Mission Emphasis Month: Week 4 with Rev Chuck Emerson

Sunday, Rev. Chuck Emerson will present Romans 16:25-27, where Paul celebrates God’s gospel mission. It’s important for us to remember that God is on a mission to rescue sinners from his judgment and bring them into his family through Jesus Christ. This mission originates and is carried out by our loving heavenly Father. We are called to participate in this mission as his ambassadors with the church as his embassy. God promises to “strengthen” or establish us in his work through His powerful Spirit.

This is the frame of Paul’s letter, establishing us in the gospel for our own lives so that we can engage in the mission. Paul starts the letter saying, “For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you…”(1:11). He ends the letter saying, “Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ…”(16:25). The word “strengthen” means to establish. Rooted in the gospel, we engage in effort to communicate the grace of the God to all the nations. Christ for all cultures; all cultures for Christ!

Join us as we celebrate God’s grace in Jesus Christ and join the effort to share the good news with those in East Cobb, Cobb county, Atlanta, and beyond.