Opening: Who are the people in your life to you are so bound to that it doesn't matter if you agree on something, you will still be together?
Scripture: Read
Romans 15:1-13.
Connect
the Text with Your Life:
- Paul makes one last appeal that all people within the Church should be bound into one, that those who are weak in the faith and those who are strong in the faith should be one united body, that Jew and Gentile should find a common fellowship. There may be many differences but there is only one Christ, and the bond of unity is a common loyalty to him.
- Verse 4 talks about the importance of reading Scripture. The knowledge of the Scriptures affects our attitude toward the present and the future. The more we know about what God has done in years past, the greater the confidence we have about what he will do in the days ahead. We need to diligently read our Bibles so we may have confidence that God's will is best for us.[1]
- Romans 15:7 states, “Therefore, accept each other just as Christ has accepted you so that God will be given glory.”[2] Read this verse in different translations to see if you gain any addition insights into the verse. What individuals or types of people are you stretching to accept? Can you commit that to the Lord?
Prayer
Focus: Reread Romans 15:13 and personalize the prayer for
your life.
