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LAST WEEK
LAST WEEK
We looked at
We looked at the Law of Liberty and the Law of Love
We were challenged to the chore when it comes to our freedoms in Christ
Paul said “Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves”
Such a great standard to live by
Bottomline, as a follower of Christ, we must be aware of the things we do, the things we approve of, and be quick to correct ourselves when we act out of line.
THIS WEEK
THIS WEEK
We are going to look at
It is a continuation from last week, and an invitation for the future of the church
We must remember that this was a church struggling with unity
The Jews were power hungry
The Gentiles just wanted a shot at this leadership thing
Paul wants them to function together in unity
He want’s them to represent Jesus well
TURN TO
1 We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification. 3 For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached You fell on Me.” 4 For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. 5 Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus, 6 that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7 Therefore receive one another, just as Christ also received us, to the glory of God. 8 Now I say that Jesus Christ has become a servant to the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers, 9 and that the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy, as it is written:
“For this reason I will confess to You among the Gentiles,
And sing to Your name.”
10 And again he says:
“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people!”
11 And again:
“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles!
Laud Him, all you peoples!”
12 And again, Isaiah says:
“There shall be a root of Jesse;
And He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles,
In Him the Gentiles shall hope.”
13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
1 We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification. 3 For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached You fell on Me.” 4 For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. 5 Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus, 6 that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7 Therefore receive one another, just as Christ also received us, to the glory of God. 8 Now I say that Jesus Christ has become a servant to the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers, 9 and that the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy, as it is written:
“For this reason I will confess to You among the Gentiles,
And sing to Your name.”
10 And again he says:
“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people!”
11 And again:
“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles!
Laud Him, all you peoples!”
12 And again, Isaiah says:
“There shall be a root of Jesse;
And He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles,
In Him the Gentiles shall hope.”
13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
14 Now I myself am confident concerning you, my brethren, that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another. 15 Nevertheless, brethren, I have written more boldly to you on some points, as reminding you, because of the grace given to me by God, 16 that I might be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. 17 Therefore I have reason to glory in Christ Jesus in the things which pertain to God. 18 For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ has not accomplished through me, in word and deed, to make the Gentiles obedient—19 in mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem and round about to Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. 20 And so I have made it my aim to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build on another man’s foundation, 21 but as it is written:
“To whom He was not announced, they shall see;
And those who have not heard shall understand.”
22 For this reason I also have been much hindered from coming to you. 23 But now no longer having a place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come to you, 24 whenever I journey to Spain, I shall come to you. For I hope to see you on my journey, and to be helped on my way there by you, if first I may enjoy your company for a while. 25 But now I am going to Jerusalem to minister to the saints. 26 For it pleased those from Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints who are in Jerusalem. 27 It pleased them indeed, and they are their debtors. For if the Gentiles have been partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister to them in material things. 28 Therefore, when I have performed this and have sealed to them this fruit, I shall go by way of you to Spain. 29 But I know that when I come to you, I shall come in the fullness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.
30 Now I beg you, brethren, through the Lord Jesus Christ, and through the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in prayers to God for me, 31 that I may be delivered from those in Judea who do not believe, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints, 32 that I may come to you with joy by the will of God, and may be refreshed together with you. 33 Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
Romans 15:1-13
PRAY
1 We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification. 3 For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached You fell on Me.” 4 For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. 5 Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus, 6 that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 15:1-
FRIENDS
THE LIFE OF A CHRIST FOLLOWER SHOULD BE, AT IT’S CORE, SACRIFICIAL.
Not in a salvifical sense.
But in a winsome sense
Not because we can Save
But in hopes that Salvation would be realized in the lives of others
One thing we must realize is that nothing that we chose to do in Jesus name
None of the freedoms that we chose to sacrifice for the sake of our brothers and sisters
Can trump the work of the cross
Jesus is the only one that can save
He said, If I be lifted up, I will draw all men to myself
So the question is:
Are we lifting him up?
Are we representing Jesus well
Paul said
“I am crucified with Christ, it is no longer I who live, but
20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
Is this our Mantra?
Is this at the core of our decision making?
The Sacrifices we make as followers of Christ speak to our personal relationship with Christ
They tell the story of the inner working of the Spirit in our personal lives
They are personal convictions that lead us in becoming more and more like Jesus.
This working of the Holy Spirit creates a stronger faith
They are ours
The more the Spirit is allowed to work within the Christian, the stronger he/she will be
It is how God is working in us
PAUL, TURNS TO THESE, WHO HAVE ALLOWED THE SPIRIT TO WORK POWERFULLY
AND SAYS . . .
Bear with the scruples of the weak
Bear with their weaknesses
Not in a self pleasing way
But in a way that keeps the door open for ministry
In a way that builds them up, and doesn’t tear them down
In a way that shows that we are all a work in progress.
CHURCH, PEOPLE AROUND US SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED BY THE WAY WE LIVE
OUR LIFESTYLES SHOULD POINT PEOPLE TO HOW GOOD OUR GOD IS
IN THE OLD TESTAMENT, GOD ENCOURAGED HIS PEOPLE TO A LIFE OF BLESSING EVEN IN THE MIDST OF TRIALS
EVEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY
EVEN WHEN THEIR NEIGHBORS WORSHIPPED A DIFFERENT GOD.
4 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to all who were carried away captive, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem to Babylon:
5 Build houses and dwell in them; plant gardens and eat their fruit. 6 Take wives and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons and give your daughters to husbands, so that they may bear sons and daughters—that you may be increased there, and not diminished. 7 And seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to the Lord for it; for in its peace you will have peace.
Jeremiah 29:5
AS CHRIST LIVED OUT HIS LIFE AND MINISTRY
HE DIDN’T DO IT IN A WAY THAT WAS PLEASUREFUL TO HIM
HE EVEN SPOKE TO THIS POINT DIRECTLY
34 Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work.
38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
BECAUSE OF HIS MINDSET, HE WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE PUNCHES
He was able to take the criticism
He was able to take the reproaches of those who reproached the Father
He was able to live humbly and peaceably amongst people He created
Never misusing His deity
Or misrepresenting His Father
JESUS, AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF GOD, FULFILLED HIS MINISTRY
REPRESENTED GOD IN THE FULLEST SENSE
CHECKING OFF THE REQUIREMENTS OF HOLINESS ON OUR BEHALF
When we consider all that was written
When we look at scripture and the things that were predestined for the Son to accomplish
These writings and their fulfillment should effect us
The example Jesus left us with should drive our actions
They should educate us and disciple us as Christ Followers
They should teach us something about patience
They should give us comfort
That through a longsuffering mindset that is comforted by the fact that God is in control, we may have hope.
FRIENDS, WE SHOULD BE THE MOST LONGSUFFERING PEOPLE
WE SHOULD BE THE MOST PATIENT PEOPLE
WE SHOULD BE ADVOCATES OF PATIENCE AND LONG SUFFERING
ADVOCATES OF WAITING ON THE LORD
Instead we are products of our culture
Wanting everything ASAP
Unable to wait for something Good
MY PRAYER IS JUST LIKE PAULS
“May the God of Patience and Comfort grant you to be like minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus, that we with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ
5 Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus,
We serve the God of Patience
We serve the God of Comfort
As we are made more and more into His image
We will learn to put our differences aside
We will learn what its like to serve a God that shows no partiality
We will worship and glorify with one mind and one mouth the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
IF UNITY IS THE GOAL
HOW SHOULD THAT GOAL BE REALIZED?
7 Therefore receive one another, just as Christ also received us, to the glory of God. 8 Now I say that Jesus Christ has become a servant to the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers, 9 and that the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy, as it is written:
“For this reason I will confess to You among the Gentiles,
And sing to Your name.”
10 And again he says:
“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people!”
11 And again:
“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles!
Laud Him, all you peoples!”
12 And again, Isaiah says:
“There shall be a root of Jesse;
And He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles,
In Him the Gentiles shall hope.”
13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:7-
AS CHRIST HAS RECEIVED US
SO RECEIVE THOSE WHO PRACTICE DIFFERENTLY THAN US
RECEIVE THOSE WHO HAD DIFFERING UPBRINGING THAN US
BE HOSPITABLE AND ALLOW THE LORD TO WORK
YES, JESUS WAS A JEW
HE CAME AS A JEW TO FULFILL THAT WHICH WAS SAID IN SCRIPTURE
TO CONFIRM THE PROMISES MADE TO THE FATHERS
But not only that
That the Gentiles would glorify God for his Mercy
That the Gentiles would come to know the God of the BIble
HOW DOES THIS RELATE TO US
Think of it as the Churched and UNChurched
We must, as Jesus People, build bridges to those who are far from God
The Church, must be willing to see the unchurched with hopeful colored glasses
Singing songs of Salvation to the Gentiles, even though they don’t know Jesus
In 2nd Samuel this was done
In Deuteronomy this was done
In the Psalms this was done
In Isaiah this was done
The writers of these books were inviting the Gentiles to worship the Lord, when He wasn’t their Lord.
So to us
Must be beacons of Hope and love.
We must be personal invites to those who are far from God
If we need help in this, check out what Paul says in verse 13
13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
If we are constantly pessimistic
If we lack in the peace department
If we are not abounding in Hope
PAUL GIVES US THE PERFECT REMEDY
First thing we must know
That God is able to fill us with all Joy and Peace
Do we believe that?
Do we know that is a possibility?
Do we know that He is able?
Do we know that He is willing?
Friends, if Joy and Peace are lacking
My prayer is that God would fill us today
That God would supply all that is needed
My title of Senior Pastor means nothing when I am around those people
That God would pour out His Spirit on our needs
Even here at church
That we would be a people abounding in Hope
I am humbled by the fact that there are people here with more tenure than I
Not in our own strength
I am humbled, and know the riches of His Grace and Mercy
But in the power of the Holy Spirit
I am humbled, that I get to lead such a beautiful body of believers
Sometimes I feel like I am a guppy in a big pond.
