Originally posted on June 22, 2007 "Do not be wise in your own estimation." Romans 12:16 Our estimation of ourselves is rooted in pride. We're human, which means a pre-occupation with self is in our nature. This obsession with self is pride....
Originally posted on June 12, 2007 The most basic command in the Bible is to love. And yet, the most basic human failure is to not love well. For example, Romans 12:9 tells us to love genuinely. The following verses give...
Originally posted on May 31, 2007 "Let love be without hypocrisy." Romans 12:9 Unmasked Love You can't treat love like a mask used to cover up your true intentions. Genuine love is unmasked. The word hypocrite comes from the world of acting. ...
Originally posted on May 25, 2007 "We, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another." Romans 12:5 Members By Mercy The same mercy that saves us from sin and reconciles us to God also connects us to other believers in...
Originally posted on May 9, 2007 in view of God's mercies. Romans 12:1 think so as to have sound judgment. Romans 12:3 we who are many are one body in Christ. Romans 12:5 since we have gifts that differ, each is to exercise them accordingly. Romans 12:6 Let love be without hypocrisy. Romans 12:9 Mercy Among...
Originally posted on April 20, 2007 " Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God." Romans 12:1 Mercy Motivated Bodies What you do with your body is based on how you...
Originally posted on March 28, 2007 "They took Jesus, therefore, and He went out, bearing His own cross, to the place called the Place of the Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha." John 19:17 Go on up to the mountain of mercy, to the...
Originally posted on March 23, 2007 After eleven chapters of pure mercy from God toward sinners, Paul opens chapter twelve of Romans with a strong exhortation. "I urge you," he said. In light of God's mercy in Christ, Paul wants to...
Originally posted on February 9, 2007 Obligations of Objects of Mercy You have heard it said that with privilege comes responsibility. A Romans way of saying that is, objects of mercy have obligations. The good news is that the obligations of being...
Originally posted on January 19, 2007 "Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God " Romans 12:1 Fourteen Years of Mercy On the third Sunday of January 1993, we held our first Sunday worship service as a church. The best explanation I have...
