Team dreamed by God

Chapter 1
The church dreamed of by God
The only prayer of Jesus that has gone unanswered

A trumpet seems to proclaim from the heavens: God calls His Church to unity.
For the love of the world, he wants us to be one in it.

I want to see your dream come true, to see Jesus' prayer answered. Help me,
help us, let us help God so that such a thing becomes a reality. Unity is the
response to the Lord's prayer, and it is the only prayer request that the
The church is able to respond.

Father... that they may be one, like thishowwe

This sentence was and is his 'last Will and his final Testament.' This is the
God's dream but still unrealized. Our unbelief and stubbornness.
insistence on our rights and personal agendas are impediments that
They tie God's dream to our limitations.

Are we rebellious bricks or stubborn stones that refuse to be placed in the

correct place, next to the Principal Cornerstone, ally of our brothers?
Christ submitted to the will of the Father, which means that he relied on the
"option to refuse". The incredible power of choice obstructs the Master's plans.
Architect, but he has no other alternative. He will not build a Church for the
strength.

Our correct coach will only send to those who respond to him.
positively. On many occasions, inflated human egos prevent the
God's team has even set foot on the field. All of us have been "chosen".
for our Captain to integrate his team. Could we cooperate with our
Coach?

The problem is this: That the players whom God calls and selects for His
team, they always seem to have their own ideas. Some want to form their
own team, and others being in another. A few say they want to play in the
God's team, with one condition: to be trainers. The team dreamed of by God.
lacks unity and commitment. But worst of all is that it lacks
commitment to his coach, who put his life on the line to achieve a team
winner. The truth is that if you play on God's team, you will win. If you play in the
His, not only will he lose, but part of God's dream will die.

Our ego sometimes outweighs our logic. We prefer

to lose unyielding will to win while beinginsubmission.
When people look at the Church and only see more of the same, their obvious conclusion
Look at those contentious and conflictive Christians. They are not
different from us. They only think they are.

The glory that you gave me, I have given them, so that they may be one, just as we are one.

we are one. I in them, and you in me, that they may be perfect in unity, that the
world knows what and you sent me, and you have

loved them as you have loved me. 22

Our will breaks, or God's dream is frustrated.

The dream of God cannot exist in the face of an unbroken human will nor
Golden medals adorn the atriums of hell and the great cities.
they remain as filthy containers where thousands of men and women die
And are lost daily? Is this due to the fact that the enemy's power is superior to the
God's power? Absolutely not.

Our reluctance to submit to the will of God and to become

servers for your purposes make us completely useless.

Our agendas or the will of God

Another reason why unity does not flow in the Church as it should is
that many of us try to assert or impose our own
agendas about the Body of Christ.

As a result, we seek to impose some control over the local church and each
member of her. We became fools who strive to fulfill their
own program, when we should seek to develop the program, from
God and that's it. As servants, we shouldn't have our own plans. Our
The main objective must be to carry out the Master's program.

Many of us live more interested in the preservation of our

rights that in the fulfillment of God's purposes

Chapter 2
Results of the lack of unity
Just as God uses biblical unity to draw people to Himself, the
the enemy uses disunity and division to distance her from God and from the Church.
disunity has caused more Christians to abandon their commitment to Christ than
any other factor related to the Church

The Spirit of God must give us conviction and a spirit of submission must arise in us.
we will never accomplish what God called us to do. The clash of
languages and wills and the incessant struggle to control disunites, divides, and tarnishes the
Good name of the Lord.

It's time for pastors, teachers, and other leaders to say: 'Stop already with
put your attention on me. God is the one who gives growth.
we assume the same role as the apostle and raise awareness that the
service is the essence of true leadership.

It is not the time to exalt leaders. It is time for true leaders to

Fall before God! It is time to repent of self-promotion!

The causes of disunity:

Philippians 2:3-5 (NIV) says:
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit; Rather...
In humility consider others better than yourselves. Each one
from you seek not only your personal interest but also that of others, and that
your attitude be the same as that of Christ Jesus.

Pablo mentions 3 factors as the cause of the divisions.

Selfish ambition simply refers to the people among us who
they are more interested in their own progress than in the progress of the work
of the Kingdom of God.
Prestige often exerts greater seduction and is more tempting than wealth.
the same. For some, being admired and respected, having a place of prominence,
to be known and admired is even more desirable.
The third enemy of unity and cause of division is selfishness, the excessive.
self-interest. If life is a competition to win, then the
The others are enemies and not collaborators.
Four results of the lack of unity
First, if a church has died,
Second, if the church has not died yet, it is on its way.
Third, in a church where the pastor is a dictator and what he says goes,
regardless of what God and people say, or where laypeople impose their will
regardless of what the Lord and the pastor say.
and last but not least, I have found in all the churches,
all denominations, throughout Christendom, ministers, pastors, elders and
injured and hurt saints.

Is there a remedy for this ailment? Yes!

In a nutshell, it is still seeking individuals who deny themselves, and who
take up their cross and follow him.
When we submit to him, we discover that we immediately submit to each other.
to others.

If we overlook His commandments and refuse our personal cross and

our self-denial, believe me that we will unleash a deadly cancer that will destroy
our congregation in the worst way.
Even if the believers continue their meetings, they will be dead and may not know it.
(or they won’t care).

Disunion causes the Church to die;

The death of flesh gives birth to unity.

Learning to tolerate each other;

We have to learn to accept the fact that someone will say things that do not
we will like it.

If we are going to live together and not die together;

We must learn a type of love and a type of tolerance.
Chapter 3
Unity, not uniformity
More than union, harmony. Define unity.

Someone said that 'if the world knew that we Christians love each other.
unconditional and we give each other mutual help in any circumstance, we would have
to build thousands of new churches to accommodate all the newcomers
believers.

Gandhi, the great leader of India, once said: "I would be a Christian if it wasn't for
because I have observed the Christians.

The wonderful thing about a symphony lies in its unity within diversity.
We love to hear the musical interrelation and the contrast of the melodies and the
tones of flutes, drums, trumpets, and trombones. We delight in
the complexity and the sometimes unrestrained mix of the keyboard, the violin, the tuba and the
timbales. The different sources of distinct notes that come together and mix
harmonious, these many "voices" that rise in a unified piece, are to
so beautiful that they move us to tears.

The Word of God in Corinthians 1:10 advises us to speak the same thing.
in Philippians 3:14-16 invites us to think alike, and Philippians 2:1-8 calls us
encourage to have the mind of Christ, to be of one mind, united with him.

A few years ago, someone shared an illustration with me that relates to

the "flying geese." Have you ever seen geese flying in a V formation?
almost perfect as it stands out against the sky, perhaps they travel south in the winter, or
heading north in the spring? Observing the habits of these creatures
provides us Christians with a valuable lesson. From the point of view
scientific, according to aerodynamics, flying in a V formation reduces resistance of
wind for everyone, except for the lead goose, which flies at the front. This way of
flying makes it easier for the flock of birds to cover long distances together. As
Christians achieve much more when we work together than when we act separately.
individual. God instructed the Church to 'bear one another's burdens'.
of others." When we do it, when we work together and share values
and common goals, there is no limit to what we can achieve.

Many people adopt 'a bit of the purest theology'

They say, 'We don't have as much as others, but what we have is pure.'
they are right! And on that basis, they refuse to acknowledge or
to live in communion with others. full of spiritual pride and pharisaism. No
They remain in the right. They only have their own 'justice.'
The word "independent," or any derivative, is not found in Scripture.
to refer to the Church. On the contrary, the concept of interdependence is, without a doubt,
part of God's plan. In Matthew 18:19-20 Jesus says: "if two of you
they agree
for solitude or for independent individuality. Perhaps what the Church
You need to sign a "Declaration of Dependency." Declare that we are dependent.
one another and our total dependence on God!

They were gathered together

They suffered together
They were known to sing together.
They went to war together
They were united together
They calmed down together
They had a gathering together
They lived together
They were established together
They gathered together
They were called together
They were intertwined together
They wrapped up together.
They confederated together
They gathered together
They were purified together
They sang together
They had a council together
They rested together
They adapted together.
They were known to be together.
They enjoyed together
They consulted together.
They were packed together
They lived together
They stood firm together
They pleaded together
They could sprout together
They approached together.
They prostrated together
They flowed together
They fed together.
They cried together
They could be brought together.
They walked together
They grew up together
They were united together.
They sat together
They agreed together
They spoke together
They shared together
They were strengthened together
They made groups together
They planted together
They glorified together
They were perfectly united together
They worked together
They worked together.
They rushed together
They manufactured together
They were tied together
They built together
They were heirs together.
Chosen together
and seated them together in heavenly places.

God's purpose is that we accomplish everything TOGETHER!

If we are not capable of sitting together on the earth, will we be able to inhabit it?
together in the sky?

Unity is not the total absence of conflict. That would be uniformity. Unity is
act according to our adversary, while we walk together. "The
Reconciliation is not a transaction or a deal. We need a spirit of
reconciliation that leads us to unity. We need it in our hearts
in our homes. Among friends and colleagues. We need it in
everywhere.