Recreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley—Service, Sunday, May 23, 2021

Don’t Trip!

Today Pastor Michael is studying Paul and the admonishment that we don’t live for ourselves; everything we do should be to please our Lord.  Also, we should not cause others to trip up in their spiritual journey.  

(New Living Translation (NLT) Study Bible Notes) As the Lord’s servants (14:4), Christians are to look to God for guidance and seek to honor him in all things (14:8). Because we are ultimately accountable to him, our desire should always be to please him, not to live for ourselves.

Don’t trip over things that don’t really matter…that are getting in the way of the things that matter most. 

(ESV Study Bible Notes) Fundamental to the whole discussion is the reality that the Christian’s life is not his own. Both in life and in death, Christians belong to the Lord, and he alone is their judge.

Today’s bible verses are found in Romans 14: 7-8.