Joyous Self-Sacrifice
00:00:00.000 | I would, I think, speak in terms of the book of Romans and more specifically because of
00:00:15.440 | the way in which Paul builds on the gospel right up to chapter 11 and then out of that
00:00:28.200 | challenges the believers to a life of self-sacrifice. And I think what it has done for me is to help
00:00:39.300 | me see that Christians should not just be told what they should do, but they should first
00:00:47.920 | of all be pointed to the cross, to God, His glory, His love for them.
00:00:59.020 | And that out of the fullness of that realization, then be encouraged to live out their Christian
00:01:09.120 | lives.
00:01:10.120 | And I think I've seen something of that joyous self-sacrifice in the context of our congregation
00:01:18.080 | because of that.