Engage Our Culture

Outpouring of Our Relationship

Romans 12:1–2 (NIV)

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Love Relationships

Romans 12:9 (NIV)

Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.

Love must be genuine or sincere. This means to love without hypocrisy. In other words, we are talking about being actually transformed by love.

Romans 12:10 (NIV)

Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.

This is the living out of what we spoke about last week, its not about you. the idea of devoted to one another is not merely to be kind to each other but to see one another as family.

Romans 12:11–12 (NIV)

Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

We put our relationship with God into proper perspective and our zeal for Him to overflow

Romans 12:13 (NIV)

Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.

Intentionally creating opportunity. Make lunch with the intent of sharing.

Romans 12:14–16 (NIV)

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.

We engage our culture not with a better version of the brokenness of the world but rather with genuine care and compassion. I dont know the way to fix it all and I dont have to. All I am called to do is to genuinely care and this will show people who Jesus is.