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Community??(A taste of heaven)

• ? Psalm 133
• Songs of Ascents Message 14
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? Psalm 133

• How good and pleasant it is when brothers live
  together in unity! 2 It is like precious oil
  poured on the head, running down on the beard,
  running down on Aarons beard, down upon the
  collar of his robes. 3 It is as if the dew of
  Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. For there the
  Lord bestows his blessing, even life forevermore.
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Ecclesia(Church, ??)Acts 21 512

• A group of people (???)

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I. Christians are a family in Christ.
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John 31 ?? 1 Pet 13 ? Gal 326)

• You are all sons of God through faith in Christ
  Jesus. (? Gal 326)
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II. Gods will is for us to live in harmony as a
community. ??????????????????.(? Ps 1331 ?
Matt 2234-40)

• How good and pleasant it is when brothers live
  together in unity! (Ps 1331)
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Greatest Commandment?????(? Matt 2234-40)

• 36 Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in
  the Law? 37 Jesus replied Love the Lord your
  God with all your heart and with all your soul
  and with all your mind. 38 This is the first and
  greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like
  it Love your neighbor as yourself. 40 All the
  Law and the Prophets hang on these two
  commandments.
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III. Important purposes of the community of
faith.??????????.(? Psalm 1333 ? Gen 126-28
? Deut 64-5 ? Mark 1229-31 ? John 1334-35 ?
Eph 411-16 ? Heb 1025 ?? 1 Cor 1212)

• Display image of God in unity (????????)
• Most important testimony (???????)
• Foretaste of heaven (??????)
• Building up one another (????)
• Building up the body of Christ. (??????)
• Encourage each other (????)
• Work together to fulfill Gods purpose
  (?????????)
• Build up character of Christ (??????)

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IV. Descriptions of a harmonious community of
faith.??????????.(? Psalm 1331-3 ?? 2 Cor
517)

• Anointing oil flowing from Aarons head to beard
  to collar.
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• Dew of Mt. Hermon falling on Mt. Zion.
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A. Anointing oil flowing from Aarons head to
beard to collar.????, ???????, ????,
????????(v.2 ? Ex 297,9)

• Oil Sign of Holy Spirit (? ?????)
• Warm (??)
• Soothing (??)
• Healing-Curing (medicinal) (??)
• Priestly care for one another (anointing)
• (?? ???????)

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B. Dew of Hermon falling on Zion?????,?????(v.3a
)

• Fresh (??)
• Nurturing (??)
• Miraculous (???)
• Expectant newness
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V. Reward of a harmonious community of
faith.?????????????.(? Ps 1333b)

• Basis Unity and harmony (?? ??/??)
• Reward (??)
• God commands His blessing (?????)
• God ordain eternal life (?????)
• A hint of heaven (? Rev 4-5) (????)
• Already but not yet (????, ????)

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A hint of heaven

• Assemble in your imagination all the friends you
  enjoy being with most, the companions who evoke
  the deepest joy, your most stimulating
  relationships, the most delightful of shared
  experiences, the people with whom you feel
  completely alivethat is a hint of heaven, for
  there God commands the blessing, ordains eternal
  life. (E. Peterson)
• Heaven is to be with those who love you most and
  those whom you love most.
• Already but not yet!

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VI. How can we build a harmonious community of
faith?????????????????(??)?(? John 1334-35
?? 1 John 318 ? Phil 21-12 ? Rom 123-10,
16)

• Love (? John 1334-35 ?? 1Pet 48) (?)
• Humility (? Phil 25-12 ? Rom 1216) (??)
• Unselfishness (? Phil 23) (???)
• One in spirit, purpose and value (? Phil 22)
  (?????, ??, ??)
• Caring for others (? Phil 24) (????)
• Not judging others arbitrarily (? Matt 71-5 ??
  1Co 45) (???)
• Use Gods gifts to build up one another (? Rom
  123-8) (???????)
• Speak the truth in love (? Eph 415 ? Col 46)
  (???????)

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? Phil 21-5

• 1 If you have any encouragement from being united
  with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any
  fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and
  compassion, 2 then make my joy complete by being
  like-minded, having the same love, being one in
  spirit and purpose. 3 Do nothing out of selfish
  ambition or vain conceit, but in humility
  consider others better than yourselves. 4 Each of
  you should look not only to your own interests,
  but also to the interests of others.
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Do not judge (????)?? 1 Cor 45

• Therefore do not go on passing judgment before
  the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will
  both bring to light the things hidden in the
  darkness and disclose the motives of mens
  hearts and then each mans praise will come to
  him from God. (NASB)
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But love each other deeply??????(?? 1 Pet 48)

• Above all, love each other deeply, because love
  covers over a multitude of sins.
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Speak the truth in love???????? Eph 415

• Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in
  all things grow up into him who is the Head, that
  is, Christ.
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Speech seasoned in salt?????????Col 46

• Let your speech always be with grace, as though
  seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you
  should respond to each person.
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VII. Personal Response ????