Happy New Year 2025

 The Body of Christ can be threatened from without and destroyed from within. False doctrine and distorted scriptural truths can invade the Church, and trivial dissensions and petty disputes can also be a destructive element that causes disunity. Christ earnestly prayed for unity (note: not uniformity) before He died: "That they may be one..."
 As children of God, have received His goodness and grace, comfort and hope, we are to maintain the same goodness, grace, comfort, and love, and be diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the body of peace.
 The challenge to all believers is to faithfully and committedly develop a Christlike character, demonstrating the same love that He displayed. We are to be United In Spirit And Fervent In Love, looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith.
 Let us be diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace, with all our brothers and sisters in Christ. May the patience, humility, gentleness, and love we show to each other be known to all, as together we draw near to God.
Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father, we pray that we may show forth the grace of Christ, the love of the Father, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, in thoughts, words, and deeds. May we keep the unity of the Spirit with all our brothers and sisters in Christ so that we may honor Your name through our earthly witnessing. In Jesus' name we pray, AMEN.