Main Point: We should embrace the gospel message of salvation for sinners as the ultimate expression of the righteousness and power of God.

Outline:

1. The Temptation to be Ashamed of the Gospel (1:15-16a)

2. The God Whose Gospel Saves (1:16b)

3. The Gospel Comes By Faith (1:17)

Main Point: God’s people do not save each other – that is the work of Christ alone – but we are meant to minister to each other, and to build each other up in the good news of Christ.

Outline:

1. Christians Are Not Islands (1:8-10a)

2. Christians Need Proximity (1:10b-12)

3. Christians Care About Each Other’s Spiritual Health (1:13)

Main Point: The people of Rome (and all of us!) need the grace and peace that God gives through the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Outline:

1. Romans

2. Called Saints

3. Beloved of God

Main Point: The Gospel was promised before the coming of Christ, and centers around God’s son, who is the source of all the grace that God’s people enjoy.

Outline:

1. The Gospel was Promised Beforehand (v. 2)

2. The Gospel Concerns God’s Son (v. 3-4)

3. The Gospel Delivers Grace and Holiness (v. 5)

Main Point: The author of the letter to the Romans was a devoted Hebrew whose life was changed when Jesus called him to be his slave whose whole life meant being set apart for the Gospel of Jesus.

Outline:

1. Paul…

2. …Slave of Jesus, called to be an Apostle…

3. …Set Apart For the Gospel