Romans 1:1-7

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, ² which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, ³ concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh⁴ and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, ⁵ through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, ⁶ including you

Romans 1:1-7

who are called to belong to Jesus Christ, ⁷ To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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Big Idea: In these first verses of Romans, Paul introduces himself to a church he hasn’t met and grounds his authority not in his own resume, but in the God who called him; this isn’t “Paul’s gospel” but the Gospel of God.

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• Getting to know Paul.

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• Getting to know the Gospel of God.

• Living like the Gospel of God is true.

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Getting to Know Paul.

• His audience

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Getting to Know Paul.

Romans 1:1-7

who are called to belong to Jesus Christ, ⁷ To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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• His audience

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Getting to Know Paul.

• His audience
• Includes both Jews and Gentiles.

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Acts 2:10-11 “and visitors from Rome, ¹¹ both Jews and proselytes…—we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.”

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Getting to Know Paul.

• His audience
• Includes both Jews and Gentiles.
• A division of Jews and Gentiles in the church at Rome.

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Acts 18:1–2: “After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. ² And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome.

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Getting to Know Paul.

• His audience
• His background

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Getting to Know Paul.

Romans 1:1-7

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, ² which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, ³ concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh⁴ and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, ⁵ through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, ⁶ including you

• His audience
• His background
• He was a Pharisee of Pharisees (Phil 3:5)

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Getting to Know Paul.

• His audience
• His background
• He was a Pharisee of Pharisees (Phil 3:5)
• Educated under Gamaliel, a famous rabbi, in Jerusalem (Acts 22:3).

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Getting to Know Paul.

• His audience
• His background
• He was a Pharisee of Pharisees (Phil 3:5)
• Educated under Gamaliel, a famous rabbi, in Jerusalem (Acts 22:3).
• A persecutor of the church — approved of Stephen’s stoning (Acts 7:58–8:1).

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Getting to Know Paul.

• His audience
• His background
• He was a Pharisee of Pharisees (Phil 3:5)
• Educated under Gamaliel, a famous rabbi, in Jerusalem (Acts 22:3).
• A persecutor of the church — approved of Stephen’s stoning (Acts 7:58–8:1).
• Paul wanted to visit Jerusalem to deliver the money he has raised, and then travel to Rome on his way to Spain (Romans 15:19-32// Acts 19:21)

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Getting to Know Paul.

• His audience
• His background
• He was a Pharisee of Pharisees (Phil 3:5)
• Educated under Gamaliel, a famous rabbi, in Jerusalem (Acts 22:3).
• A persecutor of the church — approved of Stephen’s stoning (Acts 7:58–8:1).
• Paul wanted to visit Jerusalem to deliver the money he has raised, and then travel to Rome on his way to Spain (Romans 15:19-32 & Acts 19:21)
• Encountered Jesus on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:1–19). Does the gospel have you?

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Getting to Know Paul.

• His audience.
• His background.
• He considered himself a slave of Jesus.

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Getting to Know Paul.

Romans 1:1-7

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, ² which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, ³ concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh⁴ and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, ⁵ through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, ⁶ including you

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

you are not your own, ²⁰ for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.

1 Corinthians 7:23

²³ You were bought with a price; do not become bondservants of men.

Galatians 1:10

¹⁰ For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.

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Do I view EVERYDAY through this grid - belonging to Jesus to serve Him?

• His audience
• His background
• He considered himself a slave of Jesus.
• He is an Apostle chosen by Jesus.

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Getting to Know Paul.

Romans 1:1-7

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, ² which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, ³ concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh⁴ and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, ⁵ through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, ⁶ including you

GOD

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INSPIRATION

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Hi, I’m Paul!

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INSPIRATION

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ILLUMINATION

Hi, I’m Paul!

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INSPIRATION

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Hi, I’m Paul!

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Hi, I’m Paul!

Becoming First handers.

• His audience
• His background
• He considered himself a slave of Jesus.
• He is an Apostle chosen by Jesus.
• He was set apart to live for the “Gospel of God”.

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Getting to Know Paul.

Romans 1:1-7

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, ² which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, ³ concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh⁴ and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, ⁵ through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, ⁶ including you

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Do we increasingly view our lives as set apart for the gospel?

What would set apart look like?

• Priorities of time. Do you tell your time where to go or wonder where it went?

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What would set apart look like?

• Priorities of time. Do you tell your time where to go or wonder where it went?
• Use of resources. What do I search on amazon? Zillow?

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What would set apart look like?

• Priorities of time. Do you tell your time where to go or wonder where it went?
• Use of resources. What do I search on amazon? Zillow?
• Relationships: Of convenience or Generous Relationship and Intentional Apprenticeship?

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What would set apart look like?

• Priorities of time. Do you tell your time where to go or wonder where it went?
• Use of resources. What do I search on amazon? Zillow?
• Relationships: Of convenience or Generous Relationship and Intentional Apprenticeship?
• Words we choose. Critical? Prideful? Cynical? Self-promoting?

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What would set apart look like?

• Priorities of time. Do you tell your time where to go or wonder where it went?
• Use of resources. What do I search on amazon? Zillow?
• Relationships: Of convenience or Generous Relationship and Intentional Apprenticeship?
• Words we choose. Critical? Prideful? Cynical? Self-promoting?
• Moral distinctiveness. Have you heard this statement? “I would have never known.”

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What would set apart look like?

• Priorities of time. Do you tell your time where to go or wonder where it went?
• Use of resources. What do I search on amazon? Zillow?
• Relationships: Of convenience or Generous Relationship and Intentional Apprenticeship?
• Words we choose. Critical? Prideful? Cynical? Self-promoting?
• Moral distinctiveness. Have you heard this statement? “I would have never known.”
• Purpose in your life. Live to glorify God.

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What would set apart look like?

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• Getting to know Paul.

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• Getting to know the Gospel of God.

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Romans 1:1-7

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, ² which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, ³ concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh⁴ and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, ⁵ through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, ⁶ including you

• Why is the “Gospel of God” significant?

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Getting to Know the Gospel of God.

• Why is the “Gospel of God” significant?
• The gospel “from” God.

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Getting to Know the Gospel of God.

• Why is the “Gospel of God” significant?
• The gospel “from” God.
• God's fulfilled eternal plan.

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Getting to Know the Gospel of God.

Romans 1:1-7

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, ² which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, ³ concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh⁴ and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, ⁵ through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, ⁶ including you

Romans 1:1-7

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, ² which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, ³ concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh⁴ and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, ⁵ through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, ⁶ including you

Luke 24:44-47

⁴⁴ Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” ⁴⁵ Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, ⁴⁶ and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, ⁴⁷ and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 

The Messiah…

• Seed of Woman (Genesis 3:15)
• Line of Abraham (Genesis 12:3;22:18)
• Descendant of Isaac (Genesis 17:19;21:12)
• Descendant of Jacob (Numbers 24:17)
• Tribe of Judah (Genesis 49:10)
• Heir to David’s Throne (Jeremiah 23:5)
• Born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2)
• Born of a Virgin (Isaiah 7:14)
• Called Immanuel (Isaiah 7:14)
• Messenger Prepares the Way (Malachi 3:1)
• Begin Ministry in Galilee (Isaiah 9:1-2)
• Miraculous Ministry (Isaiah 35:4-6)
• Set the Captives Free (Isaiah 61:1)
• Rejected by his People (Isaiah 53:3)

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• Son of God (Psalm 2:7)
• Speak in Parables (Psalm 78:1-3)
• Called King (Psalm 2:6, Zechariah 9:9)
• Enter Jerusalem on a Donkey (Zechariah 9:9)
• Betrayed by Friend (Psalm 41:9)
• Sold for 30 Pieces of Silver (Zechariah 11:12)
• Betrayal Money->Potter’s Field (Zechariah 11:13)
• Silent Before His Accusers (Isaiah 53:7)
• Crucified with Criminals (Isaiah 53:12)
• Hands & Feet Pierced (Psalm 22:16)
• Cast Lots for Clothes (Psalm 22:18)
• Pierced Side (Zechariah 12:10)
• Buried in a Rich Mans Tomb (Isaiah 53:9)
• Resurrected from the Dead (Psalm 16:10; 49:15)

• Why is the “Gospel of God” significant?
• The gospel “from” God.
• God's fulfilled eternal plan.
• Jesus, His SON is the Promised Messiah from line of David.

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Getting to Know the Gospel of God.

Romans 1:1-7

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, ² which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, ³ concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh⁴ and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, ⁵ through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, ⁶ including you

Romans 1:1-7

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, ² which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, ³ concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh⁴ and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, ⁵ through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, ⁶ including you

Romans 1:1-7

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, ² which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, ³ concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh⁴ and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, ⁵ through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, ⁶ including you

Romans 1:1-7

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, ² which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, ³ concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh⁴ and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, ⁵ through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, ⁶ including you

Romans 1:1-7

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, ² which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, ³ concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh⁴ and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, ⁵ through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, ⁶ including you

• Why is the “Gospel of God” significant?
• The gospel “from” God.
• God's fulfilled eternal plan.
• His SON is the Promised Messiah from line of David
• Jesus became a human being.
• Jesus rose from the dead! (no mention of dying//Lee Strobel, Case for Christ).
• Jesus is our Lord and God.

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Getting to Know the Gospel of God.

Romans 1:1-7

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, ² which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, ³ concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh⁴ and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, ⁵ through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, ⁶ including you

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• Getting to know Paul.

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• Getting to know the Gospel of God.

• Living like the Gospel of God is true.

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Living like the Gospel of God is true.

Living like the Gospel of God is true.

• Read Romans all the way through. Gospel unifies us with God and with each other.

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• Summary of 1:18-3:20: Our Desperate Need-- why we NEED the GOSPEL
• Summary of 3:21-5:20: Rescued Thru Surrender-- the GOSPEL is received only in Christ. 
• Summary of 6:1-8:39: Marked By Confidence -- the GOSPEL creates a new humanity.
• Summary of 9:1-11:36: Everything is a Gift -- the GOSPEL is HISstory, and shows us how He is working through all of history.
• Summary of 12-16. Living Sacrifice-- the GOSPEL is lived out in our stories and lives.

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Living like the Gospel of God is true.

• Read Romans all the way through. Gospel unifies us with God and with each other.

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Write one sentence of identity of who you are in Christ.

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Living like the Gospel of God is true.

• Read Romans all the way through. Gospel unifies us with God and with each other.
• Do I view EVERYDAY through this grid - belonging to Jesus to serve Him?

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Living like the Gospel of God is true.

• Read Romans all the way through. Gospel unifies us with God and with each other.
• Do I view EVERYDAY through this grid - belonging to Jesus to serve Him?
• Do we increasingly view our lives as set apart for the gospel of GOD?

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Living like the Gospel of God is true.

• Read Romans all the way through. Gospel unifies us with God and with each other.
• Do I view EVERYDAY through this grid - belonging to Jesus to serve Him?
• Do we increasingly view our lives as set apart for the gospel of GOD?

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What are 3 things to make his kingdom a reality on earth?

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