Family on Mission: The True College Experience

Intro

-Myself now

-My experience at CFAW 2012

-My love for SDC

-I experienced the Family of God

Passage

Romans 12:9–16 ESV

9 Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. 10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. 11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. 12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. 13 Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality. 14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. 16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight.

Romans 12:

Romans 12:9–18 ESV

9 Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. 10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. 11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. 12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. 13 Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality. 14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. 16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. 17 Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. 18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.

Romans 12:9-18

Family on Mission (FOM)

Agape: Child of God

v.9,11

-Love in v.9 is agape love. Meaning unconditional love.

-We experince that love from God as our Father

-This passage is telling us to start with an understanding of who God says we are

-You can’t love others in a healthy way unless you are able to step into the love God has for you.

-My story of identity at SDC

Philadelphia: Family of God

v.10,12

-Love in v.10 is Philadelphia love

-Have you heard the old adage you can pick your friends but you can’t pick your...

-v.10 is challenging us to see our community of believers as our family

-Healthy families strive to serve and love one another with honor

-Honor is freely given and not earned

-Honor is the intersection of love and respect

-Be with each other and pray with each other

-My story of family with the BOYZ

Philoxenian: People of God

v.13-14

-The word hospitality in v.13 is the word philoxenia

-New York Times best selling author and grossly successful New York Restauranteur, Danny Meyer, wrote a book called Setting the Table

-His whole book is about Hospitality. And how he is successful in one of the most cut throat industries in the world because of the hospitality of his restaurants

-We are to be no different

-Christianity isn’t offensive to those on the outside, it’s offensive to those on the inside who don’t understand hospitality

-Hospitality doesn’t say clean up before you come in, it hands all people in need of cleaning a towel and a shower

-Hospitality was how Jesus lived and it’s how we HAVE to live today.

-My experience at SDSU