Bill Belko

<p>Jesus’ utmost desire is to unify all things in himself.&nbsp; The duty of the church as adopted children of God is to live in perfect unity of love, fellowship and shared purpose by the power of the Holy Spirit.&nbsp; When we, the Spirit filled body, with Jesus as the head live in unity, God is glorified, and the gospel message moves forward.<br></p>

<p>We as believers are called to one-minded participation&nbsp;as the church for the progress of the gospel.</p>

<p>In the fight against temptation, we need to rely on God and&nbsp;each other. Drawing close to Jesus in order to know the Father’s will, then confessing and praying with each other in order to win the battle.</p>

<p>Striving to please God in your own strength, instead of&nbsp;<span style="font-family: &quot;Source Sans Pro&quot;, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;; font-size: 1rem;">resting in Christ, produces a life that looks religious but is spiritually&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Source Sans Pro&quot;, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;; font-size: 1rem;">exhausted, unstable, and ultimately fruitless.</span></p>