A Celebration of Spiritual Unity
Theme: In praise of spiritual unity
Point: God blesses his children when they live together in spiritual unity.
Introduction: The ascription of Psalm 133 reads: "A Song of Ascents. Of David." This title introduces us to this psalm by making two foundational points:
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"A Song of Ascents": Spiritual unity is essential to true worship.
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"Of David": True godliness is essential to true godliness.
Outline:
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Celebrate the nature of spiritual unity (Psa 133:1).
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Behold: When God's people are united, it demands attention.
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Brothers: In Christ, we are family.
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Unity: We should live in unity, not mere uniformity
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Dwell: Spiritual unity is a Christian lifestyle, not a special event.
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Good and pleasant: This is the nature of spiritual unity.
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Some things are good, but not pleasant. Other things are pleasant but not good. Spiritual unity is both good and pleasant.
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Consider the inverse: "Behold, how bad and disturbing it is when brothers do not dwell together in unity."
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Good: the objective reality of spiritual unity
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Pleasant: the subjective reality of spiritual unity
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Celebrate the source of spiritual unity (Psa 133:2-3a).
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The point of these two pictures is that spiritual unity is sent down, not worked up.
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These two pictures teach us two things about God-sent unity:
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God produces unity to consecrate his people (v. 2).
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God provides unity to refresh his people (v. 3a).
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Celebrate the benefits of spiritual unity (Psa 133:3b).
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There: Ultimately, this refers to wherever God's children dwell together in unity.
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The Lord commanded the blessing: Blessings are the result of sovereign prerogative, not human discretion.
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The blessing: We should focus on the better blessings
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Life: Life itself is a gift to be thankful for.
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Life forevermore: The greatest blessing of all is eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ.
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