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Pastor Kerry Wilson


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Ephesians 1.10 That in the dispensation of

the fullness of times he might gather together

in one all things in Christ, both which are in

heaven, and which are on the earth; even in

him:


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Spiritual Confusion:

Knowing the Gathering Person

Speaking the same languagea. The Holy Spirit is the only language and

interpreter for this heavenly language.

Knowing how delusion or confusion comes

a. Predetermining your path by the mind will

open the door for delusion. 1 Kings 22


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Relational Confusion

Redefining Unity in Diversity, a biblicalperspective

Ingredients for Unity with others Purity and Truth Biblical Mandate for loving others, is loving

ourselves

Personal Unity is the Miracle of the Body Substantial Healing : Body, Soul and Spirit

Guard against isolationism and individualism


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Principles of Body Harmony Change, this is a strange word and in many cases resisted because

of the transition and pressure that accompanies. We are going tohave to change the way we think, act and feel in order to trulymove into this arena.

The Bible defines this refusal to change as children

1 Corinthians 13.11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, Iunderstood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became aman, I put away childish things.

Ephesians 4.13,14 till we all come in the unity of the faith, and ofthe knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto themeasure of the stature of the fullness of Christ: That we henceforthbe no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about withevery wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunningcraftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;


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Principles of Body Harmony

There are no Benjamin Buttons !

Spiritual Conditions for Harmony

a. 1 Corinthians 14.3 But he that preaches

or teaches under the anointing speaketh untomen to .

Edification: The act of building a home or

figuratively of a believerThis is a tedious process, and you cant leave

things out or things begin to fall down.gg


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Exhortation: parakaleo To exhort,admonish, a person to pursue some course ofconduct as it relates to the future. A person

beside you in your goals. Comfort: paraklesis In contrast to

exhortation, this word is retrospective, in thesense of life experiences of the past. A senseof feeling the infirmities of those whom youfellowship with.


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These three principles in operation combined

with how to handle offenses in action will allow

us to move forward in our quest for unity.

There is a lot more than these three going on

inside the body relationships that exist today.

You must realize that to defend our actions or re-

actions by the old proverbial that is just me isnot adequate in the yielding of our most unruly

member of the body to the Holy Ghost.


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Nature or Nurture

Psychologists describe us as having traits ortemperaments. Much work has been done ontrying to figure out how we perceive, feel, believe

or act. Idiographic or Nomothetic

Carl Jung described these as Extrovert, Introvert

Sensing or Intuiting

Thinkers or Feelers

Judging or Perceiving


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Nature or Nurture

These in most circles evolved to what we call today theTemperament Test. Are you?

Sanguine: Quick, impulsive and relatively short livedreactions

Phlegmatic: A longer response delay but short livedresponse

Choleric: Short response time delay, but responsesustained for a long time

Melancholic: Long time response delay, responsesustained at length, if not permanently

Supine: Added as a person who needs to serve otherswith a fear of rejection and wont initiate.


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Most Common Dividers

Facts: Read the same words, witness the sameevent, analyze the same research data but comeup with different understanding of the facts.

Methods: Answering the question of whatshould be done and then how it should be done

Values: The ideas, habits customs and beliefs thatare characteristic of a social community

Goals: Clashes occur over differing perspectivesas we express ourselves in what we feel is thegoal.


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Earthly

James 3.13-17 Who is a wise man andendued with knowledge among you? Let himshow out of a good conversation his works

with meekness of wisdom. But if ye havebitter envying and strife in you hearts, glorynot, and lie not against the truth. This wisdomdescendeth not from above, but is earthly,

sensual and devilish. For where envying andstrife is, there is confusion and every evilwork.


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Earthy

Earthy reminds me of Christians who measure lifeand the conduct of others from this system.

Earthy is making unwise choices with yourtongue. Assessment of situations from yourmeasure of Christ and lack of empiricalknowledge.

The tongue is what is controlled by the HolySpirit, when it is out of control it usually falls prey

to an evil report. While this is wrong, what isworse is not realizing the road that it can lead toif not addressed.


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Will we disagree?

Acts 15.38 And the contention was so sharp

between them, that they departed asunder on

from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark,

and sailed unto Cyprus; And Paul chose Silas,

Philippians 4.2 I beseech Euodias and

Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in

the Lord.


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If you dont handle potential conflict in your spiritimmediately you are opening the door for the Devicesof the Divider

Outline of An Evil Report The unauthorized or

distorted or false report which influences us to form anevil opinion about another person

Whisperer: One who secretly or privately passes on areport to others. Psalm 41.7 All that hate me whispertogether against me: against me do they devise my

hurt Gossip: One who magnifies and or sensationalizes

rumors and partial information


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Slanderer: One who seeks to destroy anotherpersons credibility or reputation with damagingfacts, distortion of facts or evil suspicions

Busybody: One who has contracted the disease ofdigging up evil reports and makes it theirbusiness to spread by linguistics, expressions orinflections of the tongue. 1 Peter 4.15 Let none

of you suffer as a murderer or as a thief or as anevildoer or as a busybody in other mens

matters.


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Earthy

James admonition to us was in wisdom, not thepoison of earthy, sensual, devilish. Wisdom thathas edification, exhortation and comfortmotivated by love.

Earthy Wisdom Early Warning Signals

They will test your discernment before theyspeak, if there is an offense or open door throughun-forgiveness or such they will proceed.

They will check your acceptance by asking youropinion first or dropping a negative comment andwaiting, watching for your response.


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Earthy

Oftentimes they will provoke you to ask by

creating curiosity for it. Have you heard about? or

Wait until you hear this. When your appetite

isnt for God, it becomes delighted by otherthings.

I am worried about so and so is a great lead in

line for an evil report Oftentimes they are very detail oriented to their

own shame and thrive off of the negative.


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How to Silence

1. Ask yourself, why are they telling me this, andthen ask them the same question

2. Where did you get your information ? Youshould always mark them that cause divisionsand avoid them. (Romans 16)

3. Did they go to the person

4. Is this information the result of a Chinesetelephone. Facts become distorted

5. Can we call Pastor and quote you on this?

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