Eager To Preach

Because He Is Ready• Preparing In Prayer– Romans 1:9-10

• Going With A Goal– Romans 1:11-13

• Committed To Christ’s Commission– Romans 1:14-15 (all the world)

• “I Am Not Ashamed of the Gospel”– Not ashamed of the Author– Not ashamed of the message– Not ashamed of the conclusions

Because The Gospel Is A Good & Powerful Message

• A Message Focused On Jesus Christ– “preaching of the gospel of His Son…”

• A Powerful Message of Salvation– “the power of God for salvation”

• A Message Calling For Faith– “To Everyone Who Believes”

• A Message For All People– Vs. 14 & “The Jew First & Also The Greek”

Because The Gospel Is From God

• God’s Revelation To Mankind• 3 Phrases Must Be Clarified By The

Context– “the righteousness of God”– “from faith to faith”– “live by faith”

• It Contains: The Righteousness of God– God’s personal holiness– “a God kind of righteousness”– Romans 9:30-32

Because The Gospel Is From God

• Revelation From Faith to Faith– “From” – a point of origin at which action proceeds.– “to” – the point reached or entered.

• 3 Common Meanings Suggested– Degrees of Faith: from spiritual babe to a mature Christian– Messengers of Faith: from people with faith to people

needing to develop faith.– Theme of Faith: from the faith of the patriarchs to faith in

Jesus.• “For IN it…IS REVEALED…”

– Within the gospel, how is the message developed as it progresses from page to page?

– In the gospel, God’s kind of righteousness is revealed beginning with ______ leading to ______. (Galatians 3:24-25)

• The Primary Meaning Is: Theme of Faith (Romans 4:13-14)

Because The Gospel Is From God

• “Shall Live By Faith”– Shall obtain life, by trusting in God.– Shall trust in God, as a daily manner of

life.

• Original Context: Habakkuk 2:2-4– “…that the one who reads it may run.”

• Primary Meaning: Shall obtain life by trusting in God.– Romans 1:19, Hebrews 10:38-39

Eager To Preach