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October 28 - Romans 16 · A Chapter a Day Bible Reading

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  Hello friends, it's Sean. Here it is a Tuesday, it's the
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  28th of October. So glad that you could join me
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  today as today we finished reading the book of Romans.
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  And of course, it's an epistle written by Paul.
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  So the final chapter is always a very personal one where he sends
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  his personal greetings and really reaches out one big heart
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  to the heart of those who will read this letter.
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  It is a beautiful time of connection.
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  And Speaking of connection and communities across distance, I
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  was chatting with one of you wonderful listeners earlier.
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  Well a couple of days ago and they said to me when we
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  Because we are a community of friends gathered around God's
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  word. Let us not pay or make money in
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  the process. Let us do this as brothers and
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  sisters, children of a living God.
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  Let's read together Romans chapter 16.
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  I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a Deacon in the
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  church in Sangria. Welcome her and the Lord as one
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  who is worthy of honour among God's people.
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  Help her in whatever she needs for she has been helpful to many
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  and especially to me. Give my greetings to Priscilla
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  and Aquila, my Co workers in the ministry of Christ Jesus.
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  In fact, they once risked their lives for me.
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  I'm thankful to them and so are all the Gentile churches.
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  Also give my greetings to the church that meets in their home.
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  Greet my dear friend Aparnaitus who was the first person from
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  the province of Asia to become a follower of Christ.
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  Give my greetings to Mary who has worked so hard for your
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  benefit. Great Andronicus and Junior, my
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  fellow Jews who were in prison with me.
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  They are highly respected among the apostles and became
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  followers of Christ before I did.
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  Greet Ampletus my dear friend and the Lord.
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  Greet Ibanus, our Co worker in Christ, and my dear friend
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  Stachus. Greet Apelles, a good man whom
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  Christ approves. Give my greetings to the
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  believers from the household of Aristobulus.
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  Greet Herodian, my fellow Jew. Greet the Lord's people from the
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  household of Narcissus. Give my greetings to Trifena and
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  Trifosa, the Lord's workers, and to dear Persis who has worked so
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  hard for the Lord. Greet Rufus, whom the Lord
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  picked out to be his very own, and also his dear mother who has
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  been a mother to me. Give my greetings to
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  asynchronous Phlegon, Hermes, Petrobus, Herma, and the
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  brothers and sisters who meet with them.
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  Give my greetings to Philologous, Julia, Nerius and
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  his sister, and to Olympus and all the believers who meet with
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  them. Greet each other with a sacred
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  kiss. All the churches of Christ send
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  you their greetings. And now I make one more appeal.
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  My dear brothers and sisters, watch out for people who cause
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  divisions and upset people's faith by teaching things
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  contrary to what you've been taught.
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  Stay away from them. Such people are not serving
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  Christ our Lord. They are serving their own
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  personal interests by smooth talk and glowing words.
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  They deceive innocent people, but everyone knows that you are
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  obedient to the Lord. This makes me very happy.
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  I want you to be wise in doing right and to stay innocent of
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  any wrong. The God of peace will soon crush
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  Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus
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  be with you. Timothy, my fellow worker, sends
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  you his greetings as do Lucius, Jason and Cesipeta, my fellow
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  Jews. I, Tertius, the one writing this
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  letter for Paul, send my greetings to as one of the
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  Lord's followers. Gaius says hello to you.
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  He is my host and also serves as host to the whole church.
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  Erestus, the city treasurer sends you his greetings and so
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  does our brother. Caught us now.
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  All glory to God who is able to make you strong.
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  Just as my good news says, this message about Jesus Christ has
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  revealed his plan for you Gentiles, a plan kept secret
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  from the beginning of time. But now, as the prophets
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  foretold and as the eternal God has commanded, this message is
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  made known to all Gentiles everywhere, so that they too
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  might believe and obey him. All glory to the only wise God
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  through Jesus Christ forever. Amen.
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  Amen. Indeed, Lord Jesus, thank you
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  for this letter to the Romans. Thank you for all that it
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  teaches us. But thank you specifically for
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  this ending where we see that ministry does not happen from
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  one person to the masses, and ministry does not happen in a
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  cold and sterile environment, but it happens through the
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  context of relationship, through loving time spent together.
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  Oh Jesus, show us where in our lives we can invest in these
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  relationships, these relationships that would shine
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  you and open up the space to talk about you and your love for
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  the other. Jesus, your love is enormous.
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  It is so much bigger than we can possibly wrap our heads around.
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  And as this letter to the Romans finishes, ah, you talk about the
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  fact that your love is for all people everywhere.
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  I pray that you use me and each person praying this prayer that
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  you would inspire us, use us, put us in these positions where
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  your Kingdom can move forward through our words and our
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  behaviour and our love, and that we can always point people to
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  you and your perfect provision and the way that you save them.
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  Ah, we love you and we're so grateful for all that you've
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  done for us and indeed all people everywhere.
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  And we pray all of this in your saving name, Jesus, Amen.