1. Obergefell v. Hodges 26 June 2015 --------------------- A Christian Opportunity! “... and they gnawed their tongues because of pain, and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores; and they did not repent of their deeds.” Revelation 16:10-11 -------------------- “... many of the Jews and of the God-fearing proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas.” “some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of the God-fearing Greeks” Acts 13:43; 17:4.

2. Romans 15:1 – 33

3. By way of Jerusalem 800 + 800 = 1,600 miles

4. “ James and Cephas and John... gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship so that we might go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised They only asked us to remember the poor—the very thing I also was eager to do.” Galatians 2:9-10.

5. sun-agonizomai ‘with’ ‘athletic struggle’ “strive” συναγωνίζομαι

6. “ Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7.

7. “And after the uproar had ceased.. He departed to go to Macedonia... And when he had gone through those districts and had given them much exhortation, he came to Greece and there he spent 3 months.” Acts 20:1-3.

8. Paul & Friends in in Rome “ And he stayed two full years in his own rented quarters and was welcoming all who came to him, preaching the Kingdom of God and teaching concerning the LORD Jesus Christ with all openness, unhindered ” Acts 28:30-31.

9. “ to keep me from exalting myself, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me —to keep me from exalting myself! Concerning this I implored the Lord three times that it might leave me. And He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.” 2 Corinthians 12:7-9.

10. Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants to whom You swore by Yourself, and said to them, ‘I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens, and all this land of which I have spoken I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.’ So the Lord changed His mind about the harm which He said He would do to His people. Exodus 32:13-14.