The Brian Monzon Ministries

  " 4  There is one body and one Spirit, just as you also were called in one hope of your calling; 5  one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6  one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all. " Ephesians 4:4-6   Good Morning Beloved,   Welcome to worship this Lord's Day! We're so glad to have you with us.   God’s ambition for His people is simple: To allow His Spirit that unites us, to have precedence in our lives. God wants us to live together in a partnership, not only with Him but with one another.   At the risk of stating the obvious, as followers of Christ, we must grow in the area of unity, which is a matter of attitude and effort. Unity does not happen if we possess attitudes that are critical and complaining. Unity does not just happen, it comes down to active participation on our part. And, we will either do our part in making it happen, or we will not. As Christians, there is far more that unites us than that which divides us. We are a

"Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, 2  with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3  being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace." Ephesians 4:1-3   Good Morning Beloved,   Welcome to worship this Lord's Day! It is my honor and great privilege to share the Word of God with you.   When you join a particular club or organization, you are called upon to function in accord with that with which you identify. That’s just standard. For some people, this can become so binding, it’s amazing to me what they will do to conform. I’m thoroughly amazed at how people will become quote-unquote the organization man, in order to fulfill whatever the organization tells them too.   Allow me to illustrate this to you, from the ninth chapter in the Gospel of John. I'm sure you're all familiar with Jesus performing a miracle, re

" 14  For this reason I bend my knees before the Father, 15  from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name, 16  that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner self, 17  so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18  may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and height and depth, 19  and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled to all the fullness of God.   20  Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, 21  to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen." Ephesians 3:14-21 Good Morning Beloved, Welcome to worship this Lord's Day! I can't tell you how glad we are to have you here. Before we begin, I'd lik