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Month: February 2022

The Problem with Superficial Unity

Peace be within your walls, prosperity within your palaces. For the sake of my brethren and companions, I will now say, “Peace be within you.” – Psalm 122:7-8, NKJV – Any peace we enjoy with our unbelieving neighbors is pointless if we do not have peace within the walls of the church. When brothers dwell in unity it is a good and pleasant gift from the Lord (Psalm 133:1)....

Learn, Apply, and Share: Three Steps Towards Christian Unity

The first step in pursuing and honoring Christ’s passion for unity is to LEARN what the Bible really says. The Holy Spirit provides divine power to understand and apply the rich truth about Christian unity revealed in God’s Word. We encourage you to read and meditate upon the thousands of Bible passages found in our Basic Resources and our Premium Collection of Books.  In your...

How the Gospel Enables Us to Love

An Excerpt from Christian Unity and You The love with which the Father loves us is an enormous love. It sent His Son to die in our place. “God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8 NKJV). In all the ways we fail to keep the law of love, Jesus kept it. Rather...

Sharing the Gospel in Maua, Kenya

A church volunteer engages with children at a local school in Maua, Kenya. His team was sponsored by the Be United in Christ Outreach Ministry to go into schools across Maua and share the salvation story with local students. They showed love by ministering the gospel and providing students with much-needed school supplies, soccer balls, the rare treat of candy, and bracelets to remind the...

Avoid Those Who Cause Division

Note those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid them. – Romans 16:17 – The unity of the church depends upon separation from “those who cause divisions and offenses.” Any member of the church walking in unrepentant sin, especially blatant sin against others, causes division. They harm other Christians without true remorse. Any professing Christian spreading lies about other...

Speaking About Christian Unity in Brazil

In Campinas, Brazil, a local church received a representative of the Be United in Christ Outreach Ministry to speak to the several thousand in attendance about the power of unity within the body of Christ. These now-activated leaders and believers are sharing the message of unity amongst their 38 affiliated churches in Brazil (with membership exceeding 10,000) and throughout their local communities!

In Deed and Truth

Whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. – 1 John 3:17–18 – Christians confess with their mouths that Jesus is Lord and believe in their hearts God raised...

Partnering to Care for the Homeless in Latvia

Church volunteers share the gospel while meeting physical needs at a homeless ministry sponsored by the Be United in Christ Outreach Ministry in Riga, Latvia. Ministries like these are vital to the health of those without a place to call home — especially as the colder months approach in Europe. It is not uncommon for ambulance crews to receive more than five calls a week...