Romans Reboot and Holy Week

Church, it is a big week! We finish our 21 day fast. We finish Romans Reboot. And it is Holy Week! 

1- If you were unable to participate in the 21 day fast, I encourage you to still fast three days this week. Let's spend time with the Lord. There are recipes, prayer items, and devotionals at http://www.relentlessjesus.com 

2 - Read chapters 13-16 to finish off Romans Reboot. Here is what to look for. Chapter 13 continues the marks of Christian community. 14:1-15:13 is a call for mutual acceptance between the strong and the weak. 15:14 -33 speaks of the establishment of churches among the gentiles. 16:1-23 shows Paul's genuine love of for fellow laborers in the gospel. Then, it ends in 16:25-27 with a summary of the Gospel of the Righteousness of God!

3 - It is Holy Week. If you have ever wondered what happened on each day during Holy Week, check out this series of blog posts. http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/category/holy-week/

In remembrance of Holy Week we will have a cross station with communion available on Good Friday at Leadington. You can come in any time between 7am to Midnight on Friday to participate. There will be an activity, devotional reading, prayer area and communion. Then, we will have the David Platt Secret Church simulcast from 6pm - 12am. 

Finally, INVITE-INVITE-INVITE. Resurrection Sunday celebrations are less than a week away. You should be receiving an e-news invite to Easter celebrations today that you can forward to your friends. Also, invite them via Facebook and Twitter. You can share the Relentless promo video with an invite to join you for Easter.

FOR LEADINGTON: 

I was __________ then Jesus pursued me. Join me at The Bridge this Easter to learn about God's relentless love. https://vimeo.com/59809155

FOR Arnold: 

I was___________ then Jesus pursued me. Join me at The Bridge this Easter to learn about God's relentless love.  https://vimeo.com/59811551

Make sure and tell your friends the celebration times!

Romans Reboot

Yesterday I challenged the fellowship to make six commitments. One of the six commitments was to fill your mind with God's truth. So, how about reading a book of the Bible together leading up to Easter? This is a great way to reboot your Bible reading if you have slowed or stopped. 

Here’s your invitation: Join me in reading through Romans in March. Why Romans? Because it’s a book Martin Luther described in this way:

We find in this letter, then, the richest possible teaching about what a Christian should know: the meaning of law, Gospel, sin, punishment, grace, faith, justice, Christ, God, good works, love, hope and the cross.

Romans reveals God's judging and saving righteousness in the gospel of Jesus Christ. In the cross of Christ, God judges sin and yet at the same time shows his saving mercy. My hope is that your faith in Christ and all he’s done for you will grow and produce fruit in your life.

Note: I stole this idea from Elyse Fitspatrick and adapted it for our faith family. 

The Reading Plan:

March 3-9, chapters 1-4
March 10-16, chapters 5-8
March 17-23, chapters 9-12
March 24-30, chapters 13-16

An outline to help look at the flow of week 1 reading. 
The Gospel as the Revelation of the Righteousness of God (1:1–17)
Salutation: the gospel concerning God’s Son (1:1–7)
Thanksgiving: prayer for an apostolic visit (1:8–15)
Theme: the gospel of the righteousness of God (1:16–17)

God’s Righteousness in His Wrath against Sinners (1:18–3:20)
The unrighteousness of the Gentiles (1:18–32)
The unrighteousness of the Jews (2:1–3:8)
The unrighteousness of all people (3:9–20)

The Saving Righteousness of God (3:21–31)
God’s righteousness in the death of Jesus (3:21–26)
Righteousness by faith for Jews and Gentiles (3:27–31)

Happy reading. Romans Reboot! If you want to read along with the rest of The Bridge Community Church, please join The Table today. Weekly outlines and discussions will be posted there. 

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