The Cause

In my sermon series on Discipleship I have come to a section about the "Cause of Christ". We need a cause in life to energize us to keep motivated. What better cause to pour our lives into than the Cause of Christ. As I read Paul's letter to the Romans, I find that he had a motivation to take this message everywhere.

I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. Thus, for my part, I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome. For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
-Romans 1:14-16

It is good to feel obligation, eargerness and readiness at the same time.

Here are a couple points from yesterday's sermon:

There is a passion is Paul’s letter for the cause of Christ.

Relationship is at the heart of discipleship. It doesn’t make sense to own a beautiful house if those who live there are meaningless and non-productive.

The Church was created by Jesus Christ to build people worthy of God’s glory, not just buildings worthy of people’s admiration.

The Church does not exist to make a name for itself , but to exalt the name of Jesus and make Him attractive to the lost and dying.

If we do not see the church the way God sees it, we will fail to use it properly in the context of eternity.

If people do not understand what the church is, they will misunderstand its purpose.

Charles Crabtree in His book “Tranformational Discipleship" says that the church is a glorious creation of God’s love and grace and makes living a joy. I want to do church properly.

There was a time that God had a temple for His people.
Now He has people as His temple.