rom. 1:8-15 first, i thank my god through jesus christ for all of...rom. 1:8-15 first, i thank my...

Rom.1:8-15First,IthankmyGodthroughJesusChristforallofyou,becauseyourfaithisbeingreportedallovertheworld.God,whomIservewithmywholeheartinpreachingthegospelofhis

Son,ismywitnesshowconstantlyIrememberyouinmyprayersatallFmes;andIpraythatnowatlastbyGod’swillthewaymaybeopenedformetocometoyou.IlongtoseeyousothatImay

imparttoyousomespiritualgiItomakeyoustrong—thatis,thatyouandImaybemutuallyencouragedbyeachother’sfaith.Idonotwantyoutobeunaware,brothers,thatIplannedmanyFmestocometoyou(buthavebeenpreventedfromdoingsounFlnow)inorderthatImighthaveaharvestamongyou,justasIhavehadamongtheotherGenFles.IamobligatedbothtoGreeksandNon-greeks,bothtothewiseandthefoolish.ThatiswhyIamsoeager

topreachthegospelalsotoyouwhoareatRome.

I.Thanksgivingfortheirfaith

II.Hisstrongdesiretovisitthem

I.HisThanksgivingfortheirfaith

Rom.1:8First,IthankmyGodthroughJesusChristforallofyou,becauseyourfaithisbeingreported

allovertheworld.

II.HisDesiretoVisit

Rom.1:9-10God,whomIservewithmywholeheartinpreachingthegospelofhisSon,ismywitnesshowconstantlyIrememberyouinmyprayersatallFmes;andIpraythatnowatlastbyGod’swillthewaymaybeopenedfor

metocometoyou.

Rom.1:11-12IlongtoseeyousothatImayimparttoyousome

spiritualgiItomakeyoustrong—thatis,thatyouandImaybemutuallyencouragedbyeach

other’sfaith.

1Tim.4:12Don’tletanyonelookdownonyoubecauseyouare

young,butsetanexampleforthebelieversinspeech,inlife,inlove,in

faithandinpurity.

Rom.1:13Idonotwantyoutobeunaware,brothers,thatIplannedmanyFmestocometoyou(but

havebeenpreventedfromdoingsounFlnow)

Rom1:14-15inorderthatImighthaveaharvestamongyou,justasIhavehadamongtheotherGenFles.IamobligatedbothtoGreeksandNon-greeks,bothtothewiseandthefoolish.ThatiswhyIamso

eagertopreachthegospelalsotoyouwhoareatRome.

"God,whomIservewithmywholeheartinpreachingthegospelofhis

Son."

Obligated

Eager

Rom.13:8Letnodebtremainoutstanding,excepttheconFnuingdebttoloveoneanother,forhe

wholoveshisfellowmanhasfulfilledthelaw.

InterpretaFon:Whatdiditmean?

ApplicaFon:Whatdoesitmean?

Itcan'tmeanwhatitnevermeant

1.WemustnurturegraFtudetoGodforourfaithandthecommunityhehasformedbyfaith,theChurch.

2Cor.3:18Andwe,whowithunveiledfacesallreflecttheLord’sglory,arebeingtransformedintohislikenesswithever-increasingglory,whichcomesfromtheLord,whois

theSpirit.

Culturewillstopcomplainingaboutthechurchnotwhenthechurch

becomesmorelikeJesusbutwhenitbecomesmorelikeculture.

2.NurtureasenseofobligaFonandeagernesstosharethegospel.

Thewagesofsinisdeath,butthegiIofGodiseternallifeinChrist

Jesus.

Rom6:23

Philemon1:6IpraythatyoumaybeacFveinsharingyourfaith,so

thatyouwillhaveafullunderstandingofeverygoodthing

wehaveinChrist.

"IameagertopreachthegospeltoyouatRome"

"God,whomIservewithmywholeheartinproclaimingthegospelof

hisson…"

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