Until Unity: Study Guide

By Francis Chan

New York Times-bestselling author Francis Chan calls for believers and churches everywhere to align our hearts with God and start taking seriously His commands to unify.
 
It’s clear from Scripture that God desires unity for His Church. If unity is so important to the heart of God, why is the Church one of the most divided groups on earth? Chan argues that the problem is the shallowness of our love for each other—rooted in a shallowness in our understanding of the gospel. Until Unity shows us:
 

• God grieves the division in the Church, so we can’t remain indifferent
• Unity demands a level of humility only possible by the Spirit
• The power and witness of the Church hinges on our oneness
• Unity comes at a cost, but it commands a blessing

 
We must come together as a Christ’s Bride. God desires His people to love one another radically and become the Church He has called us to be. 
 
For further individual or small-group study, check out Until Unity Study Guide, an eight-session interactive workbook that serves as a companion to Until Unity, along with a free online video series.
 

• Language: English
• Publisher: David C Cook
• Release date: Jul 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9780830782840

Francis Chan

Francis Chan is the best-selling author of Crazy Love and the host of the BASIC.series. Francis is the founding pastor of Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, California and the founder of Eternity Bible College. He also sits on the board of directors of Children’s Hunger Fund and World Impact. Francis now lives in Northern California with his wife, Lisa, and their four daughters and one son.

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Study Guide

Until Unity

Study Guide

Until Unity

Francis Chan

UNTIL UNITY STUDY GUIDE

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CONTENTS

Using the Study Guide

Introduction

Chapter 1: It’s What the Trinity Wants

Chapter 2: It’s What You Want

Chapter 3: It’s What the World Needs

Chapter 4: It Starts with Repentance

Chapter 5: It Comes with Maturity

Chapter 6: It Survives with Love

Chapter 7: It Requires a Fight

Chapter 8: It Must Start Small

Conclusion: A Return to Childlike Faith

Afterword: The Role of Silence in Unity

Using the Study Guide

How to Get the Most out of This Study Guide

In these sessions, we will be breaking down some of the material discussed in the book Until Unity. To get the most out of this study, read the corresponding chapter before you go through each session. Each chapter has a corresponding video that will dive deeper into the topic and then lead into a time of prayer. These videos are available for free viewing at untilunitybook.com. Each of these resources can stand alone, but they will be most effective together. Most importantly, it is essential for everyone to be reading this with a Bible on hand. Ultimately, the purpose of this study and the book is to point us back to the Bible and cause us to fall in love with God’s original design for the Church.

Using the Study Guide on Your Own

Whether you are doing this study with a group or as an individual, it is vital that you spend time going through the guide on your own. Your background and experiences are unique to you and will give you a perspective on this material no one else can offer. This book is meant to encourage you to reflect on your personal experience and push you to take these concepts beyond the theoretical and into practical application.

Read the corresponding Until Unity chapter straight through before beginning each study guide session. Many of the questions and thoughts contained in the guide will refer to ideas from the reading, which you can reference and revisit as necessary.

Using the Study Guide in a Small Group

If you are working through this material as part of a group, it is still important for you to go through the material on your own first (see the section above). This way, the bulk of your time together can be spent in edifying one another through your discussion as opposed to getting familiar with content.

When you meet as a group, we recommend watching the video together first. The videos are meant not only to provide more insight into the week’s topic but, more importantly, to lead you into a time of prayer. Unique prayer prompts are included at the end of each video to guide you. We would encourage you not to rush through this portion of your time together. Unity in the church is not going to happen apart from a move of God, and if we truly want to see change, we need to get on our knees. Starting your time in humility, asking the Lord to pour out His grace, is a great foundation for meaningful discussion.

For the discussion portion, we recommend that you establish a leader. This person doesn’t need to have all