Nevertheless Unity

Pastor Hope Flask

November 10, 2024

Main Scripture: John 13:13-15, 35

Additional Scriptures: John 13:1-5, 14:15, 1 John 1:7, 4:19, Luke 22:42, Colossians 3:23-24

POINTS:

• Nevertheless: in spite of or notwithstanding.

• We were made to give and receive a nevertheless kind of love, but in our fallen nature, none of us can give it.

• A “Nevertheless” kind of unity gets messy and uncomfortable and works through humility.

• The OTW community will not be spectators in each other's lives.

• Jesus commands us to love one another the way He has loved us.

• Jesus expressed His feelings but didn’t follow them.

• Those who make the greatest impact on the world aren’t those who are the smartest, fastest, or richest but those who show up nevertheless.

• Integrity: the state of being complete or undivided.

• Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less - CS Lewis

• Humility requires:

• • Serving the Lord in all things, including our relationships.

  • We choose each other - choosing to love one another above being right.

  • Takes the stance of “I could be wrong”

• The best way we can practice humility is by entering into a place where we are vulnerable and then choosing to connect with others in that space.