Century Baptist Church Sermons

Accept One Another
Romans 15:5-7 (NIV)
Sermon Study Guide

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Romans 12:9-21 
Observations from the Text
Paul commands a shared mindset: live in harmony (v.16)
Pride is a barrier: do not be haughty… never be wise in your own sight (v.16)
Harmony includes action: associate with the lowly (v.16)
Relationships will be hard: repay no one evil for evil… live peaceably… never avenge (vv.17–19)
The goal: overcome evil with good (v.21)
Core Teaching Connection
Harmony is not primarily about agreement—it is about humility.
Paul ties harmony directly to:
Lowering ourselves
Moving toward those unlike us
Refusing superiority
This mindset reflects Jesus, who:
Lowered Himself
Moved toward the overlooked
Chose love over status
Harmony flows from a humble, Jesus-abiding heart.

John 13:31-38
1. Context2. Clarity3. Commandment4. Copy5. Character
 
GOSPEL CONNECTION“We know love by this, that He (Jesus) laid down His life for us; and weought to lay down our lives for the brethren.” 1 John 3:16“By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent Hisonly begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him.10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sentHis Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” 1 John 4:9-10
APPLICATIONIdentify a believer in Jesus you struggle to love. Why is he/she hard tolove? What will you do this week to take a step toward loving him/her?
MEMORY VERSE“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, evenas I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35“By this all menwill know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”John 13:34–35

Matthew 18:18–35
Purpose:Jesus teaches that forgiveness is not about keeping score, but about being transformed by the grace we’ve received—so we extend it to others, together with Him.
Core Teaching Connection:Because we’ve been forgiven an immeasurable debt, we are called to extend that same grace. And Jesus reminds us (vv.18–20):We do not do this alone—we act with Him and under His authority.• When we bind, we resist and stop the spread of sin• When we loose, we release forgiveness and freedomThis is not individual spirituality—it is shared, communal authority with Jesus.Where even two or three pursue reconciliation in His name, His presence and power are at work.So Jesus is not calling us to:
• keep count• manage a minimum• or separate faith from relationshipsHe calls us to a transformed life marked by:• Humility – My debt before God is immeasurable• Integrity – Receiving grace and extending it• Community (“We over Me”) – We walk in Jesus’ authority togetherWe don’t just believe the gospel— we live it out together through forgiveness and restored relationships.

Matthew 18:15–20
In Matthew 18:15–20, Jesus gives four stages:1. Honest, private, personal conversation2. Purposeful, minimal broadening of the circle3. Involving church leadership4. Discipline aimed at restorationThe goal is not winning, but reconciliation.Not control, but restoration.Not avoidance, but love in action.

The Beginning
Mark 15:33 – 16:7
GOSPEL CONNECTION“I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you willknow what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the gloryof His inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the surpassinggreatness of His power toward us who believe. These are inaccordance with the working of the strength of His might 20 which Hebrought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead andseated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,” Isaiah 1:18-20
APPLICATIONWho needs to hear the Good News that Jesus is alive? When will youtell him/her that news?
MEMORY VERSEAnd he said to them, “Do not be amazed; you are looking for Jesusthe Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen; He is not here;behold, here is the place where they laid Him.” Mark 16:6

The Sword
Mark 14:43–52
GOSPEL CONNECTION“He was despised and forsaken of men, A man of sorrows andacquainted with grief; And like one from whom men hide their face Hewas despised, and we did not esteem Him. 4 Surely our griefs HeHimself bore, And our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemedHim stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted. 5But He was piercedthrough for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; Thechastening for our well-being fell upon Him, And by His scourging weare healed. 6All of us like sheep have gone astray, Each of us hasturned to his own way; But the LORD has caused the iniquity of us allTo fall on Him.” Isaiah 53:3-6APPLICATIONWhat will you do now to prepare for times when your dedication toJesus is tested at home, at work, or with friends and neighbors?MEMORY VERSEThen Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away because of Me thisnight, for it is written, ‘I WILL STRIKE DOWN THE SHEPHERD, ANDTHE SHEEP OF THE FLOCK SHALL BE SCATTERED.’”Matthew 26:31

Follow God's Will
Mark 14:32–42
1. God’s story2. My story3. Our story
GOSPEL CONNECTION“Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord JesusChrist, who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the presentevil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be theglory forever and ever. Amen.” Galatians 1:3-5
APPLICATIONHow will you follow God’s will in your life today? This week?
MEMORY VERSE“Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to presentyour bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which isyour spiritual service of worship. 2 And do not be conformed to thisworld, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that youmay prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptableand perfect.” Romans 12:1-2

The Temple
Mark 11:1–18
 
APPLICATIONWhat specific steps will you take this coming week to concentrate ona weak area of your spiritual life, seeking to bear fruit for the Lord?
MEMORY VERSEAnd many spread their coats in the road, and others spread leafybranches which they had cut from the fields. 9Those who went in frontand those who followed were shouting: “Hosanna! BLESSED IS HEWHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD; 10Blessed is thecoming kingdom of our father David; Hosanna in the highest!”Mark 11:8-10

The Ransom
Mark 10:28–45
GOSPEL CONNECTION“God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in manyportions and in many ways, 2in these last days has spoken to us in HisSon, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also Hemade the world. 3And He is the radiance of His glory and the exactrepresentation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of Hispower. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the righthand of the Majesty on high, 4having become as much better than theangels, as He has inherited a more excellent name than they.”Hebrews 1:1-4
APPLICATIONWhat specific act of service will you do this week for someone else?
MEMORY VERSE“But it is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to becomegreat among you shall be your servant; 44and whoever wishes to befirst among you shall be slave of all. 45For even the Son of Man didnot come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom formany.” Mark 10:43-45