Pastor Josh continues to teach us through Romans 12 this morning:
“Paul is not now just listing random pious acts. But he is teaching us that a church which offers itself to God must do so out of a sincere love that expresses itself in these ways. And if the impetus - the motivation for these acts - comes from knowing the mercies of God, and this gospel is all about being reconciled to God and adopted into his family, then we must devote a great deal of our energy to communicating with God so that our relationship can grow. If the genuine love we express to one another is motivated and empowered by the love of God experienced, then we must grow in that love. Friends, your relationship with God is not an individualistic thing, because it affects all of us; everyone around you and everyone who is influenced by them and so on and so on until the whole church is strengthened by the Spirit’s work in you!”