Hockinson Community Church Sermons Hockinson Community Church

As a prelude to our series about spiritual disciplines, we want to lay a foundation of rest. Though we are going to learn some great tools for deepening our relationship with Jesus, it is important to begin from the right place. In this first message, we will look at God’s design for work and rest in the lives of his people.

We’ve reached the end of this series in the book of Romans. Paul closes as he opened this letter, with his eyes firmly on bringing glory to God in Jesus. As we take in all we’ve learned about the gospel, let us follow Paul’s example and live our lives “To Him”.

It is so important to walk your talk if you want to have influence. Paul is taking time at the close of his letter to the Roman church to practice what he’s been preaching.

What does it look like to live a life on purpose? Paul is finishing his letter with some reminders and greetings, and every line is still written with purpose and a calling to purpose.

Today we continue in our study in Romans as we look at the first 13 verses of chapter 15. Last week Paul made it clear that we are to quit judging and arguing over “disputable” issues but instead act in love, in ways that build unity and peace within the body of Christ. This morning we will keep going down that road as we look at Paul’s call for us to not only bear with or tolerate one another, but to go farther as we richly welcome one another in the same way Christ welcomed us.

This week we return to the book of Romans in chapter 14 and we get very practical. If the Gospel is true, and because of the Gospel we are to offer our bodies as “living sacrifices”, what is the outcome? Specifically, how do imperfect people with different perspectives, personalities, and priorities still work as one church?