Have you ever been a member of an organization that was driven by its purpose? You know no matter what happen: strife, divisions, problem, arguments, change, etc. No matter what happen their was one thing that unified them, their mission.

For the Christians keeping the main thing the main thing must be our purpose despite disagreements, quarrels, or divisions. The church is unified by one name, Christ. The early church of Corinth came under the influence of those who sought self-ambition and needed to understand the purpose and unity of the cross. Today the church needs to be grounded in the word of the cross rather than cliques or eloquent speakers because only the word of the cross saves.

Today in our lesson we hear essentials for unity in the church:

• The Church has unity when it follows Christ alone.

• The Church has unity when it relies upon the word of the cross alone.

• The Church has unity when Christ crucified is preached alone.