Reflecting on the Sermon: 5/15/11

The sermon text was Romans 9:25-33.  This passage dealt with two questions: 1. How does Israel's unbelief fit into God's plan? and 2. Has the unbelief of Israel messed up God's plan?  Rod answers both of these questions in the sermon, but I will not go into that here (you should listen to the sermon if you missed it).  What I will mention, that stuck out to me, was when he discussed verses 30-33 and mentioned how Christ is a stumbling block to those who think they are righteous on their own.  For those who would seek to be justified before God based on their own goodness, Jesus provision of salvation is a stumbling block because it flies in the face of self-righteous pride.  May we never be ashamed of this truth, even Jesus is a stumbling block to many around us for he is the only Rock of salvation.