Where Does This Journey End? | The Romans Road | Randy Frazee
Note: After today you will need to bring your Bible or Bible App. Pastor Randy teaches from the New International Version.
1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God— 2 the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures 3 regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life was a descendant of David, 4 and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord. 5 Through him we received grace and apostleship to call all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith for his name’s sake. 6 And you also are among those Gentiles who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.
7 To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be his holy people:
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world. 9 God, whom I serve in my spirit in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you 10 in my prayers at all times; and I pray that now at last by God’s will the way may be opened for me to come to you.
11 I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong— 12 that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith. 13 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that I planned many times to come to you (but have been prevented from doing so until now) in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.
14 I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. 15 That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. 17 For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
Date: AD 57
Author: Paul (1-6)
Recipients: The Church in Rome (7-15)
Purpose: To take us on a journey to discover the path to God (16-17)
Four Mile-Makers:
Where I stand with God?
How do I become a Christian?
How do I grow?
What is my purpose?
Three Commitments
Commit to coming each week with a Bible
Commit to a small group
Commit to taking a next step
Going Deeper
1. Where would place yourself on the spiritual journey? Explain why?
Exploring Christ – “I believe in God, but I am not sure about Christ. My faith is not a significant part of my life.”
Growing in Christ – “I believe in Jesus and am working on what it means to get to know him.”
Close to Christ – “I feel close to Christ and depend on him for guidance.”
Christ-centered – “My relationship with Jesus is the most important relationship in my life. It guides everything I do.”
2. What do you think it is going to take for you to go to the next level?
3. The vision of the church is for all people to be united in Christ. Why was this a struggle then and why is it a struggle today? What is one action item you would recommend to solve this problem?