Practice the One Accord in the Church to Apply the Oneness of the Body of Christ

The genuine one accord in the church is the practice of the oneness of the Body, which is the oneness of the Spirit; if we practice the principle of the Body, dropping our differences and meaning business with the Lord, we will have the one accord in prayer, for the one accord is the Body. Amen!

This week in our morning revival we come to the topic of, One Accord.

We all need to have a very clear and accurate understanding of how these two simple words, one accord, are used especially in Acts, because everything in carrying out God’s eternal purpose is with a Body-consciousness.

Everything depends on the one accord. The carrying out of God’s purpose, the fulfilling of God’s present leading, the building up of the church, and having an overcoming Christian life, everything depends on the genuine one accord.

In Acts 6:4 we are told that the apostles will continue steadfastly in prayer and in the ministry of the Word, and they continued with one accord in prayer.

In Acts 1:14, similarly, the brothers and sisters were absolutely in one accord, praying steadfastly and continuing steadfastly with one accord. In 4:24, when the saints heard the news, they lifted up their voice with one accord to God.

This is what the Lord wants to gain us today; He wants to gain the one accord in practice among us. The genuine one accord has been lost, and it needs to be recovered.

In Acts 7:57 we see the religious people attacking Stephen; they are about to stone him to death, and they cried out with a loud voice and covered their eyes and rushed upon him with one accord. There is a satanic one accord.

But what the Lord wants to gain is the genuine one accord. In Acts 15:25 we see that the saints have become of one accord.

There was a process by which they became of one accord. Some said the believers from among the Gentiles had to keep the law, while others said they should not; there was fellowship, and the saints have become of one accord.

In the church life, in our serving together, there’s a process for us to become of one accord.

Everything in our Christian life and especially in our Christian work depends on the genuine one accord, which is the practice of the oneness of the Body.

May the Lord enlighten us and may we be willing to be shined on by Him so that we may learn to be in one accord in the church life, even have the genuine one accord among us for the Lord to do what He wants to do in us and with us.

The Genuine One Accord in the Church is the Practice of the Oneness of the Body

Thank the Lord for making us all one in His Body! The genuine oneness is of the Body of Christ, not of the church; the church is one yet it is many in many localities on the earth, but the Body is one, and oneness is of the Body!

Ephesians 4:3-6 shows us that the genuine one accord in the church is the practice of the oneness of the Body, which is the oneness of the Spirit. Paul doesn’t say that there’s one church and one Spirit; rather, he says, One Body and one Spirit.

The church may be plural, for there are churches in different localities, one church in one locality, but the Body can never be plural. Therefore, the oneness is of the Body and in the Body.

We have genuine one accord in the church, in the Body, and of the Spirit. The practice of the genuine one accord in the church is the application of the oneness; when the oneness is practiced, it becomes the one accord (Acts 1:14; 2:46).

This is not a theory or doctrine; it is not just something merely objective. This is the very essence of the genuine church life; the one accord is the essence.

The church is one universally and many in all the localities on the earth, but the Body is one. In the Body of Christ, we need oneness, and in the churches and among the churches, we need the one accord.

For our practice of the church life, we need to have the genuine one accord. We practice the genuine one accord based on the fact that we have the oneness of the Body of Christ.

In John 17:11 the Lord Jesus prayed that we all may be one, even as the Father and the Son and the Spirit are one. This is oneness in fact.

Then, on the day of Pentecost, by pouring out Himself as the consummated Spirit, He accomplished His prayer. He obtained the oneness! The one accord is the practice of the oneness.

The landmark that divides the Gospels and the Acts is the one accord among the one hundred twenty (Acts 1:14). There were eleven disciples plus one more which was added to replace Judas, and they were in one accord in prayer with the saints who were gathered together, all one hundred twenty of them.

All of them went through the cross and had a new beginning in the power of the Lord’s resurrection. They were all broken, subdued, and they were truly in genuine oneness in prayer for not just one hour – it was day after day!

They saw the Lord being raised, they received His instructions to remain in prayer until He sends the promised Spirit, and they were in one accord in prayer.

This first mention of the one accord, the genuine one accord, is the landmark between the Gospels and Acts, for the Lord had a clear way to have a new move with the group of saints in one accord.

They had become one in the Body, and in that oneness they continued steadfastly with one accord in prayer.

We may say that we know the Body and care for the Body, but we actually need to have the genuine accord in order to be in the reality of the Body of Christ.

Thank the Lord that He accomplished the oneness on the cross, and then He outpoured the Spirit, who is the reality of our oneness.

We today keep the oneness of the Body by keeping the oneness of the Spirit; we practice the oneness of the Body of Christ by having the genuine one accord. May we all advance in our experience of the divine life, stage by stage, until we become Body-conscious.

May we be those who know the Body of Christ experientially and live in the Body, build up the Body, and keep the principle of the Body!

It is only when we are Body-conscious and live in the reality of the Body that we can engage corporately in spiritual warfare.

When the apostles and the believers in the book of Acts practiced the church life, they practiced it in one accord (see Acts 2:46; 4:24, 32; 5:12; 15:25).

The one accord is the practice of the oneness; we have the oneness, but we need to practice it in our living and in the church life by having the genuine one accord.

Lord Jesus, cause us to see that the genuine one accord in the church is the practice of the oneness of the Body! Hallelujah, we believers in Christ have the oneness of the Spirit, which is the oneness of the Body of Christ! Amen, Lord, we want to keep the oneness. We want to practice the oneness. We want to apply the oneness. May we have the practice of the genuine one accord in the church so that we may apply the oneness! Amen, when the oneness is practiced, it becomes the one accord. Oh Lord, save us from only having the oneness in spirit – may we have the genuine one accord in practicality. We give ourselves to You to grow in life, be matured in Your life, and know the Body and live in the reality of the Body of Christ. Gain the one accord among us today. May we live and practice the church life in the genuine one accord so that You may gain Your corporate testimony and expression among us! Amen, Lord, we give ourselves to You for You to gain what You are after among us and in us!

Practice the One Accord in the Church to Apply the Oneness: the One Accord is the Body!

In John 17 the Lord Jesus prayed for oneness, which is the oneness of the Body of Christ, the oneness of the Spirit.

We have the oneness; whenever we are in our spirit, we have the oneness. However, we need to be led by the Lord to practice the one accord, that is, to apply the oneness.

In Matt. 18 the Lord Jesus led us to practice the one accord. Matt. 18:19 the Lord Jesus spoke of two praying together on earth in harmony, in one accord. The Lord needs to unveil us not only to see that we have the oneness in spirit but even more, lead us to practice the one accord.

We need the Lord’s leading, training, and directing to pray in one accord.

For example, when we are in the prayer meeting, are we in one accord? When someone prays, do we say Amen and are we one with them, or do we shake our head as an indication of our displeasure? Oh Lord!

When we shake our head or nod our head as others pray, we express either our displeasure or agreement. This shows that we do not practice the oneness, because we don’t have the one accord.

The Lord Jesus said that if two of us n earth pray in one accord, our prayer will be answered. He wants to do many things, He wants to pour out the response to our prayer, but He needs our prayer in one accord.

We need to practice the one accord in our prayer.

How can we be in one accord? How can we practice the one accord if we are so different in our upbringing, experience, race, and opinions? We can practice the one accord based on the fact that we all have a common life.

We may be different in race, in the colour of our skin, and even in our background and upbringing, but when we come together to pray, we must forget any difference. We must forget about the different races and colours.

We need to even forget about our opinions and feelings and simply mean business with the Lord for the advancement of His move on earth.

If we don’t have the same understanding, the same intention, the same purpose, and the same goal, it will be impossible for us to pray together in one accord. Oh Lord Jesus!

How much we need to be attuned in the same mind and understanding, even in the same purpose and goal, so that we may be in one accord!

If we believers in Christ come together and each one of us have their our own goal, intention, and opinion, how can we pray in one accord? There will be no base for prayer in one accord.

But if we love the Lord and mean business for the Lord’s purpose, and then we come together to pray, we will surely have the base to pray in one accord. Praise the Lord, we can be in one accord because we have a common life!

We can practice one accord based on the fact that we have the same life, the divine of God, which makes us one! If we practice the principle of the Body, we will have the one accord, for the one accord is the Body (Rom. 12:4-5; 15:5-6; 1 Cor. 12:12-13, 20, 27; 1:10). Wow!

The one accord is the Body of Christ. How can others see Jesus living again, Jesus being expressed in humanity?

It is not by many individual believers doing a work for God but by practicing the principle of the Body so that we may be in one accord.

This is why in the book of Acts we see that God had an impact through the disciples of Christ; it was because they applied the one accord, they did everything in the one accord, and they exercised to do everything in one accord.

In their preaching of the gospel, in their teaching, and in their prayer, in all things they practiced the one accord.

May we be those who mean business with the Lord today and who love Him to the extent that we set aside any difference and pray in one accord to practice the one accord and allow the Lord to do what He desires to do today.

Lord Jesus, we want to practice the proper one accord in the church so that we may apply the oneness of the Spirit! Hallelujah, we have the oneness of the Body, and we can practice it in the church life. Have a way in our being, Lord, and attune us with the saints to be in the same mind, emotion, and will. Lead us, train us, and direct us to pray in one accord. Oh Lord, may You gain the prayer in one accord in the church life today! May we be those who practice the oneness and have the genuine one accord today. Hallelujah, we are one in the Lord, and based on this oneness, we can practice the one accord! Praise the Lord, we have the same life, the divine life of God in our spirit, and we can be one! Oh Lord, we want to forget about opinion, intentions, and goals, and pray in one accord! Amen, Lord, we mean business for Your purpose as we come together and we exercise our spirit to pray in one accord!

References and Hymns on this Topic

• Inspiration for this article/sharing comes from the Word of God, the enjoyment in the ministry, a sharing by the brothers, and portions from, Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1989, vol. 4, “Elders’ Training, Book 10: The Eldership and the God-ordained Way (2),” chs. 4-5, as quoted in the Holy Word for Morning Revival on, One Accord and Crucial Aspects of the Book of Acts (2025 April ITERO), week 2, One Accord.
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