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Have you ever disagreed with another Christian? Have you ever disagreed with a church you’ve been a part of? If so, today’s passage is for you. It deals with that gray area of opinion, items that are neither commanded nor prohibited in Scripture. In other words, there is freedom to choose. This becomes fertile ground for disagreement amongst Christians. And yet God gives us an exceedingly high calling—to love even at expense of our own freedom.

Questions


As a church, is it our aim to put no stumbling block in the path of faith except Christ?
In the name of Christ, might we show a better way than quarreling (i.e. belligerence) over disputable matters?
Is Christ your treasure because he forgives not only the big and ugly, but also the small and petty?

Romans
Cor Chmieleski
Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis

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Planning for retirement, dating apps, on-the-job performance reviews, gentle parenting, the list goes on — life itself often feels more like finals week on repeat rather than summer vacation. Rounding out Romans 13, we learn why life so often feels like a test and a specific way the gospel leads to a surprising form of exam-free living.

Romans
Davis Johnson
Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis

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How are followers of Jesus supposed to understand how to live in our crazy political climate? Does God’s word have anything to help us navigate this? Romans 13:1-7 offers some principles that drastically bring light to a very complex issue.

Romans
Steve Treichler
Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis

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In our time, spirituality is portrayed as this unique, hidden puzzle to be solved by each individual. But what if it’s all much more straightforward than this? Wrapping up Romans 12, we discover how God traffics in the ordinary, everyday rhythms and relationships of our lives — and this is good news.

Romans
Davis Johnson
Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis

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God gives gifts to his people for the blessing of others. When receiving our gift, we too often fall prey to comparisons or envy or rivalry rather than gratitude. This passage reminds us that these gifts are graces to us from God and that he has given us exceedingly more than we could ever repay.

Questions:
• Is it our desire for God to become greater?
• After listening to this message, do you see spiritual gifts more about what you give to the church or what you receive from the church?

Romans
Cor Chmieleski
Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis

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Taylor Swift and Drake both wrote songs at high moments in their careers about how God helps those who help themselves. This may sound like good news when things are going your way, but when the rest of life happens, we need something far stronger than our ability to make good choices. Fortunately for us (and them!), Romans 12:1-2 gives us access to how the gospel brings about bigger and longer lasting transformation than anything we can contrive, even at our best, and this is good news.

Romans
Davis Johnson
Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis

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