0. Read Romans 15:7-13 This passage from Paul’s letter to the Romans is, although perhaps not instantly recognisable as an Advent reading, full of the message of Christmas. Being a people of grace we release each other from the unbearable cultural demand of performance and perfectionism. Jesus, staying true to God's purposes, reached out in a special way to the Jewish insiders so that the old ancestral promises would come true for them. Romans 15:7-13 expand the idea in Romans 15:6. We tend to think of the first century church in terms of small “house-churches,” but the congregation at Jerusalem was probably 100 , 000 members, just before it was scattered. A message from the series "Welcome Home Series." Romans 15 audio bible Published by permission. 8 For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews [ a ] on behalf of God’s truth, so that the promises made to the patriarchs might be confirmed 9 and, moreover, that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. We are to keep on accepting one another in spite of the differences of spiritual development ( John 6:37 ; Romans 14:1 ) . This is the fifty-eighth in a series of verse-by-verse expositions of the book of Romans. Lesson 100: Accepting Those Who are Different (Romans 15:7-12) Related Media As you know, in the late 1960’s there was a lot of cultural upheaval that resulted in a wide gap between the younger and older generations, both in attitude and appearance. the Gentiles will hope in him." [Isaiah 11:10] (Romans 15:7-12 NIV) Now what Paul is saying here is that God is already working out a great program that involves reconciling the Jews and the Gentiles. Romans 15. Jesus did it; now you do it! God has announced that he is going to do that, and he … This has to be the greatest way to accept others in the church, for we share a powerful, common gospel. Romans 15:7-13/ Receive One-Another (Sermon notes and Audio) Posted on September 11, 2014. THE MESSAGE Romans 15:7. This message was delivered at Hillcrest Baptist Church on the morning of September 7, 2014. Romans 15:6. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. We all had to see ourselves as sinners before God. So reach out and welcome one another to God’s glory. Romans 15:7-13 7 Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. Secondly it was the power of the message of hope through the resurrection of Jesus from the dead (Romans 1:5, 15-16). Romans 15:8. So reach out and welcome one another to God's glory. Romans 15:7-13 How to Glorify God Together This Christmas is sermon for the Second Sunday of Advent about the importance of unity in the church. Instead we are called to receive one another not on the merits of performances, but by grace just as Christ has received us. Jesus did it; now you do it! 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