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| Rev. Canon George Sinclair |
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(Podcast of CFRA broadcast on Sunday, October 25th, 2015)
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Broadcast Notes:
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'The Gospel is about a person'
Romans
1: 1-17 (ESV)
Greeting
1 Paul, a servant[a] 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[b] according to the flesh 4 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 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.
Longing to Go to Rome
8 First,
I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is
proclaimed in all the world. 9 For God is my witness, whom I
serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I mention
you 10 always in my prayers, asking that somehow by God's will
I may now at last succeed in coming to you. 11 For I long to
see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you— 12 that
is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and
mine. 13 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers,[c] that I have often intended to come to
you (but thus far have been prevented), in order that I may reap some harvest
among you as well as among the rest of the Gentiles. 14 I am
under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians,[d] both to the wise and to the foolish. 15 So
I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome.
The Righteous Shall
Live by Faith
16 For
I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to
everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17 For
in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith,[e] as it is written, “The righteous shall
live by faith.”[f]
Footnotes:
a.
Romans 1:1 Or
slave (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see
Preface)
b.
Romans 1:3 Or
who came from the offspring of David
c.
Romans 1:13
Or brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi
(translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage,
depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both
men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God's family, the
church
d.
Romans 1:14
That is, non-Greeks
e.
Romans 1:17
Or beginning and ending in faith
f.
Romans 1:17
Or The one who by faith is righteous shall live
BROADCAST NOTES:
This radio talk was first given as a much longer sermon at Church of the Messiah where I serve as Pastor. It was part of a sermon series through the book of Romans entitled, "Grace Shaped Life".
This radio talk was first given as a much longer sermon at Church of the Messiah where I serve as Pastor. It was part of a sermon series through the book of Romans entitled, "Grace Shaped Life".
1. The Gospel is good
NEWS from God to ordinary people.
2. The good NEWS
from God is about a person - Jesus - the
Messiah and Lord.
3. The good NEWS
from God is authenticated by the witness of the Holy Spirit and by the
resurrection of Jesus.
4. The Gospel is the
power of God which justifies, sanctifies and glorifies all who believe in
Jesus.
"For I am not ashamed of the
gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to
the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in the gospel the righteousness of God
is revealed from faith to faith, as it is written, "The righteous shall
live by faith."" Romans 1: 16-17
Prayer:
Father, Just bless people for this
show. Turn our hearts to Jesus. Turn our hearts to Romans 1: 16-17. Turn our
hearts to you.
Make us disciples of Jesus, gripped
by the Gospel, to live for your Glory.
Rev.
Canon George Sinclair
Church of the Messiah
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