Sermon: Unity Takes Effort

<p><b><strong>Unity Takes Effort</strong></b></p><p>Sermon preached for Trinity 17 at Mt Olive Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lincoln, NE by Pastor Julius Buelow. Sermon text: Ephesians 4:1-6</p><p><br /></p><p>As a prisoner in the Lord, therefore, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called. 2Live with all humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another in love. </p><p>3Make every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in the one hope of your calling. 5There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in us all. </p><p>Holy Bible: Evangelical Heritage Version (Milwaukee, WI: Northwestern Publishing House, 2019), Eph 4:1–6.</p>