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Unity Sermon

The following sermon I preached at 1st Presbyterian Church on March 17,2024. Technology failed us and live streaming failed us. I thought it good for all to read so I have posted it in its entirety here.  Good morning, my brothers & sisters in Christ. Today’s scripture is all about the unity of believers. We  will need God’s help to understand and put into practice what we find in these short verses. Please join  me in a time of prayer for our understanding of the truth of the Gospel:             Heavenly Father, we come to you this morning broken, hurting people. We admit we have deep divisions in a church you meant to be united. Forgive us for having a mindset of division rather than one of unity. Open your word to us today so we may hear and obey your call to be united in Christ. Amen. Unity. That is the theme of Jesus’ prayer in these verses from John, which we just heard this morning. In it, Jesus declare...