Guiding Question

How can I collaborate God’s way, become an active part of the Christian body, and still remain who God created me to be?

Lesson Focus

We grow stronger when we grow together in Christ.

That does not mean everyone has to think alike or do everything the same way. Unity is not sameness. It is learning how to bring who we are into a shared purpose while also making room for what somebody else brings.

Sometimes that is difficult because we naturally protect our own ideas, our own place, and our own way of doing things. But spiritual growth teaches us that we do not have to compete in order to matter.

We can know our value and still value somebody else. We can bring our gifts and still receive from another person. And we can depend o ...