Be Devoted to One Another

2026-05-30 Wilson Adams Romans 12:10

Series: Spring 2026 - Wilson Adams

Romans 12:10 calls us to genuine family love, not just teamwork. Discover how God fathers, disciples, and binds His children together as brothers in Christ.

Detailed Summary

True family love is more than just working side by side—it's a devotion shaped by the household of God. Drawing from Romans 12:10, the sermon contrasts two pictures of the church: a body working together and a family loving together. Sound doctrine, the speaker insists, includes sound attitude, not merely correct belief. A childhood story of sibling rivalry and the legendary "Board of Education" sets a humorous tone before he turns to God as our Heavenly Father, who provides, protects, and disciplines His children out of love.

That family identity unfolds through three relationships. First, God is our Father, whose discipline shapes holiness in His sons and daughters. Second, Jesus is our elder brother, whose perfect obedience shows us how to live as members of God's household. Third, believers are spiritual siblings, knit together by the blood of Christ and charged with honoring the name Christian through the way we treat one another.

The teaching deepens with the story of Onesimus, the runaway slave who encountered Paul, became a Christian, and was returned to his master Philemon—but now as a "beloved brother." Through baptism and the Word, believers are born into God's family and summoned to sincere, heartfelt affection rather than empty duty. The service closes with the charge: be devoted to one another.