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Southview Baptist Church
Letters to the Church | The Gospel — God’s Call to Live for Jesus, Not to Earn Salvation, But to Represent the Savior
This week, Pastor Nathan Wakefield continues our Letters to the Church series. In Romans 12:9-21, we learn that with the Gospel in hand, we can live righteously — not to earn salvation, but to model our lives after the Savior. 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. Love: The Mark of Genuine Transformation (9–13).
• Love must be sincere (v. 9a).
• Love rejects evil and clings to good (v. 9b).
• Love prioritizes others (v. 10).
• Passion must be properly directed (v. 11).
• Love is practiced, not assumed (vv. 12–13).
Action Step: Score your love from 1–10. What is one concrete step to move up by one point this week?
• Love must be sincere (v. 9a).
• Love rejects evil and clings to good (v. 9b).
• Love prioritizes others (v. 10).
• Passion must be properly directed (v. 11).
• Love is practiced, not assumed (vv. 12–13).
Action Step: Score your love from 1–10. What is one concrete step to move up by one point this week?
2. Otherish Living: The Means of Demonstrating Love (14–16).
• Even our opponents deserve our love (v. 14).
• Unity is a mark of outward focus (v. 15).
• Humility crosses boundaries (v. 16).
Action Step: Who is difficult for you to love right now? How can you intentionally bless or serve them this week?
• Even our opponents deserve our love (v. 14).
• Unity is a mark of outward focus (v. 15).
• Humility crosses boundaries (v. 16).
Action Step: Who is difficult for you to love right now? How can you intentionally bless or serve them this week?
3. Works: The Fruit of a Gospel-Transformed Life (17–21).
• Standards are the result of grace, not the means (v. 17).
• Peace flows from one who puts their trust in God (v. 18).
• Holiness overcomes evil with good (vv. 19–21).
Action Step: Evaluate your works. Do they reflect transformation or performance? Are they driven by complete trust in God or trust in self?
• Standards are the result of grace, not the means (v. 17).
• Peace flows from one who puts their trust in God (v. 18).
• Holiness overcomes evil with good (vv. 19–21).
Action Step: Evaluate your works. Do they reflect transformation or performance? Are they driven by complete trust in God or trust in self?
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