Holy Passion

Romans 16

Open to Romans 16

*What kind of passion for Christ do you think it took to associate with Christ in a hostile world?

• Last night we had a grim reminder at 11 p.m. a group of young people pounded, banged, shook our door and yelled “Let us in”. By the time we could get to see what was going on, they ran off into the night.

• Have you ever thought what would it be like to be hunted down, searched for and stalked for capture and cruel torturous execution.

• Just 8 years after Romans 16 was written, that is what went on. Over Romans 16, flames the awful glare of humans dipped in tar burning alive as Nero's torches. What calls forth that kind of passion for Christ? Can we have such deep and abiding commitment today? Yes, it's called a holy passion. Rom. 15:6

  It's described in the account of the birthday of our church. Yes, our church QBC was born not in 1828, but A.D. 33 -- 50 days after Jesus Christ died and rose. Acts is a record of common, normal, ordinary folks like us, who yielded to God and were filled with A Holy Passion.

  Let's look and imitate.