Romans 1:1-2
(Text Only) Title: Introduction to Romans; Three things that Paul is Author: The Apostle Paul (1:1, biographical details of Ch. 1, 15, 16) Paul’s authorship has only rarely been disputed, and never disputed convincingly. Date and Occasion: Paul wrote Romans shortly before his visit to the Church in Jerusalem when he was bringing the gift…
Romans 1:2-4
(Text Only) Title: Breaking down Paul’s text to build up our hearts Ask my wife, this sermon was a killer to write. Mary was a descendant of David, to whom God had made the promise that Messiah would come through him. V2 (read) Paul reminds the Jewish Christians of the Church (or really anyone who…
Romans 1:5-7
(Text Only) Title: Paul’s Salutation I. The Gift and the Charge v5 “Through Him…” Paul is saying, “Through Him, this Jesus that I have just painstakingly outlined, it is through Him we’ve received this grace.” “Through” Greek= “dia” def. the ground or reason by which something is or is not done Essentially, Christ…
Romans 1:8-12
(Text Only) Title: Paul’s Desire to Visit Rome I. Your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world One of the first things that we learn from Paul is that the witness of the Church in Rome has stretched all the way to Judea. Historically, we don’t know who or how the church in Rome…