Southview Baptist Church
Letters to the Church — The Gospel ‑ God’s Distinguishing Criteria
This week, Pastor Nathan Wakefield continues the Letters to the Church series with Romans 2:25-29. This passage encourages Christians to examine their own hearts, rather than just their external religious practices. It reminds us that God desires genuine faith and obedience that flows from an inner transformation. In a world where it’s easy to focus on appearances, this message challenges believers to seek authenticity in their relationship with God. Video of the worship service is available beginning Sunday at 9:30 AM at https://southviewbaptist.org/live.
Locations & Times
Southview Baptist Church
3434 S 13th St, Lincoln, NE 68502, USA
Sunday 9:30 AM
1. Heart over Habitus — It is the heart that qualifies an individual (1 Samuel 16:1‑13).
• Thankfully, God is the one in charge, and God gets to choose who God chooses (1‑4).
• Since God is omniscient, He is capable of seeing more than skin deep (5‑7).
• God’s criteria involve far more than outward appearances and behaviors (8‑13, 1 Samuel 13:14).
Action: Ask God to change your heart to make it more like His heart.
• Thankfully, God is the one in charge, and God gets to choose who God chooses (1‑4).
• Since God is omniscient, He is capable of seeing more than skin deep (5‑7).
• God’s criteria involve far more than outward appearances and behaviors (8‑13, 1 Samuel 13:14).
Action: Ask God to change your heart to make it more like His heart.
2. Heart over Heritage — It is the heart that will reveal our allegiance (Romans 2:25‑29).
• God did, in fact, set aside Abraham’s descendants for a special position of blessing (25).
• But God will also bless Gentiles who are faithful to God (26‑27).
• God looks at the heart and uses the heart as His measure (28‑29).
Action: Ask yourself, “Does my heart reflect the heart of one who identifies with God?”
• God did, in fact, set aside Abraham’s descendants for a special position of blessing (25).
• But God will also bless Gentiles who are faithful to God (26‑27).
• God looks at the heart and uses the heart as His measure (28‑29).
Action: Ask yourself, “Does my heart reflect the heart of one who identifies with God?”
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