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Sunday, May 20, 2012
Speaker: Gord Hambly
Reflections from Romans 1
Romans 1:1-17
An open message.
57 A.D.: Paul writes to the Roman Christians from
Corinth [after leaving Philippi]
61 A.D.: Paul writes to the Philippian Christians from
Rome
54-68 A.D.: Nero is the Roman emperor
70 A.D.: the Jews in Jerusalem revolt [66 A.D.] and
are eventually captured or slaughtered by the
Romans
72 A.D.: construction of the Colosseum begins using
many Jewish slaves from the Jewish revolt of
66-73 A.D.
57 A.D.: Paul writes to the Roman Christians from
Corinth [after leaving Philippi]
61 A.D.: Paul writes to the Philippian Christians from
Rome
54-68 A.D.: Nero is the Roman emperor
64 A.D.: the great fire of Rome; Nero blames the
Christians and has many of them burned alive.
70 A.D.: the Jews in Jerusalem revolt [66 A.D.]and
are eventually captured or slaughtered by the
Romans
72 A.D.: construction of the Colosseum begins using
many Jewish slaves from the Jewish revolt, 6673 A.D.
Rom. 1:1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus,…
Philippians 1:1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ
Jesus…
Rom. 1:1 [a servant of Christ Jesus] called to be an
apostle…
Acts 9:3 As he neared Damascus on his journey,
suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. 4
He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him,
“Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” 5 “Who are
you, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are
persecuting,” he replied. 6 “Now get up and go into
the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
Rom. 1:1[called to be an apostle] and set apart for the
gospel of God— 2 the gospel he promised beforehand
through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures 3
regarding his Son, who as to his human nature was a
descendant of David,
Rom. 1:4 and who through the Spirit of holiness was
declared with power to be the Son of God by his
resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.
Philippians 2:5 ...Christ Jesus 6 Who, being in very
nature God, did not consider equality with God
something to be grasped, 7 but made himself nothing,
taking the very nature of a servant, being made in
human likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as
a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to
death—even death on a cross!
Rom. 1:5 Through him [Jesus] and for his name’s
sake, we received grace
G
R
A
C
E
God’s
Riches
At
Christ’s
Expense
“the unmerited love and favour of God toward man”
[Webster’s dictionary]
Rom. 1:5 [we received grace] and apostleship to call
people from among all the Gentiles to the obedience
that comes from faith
Rom. 1:6 And you also are among those who are
called to belong to Jesus Christ. 7 To all in Rome
who are loved by God and called to be saints:
Philippians1:1…To all the saints in Christ Jesus at
Philippi
Rom. 1:7…Grace and peace to you from God our
Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. 8 First, I thank
my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because
your faith is being reported all over the world.
Rom. 1:9 God, whom I serve with my whole heart in
preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness how
constantly I remember you 10 in my prayers at all
times; and I pray that now at last by God’s will the
way may be opened for me to come to you.
Rom.1:11 I long to see you so that I may impart to
you some spiritual gift to make you strong— 12 that
is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by
each other’s faith.
Rom. 1:13 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers,
that I planned many times to come to you (but have
been prevented from doing so until now) in order that
I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had
among the other Gentiles. 14 I am obligated both to
Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the
foolish.
Rom. 1:15 That is why I am so eager to preach the
gospel also to you who are at Rome.
16 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the
power of God for the salvation of everyone who
believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.
Galatians 3: 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave
nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in
Christ Jesus.
Rom. 1:17 For in the gospel a righteousness from
God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from
first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will
live by faith.”
Philippians 3:8 …that I may gain Christ 9 and be
found in him, not having a righteousness of my own
that comes from the law, but that which is through
faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from
God and is by faith.
1 Peter 3:18 For Christ died for sins once for all, the
righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God.
He was put to death in the body but made alive by the
Spirit,
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4.
Do you see yourself as a servant of Jesus?
Are you willing to do His will, to try to live up
to His high calling [“saint”]?
Encourage one person in the faith at the end of
the service.
If you don’t understand about ‘righteousness
through faith in Christ’, speak to someone
today.