Prepare for Worship | My Inheritance in the Saints
Last Sunday, Student Minister Caleb Morgan preached from Hebrews 10:23-25 and reminded us that because of Christ, we have the strength and responsibility to stir up one another with the gospel.
Read: Romans 12:3-8
This Sunday, Kids Minister Evan Ward will preach from Romans 12:3-8 and exhort us to humbly pursue the health of the body. As you prepare for our Sunday gathering, be encouraged by these words from Milton Vincent.
Reflect: “My Inheritance in the Saints”
The gospel is not just a message of reconciliation with God, but it also heralds the reconciliation of all believers to one another in Christ. Through the death of Christ, God has brought peace where there was once hostility, and He has broken down the racial, economic, and social barriers that once divided us outside of Christ (Ephesians 2:14-16; Colossians 3:11; Galatians 3:28; Revelation 5:9).
Also, when God saved us, He made us members of His household (Ephesians 2:19), and He gave us as gifts to one another (Ephesians 1:18). Each brother and sister is a portion of my gospel inheritance from God, and I am a portion of their inheritance as well. We are significant players in each other’s gospel narrative, and it is in relationship with one another that we experience the fullness of God in Christ (Ephesians 3:17-19; 2 Timothy 2:22; 1 Peter 4:10; Ephesians 1:22-23).
Hence, the more I comprehend the full scope of the gospel, the more I value the church for which Christ died (Ephesians 5:25), the more I value the role that I play in the lives of my fellow-Christians, and the more I appreciate the role that they must be allowed to play in mine.
“My Inheritance in the Saints,” in A Gospel Primer for Christians, by Milton Vincent
Sing: Song List for Sunday
1. “Psalm 95 (God Who Saves),” by Crosspoint Music
2. “Christian Hearts in Love United,” Arr. Crosspoint Music
3. “My Worth Is not in What I Own,” Arr. Shane & Shane
4. “Let the Nations Be Glad,” by Matt Boswell