The purpose of this sermon series is for you to develop a hunger for
God’s Word, and understand more deeply the power of the Gospel. Share stat that
only 49% of Christians read their bibles once a week. Here’s my prayer for you,
and the scriptures are taken out of Psalm 119. My desire is that you’d deeply
want more of God, and His Holy Word. Job 23:12 says, I have not departed from
the command of His lips. I have treasured the words of is mouth more than my
necessary food.”
I.
Everyone
turn over to Romans ch.1, and let’s pray.
II.
PAUL:
Let’s stop there. J Let’s talk about Paul for a minute. There are 27 books in
the NT, and 14 of those books are traditionally ascribed to him (50%), we know
w/out a doubt he wrote 8 of those books which is a 30%. In other words, this
man has written the majority of the NT. This is really kind of crazy to think
about because of where he started. In fact, his conversion to Christ most
scholars say is one of the most amazing proofs of Christ’s resurrection. Let’s
take a look at it. Acts. 7:58, 8:1-3, 9:1-20 (tell the story). Then read the
voice of the martyrs story.
III.
Expository
Preaching: As evangelicals and charismatic’s we tend to look at scripture and
ask the question. What is the scripture saying to me?, but that’s not the first
question we need to ask ourselves. To interpret scripture properly We need to
ask. 1) Who is the original audience? 2) What is the author trying to
communicate to them? We need to look at not only the literal context, but also
the historical context. I want to give a brief background and purpose for the
book of Romans before we dive into the text. Paul wrote Romans about 56 A.D. He
wrote the letter to the Christian church in Rome, and he had not yet been to
Rome. He had been preaching for 21 years at the time he wrote this book, so he
was a mature Apostle Paul. Paul went on 3 extensive missionary journey’s ,
planting churches and Romans was written towards the end of his 3rd
journey. He had personal plans to visit Rome, so he wrote the letter to the
Roman church to introduce himself to the church he’d never visited and he sent
them an orderly statement of the principles of the gospel he preached. Since Paul had not visited Rome, this book
does not address specific local problems, but contains teaching applicable to
all Christians for all time. Throughout church history, expositions through
Romans have sparked many revivals as people have become aware of the greatness
of God and His grace toward us. The theme of the book is The Righteousness of
God in the Gospel of Christ. Key Words: Righteousness, Wrath, Faith,
Justification, Law, Grace
IV.
Read
and Apply v 1-15: Bondservant of Jesus Christ; Separated to the Gospel Share
Gospel is good news that Gods became man…(Sanctified-separate from the world);
Praying always for our Bro & Sisters in Christ-Prayer Warriors; Eagerly
desire fellowship w/other believers, and encourage one another w/our God given
spiritual gifts.
V.
ASK
QUESTIONS/COMMENTS What’s stuck out to you or jumped off the page?
VI.
Ready
& Apply v 18-32: V18-Notice that Paul’s Gospel always included the fact of
the wrath of God. His righteous, personal anger against all sin in the earth,
which He exercises because rather than bringing Him glory, sin dishonors Him
contradicts His holy, moral character. Peoples unrighteousness and sin often
leads them to suppress the truth and hold false views of God or the teachings
of the Bible, because they know that the truth would require that they
repent. V24: False religion will lead to
personal immorality. As people continue to reject God, He gives them up to
increasingly immoral and self-destructive behavior. READ The Question in back of
Bible What does the Bible say about homosexuality?
VII.
READ
& APPLY v 16&17 Propitiation (God’s wrath poured out on Jesus for us).
Jesus took our place. 2 Cor. 5:21. “The righteousness of God is God’s way of
justifying sinners, that is putting them right with Himself without
compromising His absolutely pure and moral character. Read James 5:19-20 (Prodigal Son)
VIII.
Lead
into communion
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