Accept One Another | Romans 15:1-13

As they say, all good things must come to an end. So, it is with a bit of joy and sadness that we are finishing up our 60 podcast, almost 3 year run of Romans Untangled. Let’s dive the last chapter or Romans to see how the apostle Paul ends this amazing letter! For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

As we get close to the conclusion of this amazing letter from the apostle Paul, he shows us a bit of his heart. By this time in his ministry, Paul has been very mistreated by many people for his proclamation of the gospel. And yet, even after all the hardship, disappointment and loss he has faced, we see his deep desire and mission to still be involved in ministering to people.  For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

Words of strong emotions are thrown around today like candy. Something that is likeable is “awesome”.  A new job is “a perfect match”. Even our local weather station has a TOP TEN WEATHER day that they use about 1-2 x per month. One of these words is the word ambition. The Oxford English Dictionary defines it as “a strong desire to do or to achieve something, typically requiring determination and hard work.” In this episode of Romans Untangled, we will look at the apostle Paul’s strong desire or ambition that drove his every day. For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

Probably the most difficult thing to do in the church community is to actually love and appreciate people with whom you differ. Especially when these differences are about ways that we have chosen to live out our freedom in Christ. This week, on RU, we will dive right into Paul’s teaching about how the gospel calls us to accept one another deeply from the heart! For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

In Christ we are free. Free from the penalty of sin. Free from the power of sin. Free from the law which condemns us. But what about using our freedom on ‘disputable matters’? These issues in the past were things like dancing, card playing, going to movies and working on Sundays. Now, they are like the use of alcohol, the use of money for personal pleasures, how and what we watch on our TVs. How do we navigate these tough issues? This is exactly what our study of Romans will lead us to on this week’s edition of Romans Untangled. For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

In this episode of Romans Untangled, we will look at how to fulfill the law, that has already been fulfilled. What does that mean? How can the law (that brought us condemnation) be something that we now long to fulfill, and doing so in the way of love? Join us as we unpack this incredible section of Paul’s letter to the Romans! For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

Does the Bible teach us anything about how Christians are to interact with Government? Glad you asked, because we are going into one of the most thought provoking passages in the entire Bible on this very issue this week on Romans Untangled!! For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

The Book of Romans has been an exciting theological journey into the inner workings of how the gospel of Jesus Christ actually works to justify us before God and give us a new life in Him. For those of you who have been waiting for some very practical instructions on living – you are in for a treat this week! For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

In our trip through Romans, we have had many deep theological journeys. However, we are now in the part of the book that gets very practical, especially as we look at how we live life in community! This week, we’ll look at how we have been given gifts in order to turn right back around and give those gifts out to others. For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

The mercy of God has been clearly explained to us so far in Romans through the wonderful substitionary work of Jesus Christ. So, now what? How are we to live as a result of this? On this episode of Romans Untangled, we will start to answer that question with what it looks like to live as a “living sacrifice” for God. For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.