Our scripture reading this morning comes from the book of Romans, the 11th chapter, beginning

at the 17th verse through the 24th. But if some of the branches were broken off and you

although a wild olive shoot was grafting in among the others and now sharing the nourishing root of the olive tree.

Do not be arrogance towards the branches.

If you are, remember it is not you who support the Rut, but the Rut that supports you.

Then you will say, branches were broken off that I might be grafted in.

That is true.

They were broken off because of their unbelief.

But you stand fair through faith. So do not be proud but stand in

R, for if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will he spare you.

Note then the kindness and the severity of God,

severity toward those who have fallen, but God kindness to you, providing you

continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will

be cut off. And even they, if they do not continue in their unbelief, we'll be

grafting in, for God has the power to graft them in again.

For you, if you were cut off from what is by nature a wild olive tree and graft it contrary to nature into the

covenant olive tree harm much more with these the natural branches be

grafted back into their own olive tree. God bless the reason of his

word. Let's pray together.

Oh Father in Heaven, we want so much to be humbled by this text. It's not you who supports the route, the route supports you.

Don't boast over the branches, don't be arrogant, don't be puffed up.

If he did not speak, Don't be arrogant, don't be puffed up.

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