Israel and the Gentiles (Rom. 11:1-12)

Michiana Covenant Presbyterian Church

[Sung Psalm: 69]At the beginning of this series on Romans we looked at Paul's mission: "to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations."In other words, Paul's mission is to make disciples of the nations. And his letter to the Romans is all about that mission. Paul wants you to understand your place in the kingdom of God. He wants to you understand what God is doing in history – and how you fit into what God is doing.What is God doing?The Bible is not an instruction manual. If you approach it that way, you will find vast swathes of the Bible that would appear useless. What do you do with the hundreds of chapters of OT history and prophecy that has no obvious "application" to my life.Rather, the Bible tells a story. The Bible contains the narrative of what God is doing in history. You and I are not the main characters in this narrative.The story of the Bible is not all about me. The story of the Bible is all about Jesus. And because it is all about Jesus, it does speak to you. It calls you to look to him, to believe in him, to love him, and to obey him...