by Greg Dietrich | Oct 13, 2020 | Apply
On Sunday we considered the desires, delays, and disappointments Paul experienced in his mission. We know now that Paul’s plans didn’t work out the way he had pictured. He did later arrive at Rome and spend some time among the believers. However, he did...
by Greg Dietrich | Oct 6, 2020 | Apply
On Sunday we looked at Paul’s travel plans as he wrote to the Roman church. His goal was to present his readers as an acceptable and sanctified offering to God. Paul boasted that Christ himself was working through Paul to call Gentile believers to himself. So...
by Greg Dietrich | Sep 29, 2020 | Apply
From a pastoral point of view, this passage might be the point of the whole letter to the Romans. The exhortation to “welcome one another” is the response to the story of the Bible in which God has welcomed us to himself. In this way, the church is a living picture of...
by Greg Dietrich | Sep 22, 2020 | Apply
As we moved into Romans 15 this week, we heard “a word to us all” as Paul wraps up this section on welcoming each other in the midst of diverse opinions. These opinions in disputable matters can be very divisive for Christians, causing people to cut off relationships,...
by Greg Dietrich | Sep 15, 2020 | Apply
Eric followed up his “Word to the Strong” last week with a “Word to the Weak” this Sunday. We find help in this passage to answer the question, “How do we live out the tension of holding strong convictions while relating to other believers who don’t share those...
by Greg Dietrich | Sep 8, 2020 | Apply
As we moved further into Paul’s discussion of the “strong” and the “weak,” we took some time this week to focus on the strong. Eric gave a word to the strong in four exhortations. First, never cause another believer to stumble. Second, violating conscience equals...
