On July  23, the Canadian women’s eight rowing crew won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games. The team is made up of athletes ranging in age from 24 to 35. They’re from different hometowns, represent different sport clubs, have been shaped by different coaches, different families,  different hobbies, and different preferences. How does a group of people that differ so significantly demonstrate such successful athletic unity? The answer is that what they have in common—a passion for sport, desire to win, commitment to train, and willingness to sacrifice—is more powerful than what they don't.

That’s how unity works. It’s the realization of and commitment to shared realities that transcend diversity. And God’s people are to be marked by this type of unity; a togetherness that joins diverse people with the glue of the gospel and that fosters a community of love and belonging, security and sanctification, influence and power.

Key Passage: Psalm 133:1–3

Series: Two Views From the Mountaintop

Speaker: Josiah Boyd