Called to Unity
Quotes are taken from the New American Standard Bible.

“I and the Father are one.”
John 10:30

In John 14:10-11, Jesus answered a question from Philip by saying, “Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on My own initiative, but the Father abiding in Me does His works. Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me; otherwise believe because of the works themselves.”
 
Jesus wants us to have the same relationship that He enjoys with the Father and the Spirit; one in which we work together to fulfill God’s will and purpose as we serve Him here on earth, bringing God honor and glory. That unity is founded on our shared faith, “For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit” (1 Corinthians 12:13). The glory that was given to Jesus by the Father has been given to us so that, together, we can help the world understand that Jesus was sent by the Father, and that Jesus loves us.

United as Disciples 
The people in our church have many different backgrounds and widely divergent life experiences, but we are called to use our spiritual gifts in building-up the church, bearing much fruit to God's glory. When we work together, it testifies to the truth of Jesus’ teaching and demonstrates that He was sent from God, that the Lord loved Him “before the foundation of the world,” and that He loves us even now. That love is also to be shown to one another, uniting us and marking us as Jesus’ disciples.

“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
John 13:34-35

Think of that! When together we accomplish the work God has set before us here in Berlin, we not only bring glory to the Father, we also make known the love God has for His people, and in that way proclaim the Gospel. For what is the Gospel but the message that “God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life” (John 3:16)? That is what unity does, and that is why Jesus called us to unity.