Why all those names in Romans 16?

Yesterday's Sermon Outline:

"The Communion of Saints – Now and Forever"
(Romans 16:3-16, Preaching: Pastor Stephen Magee, January 29, 2006)

The Story of Priscilla and Aquila


The Others Listed


New Ways of Thinking About the Church
Thinking and speaking about one another in the gospel
1. Beloved in the Lord
2. Fellow worker in Christ
3. Approved in Christ, Chosen in the Lord, Brothers, Saints

Romans 14:4
"Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand."
Thinking and speaking about one another in the flesh
What have you done for me lately?
...As if there were no Jesus in the church – But Jesus is in the church!

A Holy Kiss for the Church – Now and Forever
The warm greeting of the Lord for His church - the gospel embrace of the cross – the secure embrace of Jesus

Know that embrace
Think that embrace
Give that embrace

Conclusion: Because of our common union with Christ, we are to think of one another as set apart from the world, and we are to give and receive greetings with great love & a sense of common purpose as the communion of saints, now and forever.

Uganda

Check this on reformation 21 from Rick Phillips who just returned from Uganda. We help support Dr. Robertson at ABC in Uganda. The Presbytery is considering a mission trip to Uganda in 2007.

Phoebe...

The outline from today's sermon:

"Servant of the Lord"
(Romans 16:1-2, Preaching: Pastor Stephen Magee, January 22, 2005)

Recap: Romans 1-3, 4-11, 12-15

Immediate Context: Paul’s Passionate Appeal for Prayer

TODAY’S PASSAGE:
Romans 16:1-2 1 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church at Cenchreae, 2 that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever she may need from you, for she has been a patron of many and of myself as well.

Our Sister Phoebe
A Commendable Sister
A Servant of the Church
A Patron of the Gospel
Capable and Trustworthy
Sacrificial Devotion to the "Servant of the Lord"

Welcome Her

Help Her

Get Ready for the Final Chapter of Romans...

The last sermon I gave in our Romans series was on the need for prayer. You can review it by selecting the sermons link to the right. This Sunday we continue with Romans 16:1-2.

Slowly Getting Back in Action

Thanks for your prayers. It has been almost two weeks since my throat surgery, and I am looking forward to preaching next Sunday.

Thank you Doug for preaching for the last two Sundays. I am grateful to the Lord for your ministry. You are a great under-shepherd blessed by the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ!

This coming Sunday we return to Romans. We have five more sermons to go. The text this week is Romans 16:1-2 about the service of Phoebe, an exceptional woman in the service of the Lord.

The Bible Survey class starts this Thursday from 9-10 at the church - 2nd floor.

Schedule for 1/15/06

Doug Camp will be preaching this Sunday. There will be a congregational meal after the service and a brief congregation meeting. Skip and Doug will bring us an outlook for the year ahead and present the 2006 budget for the church.