होऊन, जसरी तपाईं र म एक हौ। 23 जस्तो म तिनीहरूमा अनि तपाईं ममा तिनीहरू एकरूपले एक होऊन् तव त्यसबाट संसारले जान्नेछ कि मलाई तपाईंले पठाउनु भएको हो अनि संसारले जान्ने छ तपाईंले तिनीहरूलाई प्रेम गर्नुहुन्छ जस्तो तपाईंले मलाई प्रेम गर्नुहुन्छ। 24 “पिता, म जहाँ हुन्छु तिनीहरू, जो तपाईंले मलाई दिनु भएकोछ, मसंग नै होऊन। म यो इच्छा गर्छ तिनीहरूले मेरो महिमा देखुन्। यो महिमा तपाईंले मलाई दिनुभएको हो किनभने संसार बनिनु भन्दा अगाडि तपाईंले मलाई प्रेम गर्नु हुन्थ्यो। 25 हे धार्मिक पिता, संसारले तपाईलाई चिन्दैन, तर म तपाईंलाई जान्दछु। अनि यी मानिसहरूले मलाई तपाईंले पठाउनु भएको हो भनेर जान्दछन्। 26 मैले तिनीहरूलाई तपाईं कस्तो हुनु हुन्छ देखाएँ। अनि अझ म तिनीहरूलाई तपाईं कस्तो हुनुहुन्छ देखाउनेछु। तब तिनीहरूले मैले तपाईंबाट पाए जस्तै प्रेम पाउन सक्छन्। अनि म तिनीहरूमा बाँच्नेछु।”