New York Times-bestselling author Francis Chan calls for believers and churches everywhere to align our hearts with God and start taking seriously His commands to unify. It’s clear from Scripture that God desires unity for His Church. If unity is so important to the heart of God, why is the Church one of the most divided groups on earth? Chan argues that the problem is the shallowness of our love for each other—rooted in a shallowness in our understanding of the gospel. Until Unity shows God grieves the division in the Church, so we can’t remain indifferent Unity demands a level of humility only possible by the Spirit The power and witness of the Church hinges on our oneness Unity comes at a cost, but it commands a blessing We must come together as a Christ’s Bride. God desires His people to love one another radically and become the Church He has called us to be. For further individual or small-group study, check out Until Unity Study Guide, an eight-session interactive workbook that serves as a companion to Until Unity, along with a free online video series.
Francis Chan is an American pastor and teacher, who lives in California with his wife, Lisa, and their four children. He is the former pastor of Cornerstone Community Church in Simi Valley, CA, which he and his wife started in 1994.
We did this as a Wednesday night study. I bought the book and study guide together. I realized at the beginning of chapter 5 that the videos and the study guide go together and the book is more stand alone. It was very difficult to get through a chapter a week because we also have worship. It is a super good book and the study guide has lots of thought provoking questions. If only the Church were unified.. there would be nothing that we could not accomplish and the enemy would be a powerless against us.
Study guide for the book Until Unity. This with the currently free video available for each unit can help look into the topic of unity. Does require independent thought and consideration from the participant. Agree, disagree, discuss, pray. All there. I found it helpful.