ReUnited In Love
Pastor Jim Lowe III
Sunday Morning,
06/12/22 (2nd Sunday Message)
{All scriptures are NIV84 unless stated}
Today’s Title:
ReUnited In Love
Today is a special service.
Bishop wanted a day where we could all come together.
If you are a current member of GLC…welcome!
If you were a former member of GLC…welcome back!
I’m thankful you decided to join us today.
So when it came to the idea of a “reunion service,”
It make
“Re-uniting”
There is something special about that.
Something special God loves.
Because we all have a purpose.
And we are more powerful together.
1 Corinthians 12:27
Now you are the body of Christ, and
We are individuals.
We have names.
We have identities.
But we also have a role and purpose in the Body of Christ.
1 Corinthians 12:12
The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are
The body is a unit.
Made up of many parts.
My son likes cars and trucks and especially firetrucks.
He asks questions of the different parts of cars.
Things we may not think about.
Example of a car:
Tires
- Hold up the car and allow it to move.
Body
- Gives the car its looks and protects the insides.
Brakes
- Helps to regulate the speed of the car.
Engine
- Makes the car move on it’s own power.
Windshield
- There to help protect the driver and allow them to see at the same time.
All of these are parts…
But this is all considered a car.
If you buy a car.
You expect it to have an engine.
Why?
Because these parts are necessary for the function of the car.
If the engine doesn’t work…the car
If the brakes don’t work…the car is hard to stop.
It’s approaching the summer…
What if your AC doesn’t work?
So every car part has a purpose.
The car can operate without some things…
But the car works best when ALL parts work like
This is how it works in the Body of Christ.
It can work when all the parts aren’t functioning…
but it works BEST when all the parts work correctly!
YOU are the body of Christ and each one of you is a part of it.
God tells us that all of
Colossians 1:16
For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities;
ALL THINGS were created BY him…
You were created by God.
ALL THINGS were created FOR him.
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“I Was Created By God!”
God created me to be part of his body.
The word says that EACH of you is part of the body of christ.
If you are a part…then you have a function.
You have a reason to exist.
You have a purpose!
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“God Gave Me A Reason To Be Here!”
We can live in a world where we can be made to feel worthless.
But true value comes from the one who created it.
We were created by GOD.
FOR Him!
We are ALL a part of the
If you’re new here…
If you’ve been here from the beginning.
If you haven’t been here in years.
If you haven’t been to church in years.
We are all a part of the SAME body!
We ALL work for the benefit of the whole body!
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14 Now the body is not made up of one part but of many. 15 If the foot should say,
All parts belong to the body.
If you are a foot…there’s
Your function is the support of the body!
God Made You Unique And Important!
God has a plan for you.
God has a purpose for you.
If you attend church every Sunday.
If you haven’t been to church in years…
God had a plan for you before you got here.
Jeremiah 1:5
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If God knew Jeremiah before he was formed…
If he already had a plan for Jeremiah before he got here.
Don’t you know God had a plan for you also?
1 Corinthians 12:18
God arranged the parts where he wanted them to be.
God created each of us with or own purpose.
We EACH have a role of importance.
THIS is why it is important we love each
This is why if there has been hurt in the past we say apologies and forgive.
Because we are needed.
We Need Each Other!
You are important!
Psalm 133:1-3
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The Lord bestows his blessing where people dwell in unity.
This is what the Lord wants.
Regardless to where we’ve been.
Many of us may be doing very well in life right now.
Many of us might be in desperate need of God to work some miracles in our lives.
Scripture
That’s where the blessing comes.
Blessings Come When We Live In Unity!
God’s design was that we would live in unity.
That we would live to help one another.
Not just in life…but to encourage one another.
Galatians
2 Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
We Need One Another!
God didn’t place us here to go through life alone.
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
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2 are better because they can help one another.
3 strands aren’t easily broken.
What can 4 do?
You might have one person who can pray for you.
What happens when you have 3 people praying for you?
What
This is why love is so important.
Galatians 5:14
14 The entire law is summed up in a single command:
We are each others neighbor.
We are each others brother and sister.
If you’ve been here a while you already know:
Decades ago…Bishop wrote a song.
We are family.
I love you and you love me.
We are
Where Ever You Are,
Whatever You’re Doing,
You’ll Be Family Here At GLC,
Because That’s The Way God Designed It!