The Power of Agreement

The Power of Agreement
Oct 11, 2009

Psalms 133:1-3
Verse 2 says agreement is like an annointing. There is an annointing when believers decide that we are going to agree together. Agreement is so powerful that even the unsaved can access the power!! A couple that is unsaved & in agreement will go further than an annointed or saved couple that disagree!! Where there is AGREEMENT there is POWER.

John 17:20-23
In this chapter we see Jesus praying for us. Verse 21. He prayed that we would be ONE, unified, & connected in agreement. Our unity will change the way the world sees him. And what unites us is that we were resurected from the dead (our sins). Agreement is so powerful that it can take the blinders off of unbelievers.

Numbers 13- example of disagreement

PROBLEM: agreement is not easy. It is ESPECIALLY hard for BLACK PEOPLE!!

Agreement is depending upon communication. Communication can be challenging b/c it can be misunderstood.

Barriers to effective communication/agreement:

1) Time= Different generations

2) Culture= people communicate differently in different cultures b/c we do different things in different cultures. In scary movies white ppl will get up & go to the suspicious noises vs black people who will run the opposite way & don't need to know the details.

3) Gender= men are not detailed, women are. When women are friends they think their friends are cute. Men don't!! Women can do 3 things at once, men can't. Lol

4) Emotions= when ur angry u don't hear right or talk right.

5) Middleman= that person passing the information can distort the message.

6) Memory= it's difficult to remember what u said or what they said.

7) Perception/Perspective= u used to think ur parents were crazy but now that u are on ur own, ur perception has changed.

How do I show that I'm in agreement:

1) Words= let ur yes be yes & ur no be no

2) Wealth= put ur $$ where ur mouth is. (tithe)

3) Walk= how do u live your life? (clubbing is the devils church) Is ur life a witness? Would anyone believe in the Lord from looking at u?