How to Prioritize Your Spouse as a Parent

Liz Sweet

Liz Sweet emphasizes the importance of the marriage relationship and gives personal tips on how to prioritize your spouse throughout the child-rearing years.

Biblical Confrontation

Ryan Lowery
1 Corinthians 3:1-6

Paul admonishes the corinthians on the basis of his love for them. While they are forming factions within the church, Paul points them back to unity under God.

The Centrality of Unity

Ryan Lowery
1 Corinthians 1:9-17

Out of all the moral issues in Corinth, Paul first prioritizes and targets the disunity in the Corinthian church. Instead of forming cliques and harboring bitterness, Paul urges the church to actively seek unity in Christ.

United Front in Parenting

Patrice McCormac
Ephesians 4:2-3

Mike and Patrice present on how to have a unified marriage in the context of parenting.

Unity Out of Diversity

Scott Risley
Ephesians 4:7-16

Because Christians are united with Christ, they have unity with other Christians. This is not a unity we generate, but a unity we must strive to maintain. Just as our bodies are made up of many parts, so too is the Body of Christ made up of many different individuals who work together, each doing their unique role, to build up the Body of Christ for the work God created each of us to do.

The Diversity of Gifting and Roles in the Body of Christ

Conrad Hilario
Ephesians 4:7-16

Many modern churches have a centralized leadership model where the pastor or priest is the head of the church and the rest of the congregation looks to the pastor to do the majority of the work. Whereas the Biblical model has a decentralized model where there are leaders but the entire work of ministry is distributed among all the members of the church. The Bible is clear all Christians have been given spiritual gifts to be used to serve the Body of Christ, building it up in love.

Experiencing True Unity in the Body of Christ

Dennis McCallum
Ephesians 4:1-6

When we put our faith in Jesus, we are mystically joined to the Body of Christ. We become one with Jesus, vertically, and we become united with other Christians, horizontally, in the Body of Christ. We do not create this unity, but we are called to preserve it. Our fallen nature opposes this but with the help of the Holy Spirit, we can experience true unity in the Body of Christ.

Gifts for Unity

Chris Hearty
Ephesians 4:7-16

Paul writes of the spiritual gifts God has gifted us in order to equip the church. He then calls on us to reach unity and maturity in our faith. \r\n

Unity in Christ

Conrad Hilario
Ephesians 4:1-4

When Paul calls Christians to make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit, he is pointing out that we already have unity in Christ. It is not something we have to generate, but it does take effort to preserve it. We have been formed into "one people" the moment we are united in Christ, but it takes walking in a manner worthy of our calling to demonstrate this unity. Being humble, gentle, patient, and forebearing with one another is living a life worthy of the calling we have received.