Acts 2:39 NKJV “For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call”.

As they repented and demonstrated and by baptism, the gift of the Holy Spirit would be given to them as it was given to the original group of disciples.

Since the promise is for all who are afar off, it includes all people up to the time.

Acts 2:1 NKJV “When the day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place”.

They were all with one accord in one place: They were gathered together sharing the same heart, the same love for God, the same trust in His promise.

They were in .

There was no as to the purpose of being there.

Division is defined as a disagreement between two or groups, typically producing tension or hostility

Matthew 12:25 NKJV “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand”.

God commands unity among believers because, once conflict enters we are weakened and vulnerable to .

In one accord is to be in unity

The reality is we will always have disagreements but we should not allow our disagreements to us.

So how in a world full of so many opinions can the body of Christ be in one accord?

1. Remember you are united by a identity.

Galatians 3:28 NKJV “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus”.

Even though we may disagree on all sorts of things, the key to church unity is being on the same page when it comes to the thing

2. Know we need .

Community: a unified body of individuals: a group of people with a common characteristic or interest living together within a larger society

Psalm 133:1 NKJV “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity”

Behold is to take

To dwell: is to sit with and abide with and live with.

No one gets free in isolation -Derick Owens

3. Stay

Romans 12:10 NKJV “Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another”.

A humble person will prefer above

4. Believe the in others

Matthew 7:5 NKJV “Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye”.

5. through conflict.

Matthew 5:23 & 24 NKJV “Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift”.

We have to learn to work through our conflicts not for the sake of who is but for the sake of .

We must be in one accord, and we do this by:
 • Remembering we are united by a common identity.
 • Knowing we need community.
 • Staying humble.
 • Believing the best in others
 • Working through conflict.