Sermon Notes: The Bond of Peace

Ephesians 4:1‭-‬6 NIV
1 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 

1 Corinthians 13:4‭-‬7 NIV 4 Love is patient, love is kind.  It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 

James 3:18 NIVPeacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.

Matthew 5:9 NIV Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.

4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

Ephesians 3:6 NIV This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.