Sermon Outline:

Living Together amidst Our Differences (Romans 15:7–13, ESV)

• Welcome others as Christ has welcomed you (Romans 15:7)

​​⁷ Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.

• Christ was a servant of truthfulness and mercy so should you be (Romans 15:8–12)

⁸ For I tell you that Christ became a servant to the circumcised to show God's truthfulness, in order to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs, ⁹ and in order that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,
“Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles,
and sing to your name.”
¹⁰ And again it is said,
“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.”
¹¹ And again,
“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles,
and let all the peoples extol him.”
¹² And again Isaiah says,
“The root of Jesse will come,
even he who arises to rule the Gentiles;
in him will the Gentiles hope.”

• Find joy and hope in being part of a believing community (Romans 15:13)

¹³ May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.