Romans 1117 Longest letter we have from the Ancient World Longest letters from 2 famous ancient Roman philosophers Cicero 2500 words amp Seneca 4000 words Longest letters from 2 famous ancient Roman philosophers ID: 429201
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The Call of the Gospel – “Shamed” but UnashamedSlide2
Romans 1:1-17Slide3
Longest letter we have from the Ancient WorldSlide4
Longest letters from 2 famous ancient Roman philosophers,
Cicero : 2,500 words
& Seneca : 4,000 wordsSlide5
Longest letters from 2 famous ancient Roman philosophers,
Cicero : 2,500 words
& Seneca : 4,000 words
Apostle Paul’s Romans :
> 7,000 wordsSlide6
“If a man understands this book (of Romans), he has a sure road opened for him for the understanding of the whole Scripture.
” – John CalvinSlide7
What then is Romans all about ?
Why is it so important ?Slide8
Winning photo of Environmental Photographer Of The Year 2011 competition. Taken by Hong Kong-based photographer Chan Kwok Hung. Slide9
Winning photo of Environmental Photographer Of The Year 2011 competition. Taken by Hong Kong-based photographer Chan Kwok Hung.
SinSlide10
GospelSlide11
For all the sins of the world, God has the solution :
Step 1 –
Providing the
Gospel
(the
Cure)
Step 2 –
Giving the
Call
(the means of delivering the Cure)Slide12
Smallpox caused the deaths of between 300 to 500 million people in the 20
th
century alone. Slide13
What is sin ?
Why did Jesus have to die ?
What was achieved through His death ?
How do we get saved from His death ?
What happens after we are saved ? etc Slide14
The importance of Romans can be attributed to the fact that this book provides for us the clearest picture of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
St Augustine
Martin Luther
John WesleySlide15
Dr
Martyn
Lloyd Jones
29
sermons … from Romans 1
350 + sermons
… from Romans
1899 - 1991Slide16
For all the sins of the world, God has the solution :
Step 1 – Providing the
Gospel
(the Cure)
Step 2
–
Giving the
Call
(the means of delivering the Cure)Slide17
“
5
Through Him and for His name’s sake, we received grace and apostleship
to
call
people from among all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.
6
And you also are among those who are
call
ed
to belong to Jesus Christ.
7
To all in Rome who are loved by God and
call
ed
to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.”
– Romans 1:1-17Slide18
3 types of divine callings
What does God call us to do in response to the Gospel ? Slide19
3 types of divine callings
:
What does God call us to do in response to the Gospel ?
Believe
(that Jesus is
God becoming man; believe in His suffering, death, resurrection and Second Coming)
Behave
(in accordance to high moral standards, as we are children of God)
Belong
(to a church, so that we can grow spiritually).Slide20
3 types of divine callings
:
What does God call us to do in response to the Gospel ?
Believe
BELONG
to Jesus Christ
(Romans 1:6
“
6
And you also are among those who are
call
ed
to belong to Jesus Christ
.”) Slide21
3 types of divine callings
:
What does God call us to do in response to the Gospel ?
2. Behave
BE HOLY
(Whole)
(Romans 1:7
“
7
To
all in Rome who are loved by God and
call
ed
to be saints
…)Slide22
2. Behave
BE HOLY
(Whole)
Wholeness
(
God’s Spirit and Word filling every aspect of our lives –
body
,
soul
[
mind, emotions, will
],
spirit
; thereby making us whole) Slide23
2. Behave
BE HOLY
(Whole)
Wholeness
(
God’s Spirit and Word filling every aspect of our lives –
body
,
soul
[
mind, emotions, will
],
spirit
; thereby making us whole)
Our Person
Christian
Holiness
Spirit
Seeks
only after God
Mind
Godly Wisdom/Ideas/Thoughts
Emotions
Godly
Emotions/Feelings
Will
Godly Motives
Body
Godly PurposesSlide24
2. Behave
BE HOLY
(Whole)
Wholeness
(
God’s Spirit and Word filling every aspect of our lives –
body
,
soul
[
mind, emotions, will
],
spirit
; thereby making us whole)
God Himself
(“Be Holy, because I, the Lord your God, am holy” [Leviticus 19:2, Matthew 5:48])Slide25
Behave
BE HOLY
(Whole)
God Himself
(“Be Holy, because I, the Lord your God, am holy” [Leviticus 19:2, Matthew 5:48])
Holiness is more than
morality
– it is
modeling after Christ
Himself. Slide26
3 types of divine callings
:
What does God call us to do in response to the Gospel ?
3. Belong
BE BOLD for Christ
(Romans 1:5
“
5
Through Him and for His name’s sake, we
received grace
and apostleship
to
call
people
from among all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.)Slide27
Prayers for the Christmas Outreach Musical Event (COME) 23
rd
Dec 2012 :
Pray for the preparation that is going into COME and that the Christmas message will come through clearly.
Pray that the Lord will reveal 3 persons whom we can pray for and invite.
Pray that our guests will experience our warmth and welcome.Slide28
What does God call us to do in response to the Gospel ?
Believe
BELONG
to Jesus C ChristSlide29
What does God call us to do in response to the Gospel ?
Behave
BE HOLY
(Whole)Slide30
What does God call us to do in response to the Gospel ?
Belong
BE BOLD
for ChristSlide31
Vaccine discovered in 1796
Wide-spread use since 1840
Why is the disease still able to kill 300 – 500 million people in 20
th
century ?
Dr Edward Jenner
1749 - 1823
Why ? Slide32
Something is
Not WorkingSlide33
God’s calls
not responded
to …Slide34
“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.”
– Romans 1:16Slide35
“I am
not ashamed …
to be an Olympic Medalist.”Slide36
“I am
not ashamed …
to be a Cabinet Minister.”Slide37
“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.”
– Romans 1:16Slide38
“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.”
– Romans 1:16
Because while there is absolutely nothing shameful about the Gospel – people are
shamed
for their connection with the Gospel
. Slide39
“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.”
– Romans 1:16
Because while there is absolutely nothing shameful about the Gospel – people are
shamed
for their connection with the Gospel
. Slide40
God calls the world to
Believe
BELONG
to Jesus Christ
People are
shamed
for responding to the Gospel and belonging to Christ
. Slide41
God calls His People to
Behave
BE HOLY
as God is holy
God’s People are
shamed
for not conforming to the world, for wanting to be like Jesus
. Slide42
“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.”
– Romans 1:16Slide43
God calls His Disciples to
Belong
BE BOLD
in proclaiming the Gospel
God’s Disciples are
shamed
for sharing the Gospel.Slide44
God calls His Disciples to
Belong
BE BOLD
in proclaiming the Gospel
God calls Some of His disciples to be set apart …
“
1
Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus,
called
to be an apostle and
set apart for the gospel
of God”
– Romans 1:1Slide45
“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.”
– Romans 1:16Slide46
“
28
Peter said to him, “We have left everything to follow you!”
29
“I tell you the truth,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields
for Me and the gospel
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will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age
(homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields—and with them, persecutions) and in the age to come, eternal life.”
– Mark 10:28-30Slide47
“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.”
– Romans 1:16