“The Key to God’s
Provision and
Protection-Part 4”
“Unity in Revival—
The Symphony and It’s
Blessed Results”
Matthew 18:19
(Amplified Version)
• “Again I tell you, if two of you
AGREE (harmonize together—to
make a symphony) about
everything and anything—
whatever they shall ask, it will
come to pass and be done for
them by My Father in Heaven.”
Definition of Symphony
• Dictionary meaning—”a harmony
of sounds.”
• We derive our word “symphony”
from the Greed word translated
“agree” in the King James
Version.
Results of Harmony in the Early
Church
• Harmony: “All of these with their minds in
full agreement devoted themselves to
prayer.” Acts 1:4 (Amplified N.T.)
• Results: “And suddenly there came a
sound from Heaven as of a rushing mighty
wind….and they were all filled with the
Holy Ghost.” Acts 2:1-4
Results of Harmony in the Early
Church
• Harmony: “And they, continuing daily with
one accord.” Acts 2:46 “with UNITED
PURPOSE.” (Amplified N.T.)
• Results: “And he took him by the right
hand, and lifted him up: and immediately
his feet and ankle bones received
strength.” (Amplified N.T.)
Results of Harmony in the Early
Church
• Harmony: “…THEY LIFTED UP THEIR
VOICE TO God with one accord. Acts
4:24, or …lifted their voices together WITH
ONE UNITED MIND to God.” (Amplified
N.T.)
• Results: “And when they had prayed, the
place was shaken where they were
assembled together, and they were all
filled with the Holy Ghost.” (Acts. 4:31)
Results of Harmony in the Early
Church
• Harmony: “And the multitude of them that
believed were of one heart and one soul”
Acts 4:32, or “there was COMPLETE
AGREEMENT OF HEART AND SOUL.”
(Phillips translation)
• Results: “And with great power gave the
apostles witness of the Resurrection” Acts
4:33
Results of Harmony in the Early
Church
• Harmony: “and they were all of ONE
ACCORD.” Acts 5:12
• Results: “And believers were the more
added to the Lord, multitudes both of men
and women.” Acts 5:14
•The Spirit of God
loves harmony,
unity and love
between the disciples
of Jesus. In this
atmosphere, only,
does He work!
•But if disharmony,
whispering and
backbiting come in,
the Holy Spirit
leaves. He will not
work in an
atmosphere of
Discord!
The Creator of Harmony
• Harmony is a gift, a gracious work of the
Holy Spirit, as seen in Ephesians 4:3:
• “Endeavoring to keep the unity of the
Spirit in the bond of peace.”
• “Be eager and strive earnestly to guard
and keep the harmony and oneness of
(produced by) the Spirit in the binding
power of peace.” (Amplified N.T.)
What is Our Role in
Keeping the Harmony?
• ENDEAVORING to KEEP the unity
given by the Spirit (Weymouth
translation)
• BE EAGER and STRIVE
EARNESTLY to GUARD and KEEP
the oneness..” (Amplified N.T.)
Harmony is
not worked up
from beneath,
it comes down
from above!
Let’s Look at the Enemies
of the Symphony
(Harmony)
• Scandal—Malicious gossip
• Backbiting—to slander an absent person.
• Slander—A false or malicious statement
about a person.
• Character Assassination— Whispering,
gossip, discord, tale bearing.
•One thing is
common to all
of these, that is
to discuss
another’s faults
when he or she
is absent!
What Does the Bible Say
About These Enemies of
Harmony?
• Scandal: “He that repeats a matter
separates friends.” Proverbs 17:9
• Mofatt translation says, “He fosters
good feeling who keeps quiet about
some wrong: the man who gossips
about it divides friend from friend.”
What Does the Bible Say
About These Enemies of
Harmony?
• Backbiting: “The north wind brings
forth rain; so does a backbiting
tongue bring forth an angry
countenance.” Proverbs 25:23 (Amp)
• “Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful,
proud, boasters, inventors of evil
things…” Romans 1:30
What Does the Bible Say
About These Enemies of
Harmony?
• “Lord, who shall abide in Thy
tabernacle? Who shall dwell in Thy
holy hill? He that backbiteth not with
his tongue…” Psalm 15:1-3
What Does the Bible Say
About These Enemies of
Harmony?
• Slander: “…he is a fool who spreads
slander.” Proverbs 10:18
• “And the men who Moses sent to
search the land, returned and made
all the congregation to murmur
against him, by bringing up a slander
against the land.” Numbers 14:36
What Does the Bible Say
About These Enemies of
Harmony?
• Whispering: “For I fear, lest, when I
come, I shall not find you such as I
would—lest there be debates,
envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings,
whisperings.” 2 Corinthians 12:20
What Does the Bible Say
About These Enemies of
Harmony?
• Notice the list of sins whisperer is
associated with in Romans 1:29:
• “….full of envy, murder, debate,
deceit, malignity; whispers.”
• “A whisperer separates close friends.”
Proverbs 16:28 (Amp. O.T.)
What Does the Bible Say
About These Enemies of
Harmony?
• Gossip: “When any of them visits me, his
heart is false; he gathers matter for his
malice, then goes away to spread the tale.
All who hate me are whispering together,
forecasting evil for me.” “….and even my
trusted friend who ate my bread trips me
up heavily.” Ps. 41:6,7,9 (Moffat)
What Does the Bible Say
About These Enemies of
Harmony?
• Discord: “These six things the Lord
hates, yes, seven are an abomination to
Him. A proud look, a lying tongue, hands
that shed innocent blood, a heart that
devises wicked plans, feet that are swift in
running to evil, a false witness who speaks
lies, and one who sows discord among
brethren.” Proverbs 6:16-19
What Does the Bible Say
About These Enemies of
Harmony?
• Talebearer: “Thou shalt not go up and
down as a talebearer among thy people.”
Leviticus 19:16
• “Talebearers let out secrets: have nothing
to do with a gossip.” Pr.10:19
• “Where no wood is, there the fire goes out.
So where there is no talebearer the strife
stops.” Proverbs 26:20
What Does the Bible Say
About These Enemies of
Harmony?
• Character Assassination: When we
speak against a person’s character,
we destroy their influence.
• For he said….”Woe unto you when all
men shall speak well of you! For so
did their fathers to the false prophets.”
Luke 6:26
The Weapons of the Believer in
Keeping the Symphony
(Harmony)
• Keep a still tongue.
• “If any man among you seem to be
religious and bridles not his tongue,
but deceives his own heart, this
man’s religion is vain.” James 1:26
• “..spake evil of no man.” Titus 3:2
The Weapons of the Believer in
Keeping the Symphony
(Harmony)
• “Therefore, if you bring thy gift to the
altar and there remember that your
brother has something against you,
leave your gift there before the altar
and go your way. First be reconciled
to your brother, and then come and
offer your gift.” Matt. 5:23-24
The Weapons of the Believer in
Keeping the Symphony
• “Moreover, if your brother sins against you,
go and tell him his fault between you and
him alone. If he hears you, you have
gained a brother. But it he will not hear,
take with you one or two more…And if he
refuses to hear them, tell it to the church.
But if he refuses to hear the church, let
him be to you as a heathen and a tax
collector.” Matt 18:15-17
Six Points of Methodism
1. That we should not listen, or willingly
inquire after any ill concerning each
other.
2. That if we do hear any ill of each other,
we will not be forward to believe it.
3. That as soon as possible we will
communicate what we hear, by speaking
or writing to the person concerned.
Six Points of Methodism
4. That until we have done this, we will
not speak or write a syllable of it to any
person whatever.
5. That neither will be mention it, after we
have done this, to any other person
whatever.
6. That we will not make any exception to
these rules, unless we feel absolutely
obliged in conscience to do so.
Let’s maintain
the unity of
the Spirit and
the Bond of
Peace!
By doing so we
will receive
God’s Provision
and
Protection!