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Wrapping Up Romans

Wrapping Up Romans

10/04/2020 - Dave Riddle

Key Passage: Romans 16:25-27

Now to him... be the glory forever! Amen.

  • Romans 16:25, 27

  • Glory = doxa (δόξα)

 Him who is able to strengthen you...

  • Romans 16:25

  • dynamos (δύναμαι)= able. to be able, have power whether by virtue of one's own ability and resources, or of a state of mind, or through favourable circumstances, or by permission of law or custom

  • stērizō (στηρίζω) = strengthen. To set fast. To turn resolutely in a certain direction. 

Good News

  • Romans 16:25

  • euangelion (εὐαγγέλιον) = a good message. Good news!

Divine Revelation 

  • Romans 16:25-26

  • A secret or mystery revealed. Something that had been kept hidden.

  • Ours eyes have been opened to the truth of Jesus.

Divine Mandate

  • Romans 16:26

  • epitagē (ἐπιταγὴν) - an injunction , decree, command or mandate. By implication, authoritativeness.

...to the only wise God

  • Romans 16:27

  • We have no shortage of access to facts and opinions.

    • God is the only one who is wise.

  • sophos (σοφῷ) - Wise. To have skill or expertise. To best form plans and use the best means for their actual execution. 

How do we walk more deeply in this truth?

  • Understand his word better

  • Live empowered by the power of the Holy Spirit.

  • Walk together in community and unity. 

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Out (Our World)

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A Family on Mission - Out (Our World)

Dave Riddle - 06/30/19

Key Passage: Matthew 9:35-38

A Quick Review

  1. One Calling

    • Help people follow Jesus together

  2. Two Commandments

    • Love God, Love Others

      • Mark 12:28-31

  3. Three Dimensions

    • Up, In, Out

Living on Mission like Jesus

He went.

  • Matthew 9:35 - “Jesus continued going...”

    • Teaching

      • didaskō (Greek: διδάσκω) - teaching with the purpose of transformation.

    • Gospelling

      • kēryssō euaggelion basileia (Greek: κηρύσσω ευαγγελιον βασιλεα) - preaching the good news of the Kingdom.

    • Healing

      • Jesus understood that people needed healing and he provided it.

He Noticed.

  • Matthew 9:36 - “when he saw the crowds...”

    • He didn’t overlook them or look past them. He saw them.

He felt.

  • Compassion

    • Matthew 9:36

    • splagchnizomai (Greek: σπλαγχνίζομαι) - to be moved as to one's bowels, hence to be moved with compassion, have compassion (for the bowels were thought to be the seat of love and pity)

He Explained

  • Matthew 9:37

    • The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few

Our Response

We Embody Jesus

  • Luke 6:40

  • We want to be like Him.

We Proclaim

  • Acts 1:8

  • Witnesses for Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit

Two Outcomes

  1. Redemption

    • Ephesians 1:7

  2. Restoration

    • We can make a difference in a world of chaos.

The most important thing to remember is how desperately God loves you.

  • The world is full of individuals that God loves individually.

  • Do we see the world through God’s eyes or do we see faceless/nameless masses?