Monday, September 22, 2014

Glorify God---Sunday, September 28th, 2014

This week's message will focus on Romans 15: 1-13. Here, Paul reminds us that we are to "please each other" because the body of Christ now includes everyone, even Gentiles.

The Gentiles were the last folks that new Christians, a lot of them coming from Jewish backgrounds, thought would be included, or wanted to include, in their "family," the body of Christ. They were the ones who misbehaved, did not follow the rules; they were the "outsiders."

One of the key themes of this passage that makes it so practical and important to me is that it is pointed out that "Jesus did not please himself." Jesus was ridiculed, suffered, and died a sinners death. I'm sure that did not "please" him. But it did, because it glorified God. Jesus treated people like they all had the potential to glorify God, and we should too.

See you Sunday!

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