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Next to Jesus Christ there was no man that made a greater impact on the word besides the apostle Paul.
He wrote most of the New Testament, he established the first churches in the Roman Empire.
He was a great man of God.
Tonight we're going to get an insight into this man's life, what it takes to make an impact on people, on the world.
The first seventeen verses in the book of Romans are really an autobiography.
Paul talks about himself.
He speaks in the first person, he shares his heart, he exposes his life.
Tonight we're going to look at Paul: the man, his message, his ministry, his motivation (because he serves as a model for us).
Paul - The Man
Paul says three things about himself.
1.
A Servant
Everyone is a servant… to something or someone.
Who are you a servant to?
Everyone has a master.
It may be someone or something, but everyone is serving something or someone.
Paul changed masters.
He had been a slave to legalism and sin, now he gladly served Jesus…
2. An Apostle
You are called to serve the Lord and to use your gifts in ministry.
If you are not serving the Lord you are AWOL because we are all called into service.
You may not be called to be an apostle, or a pastor, but you are called to minister.
And you are called to do something with your gifts and talent.s
3. Set Apart for the Gospel
Set apart means you have been streamlined for the Gospel.
It narrows your purpose.
You are set apart specialize in the Gospel.
Paul’s Message
Paul’s message is the Gospel.
Gospel means Good News.
Any good news is gospel.
The Gospel of Jesus is really good news.
Paul says several things about the Gospel.
1. Paul says the Gospel is promised.
God promised long ago that Jesus was coming.
IN Luke, Jesus is talking to a couple of guys after his resurrection and shares the scriptures about himself.
The Gospel didn't start in the New Testament.
Moses preached the Gospel.
David preached the Gospel.
Abraham preached the Gospel.
All through the Old Testament we see this good news.
We see it through signs, sacrifice, symbols, promises of God, predictions.
The Old Testament says one thing, "He's coming...he's coming... he's coming..." First, back in Genesis, it's kind of veiled and vague but then you start seeing symbols and types and illustrations.
As it gets closer and closer to the time of the Messiah, it gets more and more specific.
Paul says that the first thing we can say about the gospel is it's promised in the Bible.
2. Paul said the Gospel is a person… Jesus Christ.
It’s about Jesus.
The Gospel is about Jesus.
If you take Buddha out of Buddhism, you still have a good philosophy.
If you take Mohammed out of Islam, you still have a lot of rules to follow.
If you take Jesus out of Christianity, it falls apart.
Christianity is based on a relationship with Jesus.
Jesus was an actual human being.
He was a descendant of David.
There are 2 genealogies about Jesus… one in Matthew 1 and the other in Luke 3. One is of Joseph and the other is Mary.
Jesus was a real man, not part God and part human.
100% both.
If he hit his thumb with a hammer, it hurt.
If he cut himself, he bled.
If Jesus Christ had not been a whole human being He couldn't be an example for us.
He couldn't die for us because He took a man's place.
He couldn't experience the suffering we experience.
He couldn't comfort us because he wouldn't know what it was like.
But because He was 100% human, He went through what we went through and we can come to Him and say, "God, I'm struggling today" and He understands.
He was 100% human.
He had real hurts and actually died.
Jesus was not only human, but he was 100% God…
The resurrection proves Jesus was God.
3. Paul says the Gospel is about Grace.
What dies Grace mean?
God’s Riches at Christ Expense.
God doesn’t give us what we deserve, he gives us what we need… Grace.
The Gospel is the good news of Grace.
4. Paul said the Gospel is for the Whole World.
Paul stated the Gospel is not just for the Jews, but for everyone.
Paul’s Ministry
In the next few verses, verses 7 and following, we see Paul's relationship to the Romans.
The Bible says that not one word is in the Scripture by accident and that it's all profitable for doctrine, reproof, correction, instruction in righteousness.
So we can learn from Paul's model here a lot about his relationship to the Romans about how we are to have a ministry.
If you want to know how to have a ministry, key into these next few verses.
Grace and Peace was a common phrase.
Grace means to rejoice, and peace means Shalom.
When you have grace you will have peace.
Paul begins with a compliment.
If you want to influence people, develop a ministry of encouraging… be an affirmer.
You build people by lifting them with a word of gratitude.
Paul was a master at this.
Be an affirmer and an encourager.
Let your words build people up not tear them down.
You build people up and it brings out the best in them.
There were Christians in Rome, even through Paul did not start the church there.
Peter did not start the church there either because there's no mention of it in the Bible and no reputable church history that states it either, although some people believe it.
What probably happened is that some of the converts of Paul moved to Rome.
Priscilla and Aquilla got there.
We know that others that Paul knew were there from the last chapter of this book.
They started a church and it began to grow.
They met in the catacombs but soon there were Christians throughout the great empire city of Rome.
There were Christians even in Caesar's palace.
Paul said, "I thank God for you.
Notice the reputation of this church, "... because your faith is being reported all over the world."
The Christians in Rome had a world famous faith.
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