Jesus has not called us to be revolutionaries, working tirelessly to change nations or cultures. He has called us to go as His ambassadors, calling sinners to be reconciled to their Savior. And it does not matter if we find them at the far reaches of the globe or next door. It does not matter if they are the poorest of the poor or the most weathly on the planet. If they are lost, we are to be seeking them in order to preach to them the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ. So what are we to do when confronted with the harsh reality that some in the Body of Christ are poor while others are rich? What can we do about ethnic and cultural differences that exist within the Church? In some parts of the world the Church has freedom to meet for worship and to openly and publicly preach the gospel. In other parts of the world the Church lives under constant threat of violence, imprisonment, and persecution if they are so bold as to even own a page of the Scriptures or are so foolish as to meet with other Christians for worship. This week we will take a look at 1 Corinthians 7:17-24 where Paul tells us about our need for contentment in Christ so that we might live as we are called. He repeats three times that we are to be content. No matter our social status (rich, midmiddle class, poor), our ethnicity (Jew or Gentile), or our marital status (single, married, divorced, widowed) – no matter where we are, God has us where He wants us! And we need to know that the single most important thing for us to do is to keep His Commandments – to obey God's Word. We are to live as we are called, where we are called, to the glory of God.
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Phillip was called to new life in Christ at age 9, called to preach at age 14, and ordained to the gospel ministry at age 20. He graduated from The Criswell College (Dallas, Texas) in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biblical Studies with a major in Evangelism. He...
