Rom 16:21-27
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Paul’s Final Greetings
Paul’s Final Greetings
21 Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you; so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen. 22 I Tertius, who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord. 23 Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus, greet you.
Those who have made this letter and my ministry possible
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Pauls Closing Prayer of Praise and Encouragement:
Pauls Closing Prayer of Praise and Encouragement:
It has been a beautiful journey, we are down to the last 3 verses in Romans.
Paul starts and ends many of his letters with a prayer of praise to God and requesting his blessing on the recipients of the letter. Thats what we see in these last 3 verses.
25 Now to him who is able to strengthen you...
Not be strong in your own power and resources but be strengthened
Human leaders often keep their subjects as week as possible in order to stay in power. God does not do that, his greatness is not in jeopardy if he blesses and strengthens His people God strengthens.
Is this a physical strengthening?
No. This strengthening is the for the Ability to live rightly resist temptation and stand firm in trials and persecution.
We are not promised an easy life but we are promised that NOTHING can separate us from the love of God.
How does the world tell us to be strengthened?
Become more attractive
become more fit
become more intelligent
become more confident in yourself
become more independent
Achieve more
Pass others by
keep others down
How does God strengthen us?
The gospel is the power of God which saves us AND it is the power that strengthens us for living life to the Glory of God.
6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
That’s what we see in the next part of Paul’s prayer
25 … according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ,
Paul was devoted to the Gospel.
Paul was devoted to the Gospel.
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.
What is the gospel?
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.
1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
4 We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
as we move on in paul’s prayer he shows us that…
Scripture has always proclaimed the Gospel:
Scripture has always proclaimed the Gospel:
25..., according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages 26 but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations,
How can it be hidden and revealed?
“We are going to do something fun after dinner tonight”
some things were VERY clear, something only became clear during the life and ministry.
AS we have gone through Romans we have seen how all of scripture speaks of Jesus, that a rescuer would come for the jewish people AND the whole world.
The prophets and the Jewish people and the surrounding world didn’t necessarily see what was happening, but God has always had a gospel plan
God has always had a Gospel plan.
God has always had a Gospel plan.
26 …according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith—
Gods sovereign plan from before time began
28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. 29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30 And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.
26 …according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith—
Obedience as a result of faith
He saves us with the intention that we would walk in obedience and bring him Glory and experience the blessings that come with that.
17 If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.
My favorite chapter in the Bible is Psalm 119 and it is FULL of this message.
17 Deal bountifully with your servant, that I may live and keep your word.
34 Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart.
88 In your steadfast love give me life, that I may keep the testimonies of your mouth.
145 With my whole heart I cry; answer me, O Lord! I will keep your statutes. 146 I call to you; save me, that I may observe your testimonies.
The Gospel is always proclaimed, believed and lived for the Glory of God.
The Gospel is always proclaimed, believed and lived for the Glory of God.
27 to the only wise God be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ! Amen.
Do you have a hard time understanding the Glory of God?
Do you feel like you are missing something?
Hearing about the grand canyon - seeing the grand canyon - walking down into the grand canyon.
How do you experience the fullness of friendship?
Parenthood?
Marriage?
18 And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.
So What?
So What?
Have you believed this good news?
Have you believed this good news?
What will you do this week to experience the Glory of God?
What will you do this week to experience the Glory of God?
4 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6 And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
