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1From Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus. God chose me to be an apostle, and he appointed me to preach the good news 2that he promised long ago by what his prophets said in the Holy Scriptures. 3-4This good news is about his Son, our Lord Jesus Christ! As a human, he was from the family of David. But the Holy Spirit proved that Jesus is the powerful Son of God, because he was raised from death. 5Jesus was kind to me and chose me to be an apostle, so that people of all nations would obey and have faith. 6You are some of those people chosen by Jesus Christ. 7This letter is to all of you in Rome. God loves you and has chosen you to be his very own people. I pray that God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ will be kind to you and will bless you with peace!

Romans 1:1–7 (CEV)

➜ What does it tell us about the Romans?

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letter while he was visiting the church at Corinth. Find and circle Corinth on the map.

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➜ What does the beginning of the letter

tell us about Paul?

➜ What does it tell us about the

‘good news’?

➜ Who is the good news for?

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LESSON 11Romans 1:1–17L:11

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To: Church in RomeFrom: Paul the Apostle

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