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Sunday
Morning: August 8, 2004
Text: Romans 1:1-7 "Paul, a
servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the
gospel of God, 2. (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the
holy scriptures,) 3. Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was
made of the seed of David according to the flesh; 4. And declared to
be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the
resurrection from the dead: 5. By whom we have received grace and
apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name: 6. Among
whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ: 7. To all that be in Rome,
beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our
Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ."
GOSPEL OF GOD
Romans 1:1 "Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an
apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,"
GOSPEL OF HIS SON
Romans 1:9 "For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel
of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my
prayers;"
GOSPEL OF CHRIST
Romans 1:16 "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it
is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew
first, and also to the Greek."
GOSPEL OF PEACE
Romans
10:15 "And how shall they preach,
except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that
preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!"
MY GOSPEL
Romans 16:25 "Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my
gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation
of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,"
PAUL
Romans
1:1 "Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ,
called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,”
CALLING WITH A PURPOSE
Romans
8:28-30 "And we know that all things work together
for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his
purpose. 29. For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate
to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among
many brethren. 30. Moreover whom he did predestinate,
them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified:
and whom he justified, them he also glorified."
PAUL’S CREDENTIALS
Acts
22:3 "I am verily a man which am a Jew,
born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this
city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught
according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous
toward God, as ye all are this day."
PAUL WAS JUST
Philippians
3:5-6 "Circumcised the eighth day, of
the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the
Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; 6. Concerning zeal,
persecuting the church; touching the righteousness
which is in the law, blameless."
PAUL’S ZEAL
Acts
22:4-5 "And I persecuted this [the]
way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons
both men and women. 5. As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and
all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren,
and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto
Jerusalem, for to be punished."
SAUL PERSECUTED THE CHURCH
Acts
8:3 "As for Saul, he made havock of the
church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them
to prison."
EXCEEDING ZEAL FOR TRADITION
Galatians
1:13-14 "For ye have heard of my conversation
in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted
the church of God, and wasted it: 14. And profited
in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly
zealous of the traditions of my fathers."
SAUL PERSECUTED JESUS
Acts
22:6-8 "And it came to pass, that, as I made
my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from
heaven a great light round about me. 7. And I fell unto the ground,
and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou
me? 8. And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I
am Jesus . . . , whom thou persecutest."
PAUL ACKNOWLEDGE HIM AS LORD
Acts
22:10 "And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And
the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told
thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do."
GOD USED ANANIAS
Acts
22:12-15 "And one Ananias, a devout man
according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,
13. Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy
sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him. 14. And he said, The God
of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see
that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth. 15. For thou
shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard."
CALLED BY THE GRACE OF GOD
Galatians
1:15-17 "But when it pleased God, who separated
me (to this calling) from my mother's womb, and called me
by his grace, 16. To reveal his Son
in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not
with flesh and blood: 17. Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which
were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto
Damascus."
GOD USED BARNABAS
Acts
9:27 "But Barnabas took him, and brought him
to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in
the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at
Damascus in the name of Jesus."
BARNABAS USED AGAIN
Acts
11:25 "Then departed Barnabas to
Tarsus, for to seek Saul:"
BARNABAS AND SAUL
Acts
13:1-2 "Now there were in the church that was
at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that
was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up
with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2. As they ministered to the
Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for
the work whereunto I have called them."
HIS WORKMANSHIP
Ephesians
2:10 "For we are his workmanship, created
in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained
that we should walk in them."
THE LORD HAS A PLAN FOR US
Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the thoughts that I think toward
you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you
an expected end."