LESSONS & TOPICS

The Importance of Unity

The Importance of Unity

Read Ephesians 4:11-15.

DISCUSS

  • Why is it important for Christians to “reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature?
  • What does it mean to be “tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching”?
  • What helps you to maintain “unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God” when you are faced with different “winds of teaching”, particularly within the Church?

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/12/21/where-christian-churches-stand-on-gay-marriage/

Answer the questions in the quiz.

  • What is a ‘wind of teaching’ blowing at the moment, that conflicts with what the Bible teaches and how is it causing disunity in the Church?
  • What happens when there is disunity within the church? How does this impact the advancement of the gospel?
  • What would you say if you were to ‘speak the truth in love’ into this teaching?