RENEW YOUR MIND - WELCOME AS CHRIST WELCOMED YOU | 6pm

this evening's reading comes from the book of romans chapter 15 verses 1 to 13. romans 15 1-13 we who are strong ought to bear with the feelings of the weak and not to please ourselves we should all please our neighbors for their good to build them up For even Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.

For everything that was written in the past and was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the scriptures, we might have hope.

May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth, You may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.

For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews on behalf of God's truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs, so that the Gentiles may glorify God for his mercy, as it is written.

Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles, I will sing hymns to your name.

again it says rejoice or gentiles with his people and again praise the lord all you gentiles and sing praises to him all you peoples and again isaiah says the root of jesse will spring up one who will arise to rule over the nations the gentiles will hope in him may the god of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

And this is the word of the Lord.