The Mission of the Letter, Part 2

FCC Vision Statement: Building on Exposition, Centering on Christ, Dying in Community, Serving on Mission

Romans 1:5-7

5 through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, 6 including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ,
7 To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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The Mission of the Letter, Part 2— Pastor Lonnie D. Bell, Jr.
Romans 1:5-7
Sermon Series: Romans (7th sermon)
April 26, 2020

DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1.   How do these verses remind us that ministry is about people? How can this be overlooked in practice?
2.   What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you think “Christian”? How does Paul summarize it?
3.   What does it mean to say that God’s love for us is before time, in the fullness of time, and in our time?
4.   Why is it unbiblical to refer to only some Christians as “saints”?
5.   What does the greeting “grace and peace” entail?
6.   How does this passage encourage us to focus on God’s initiative and acts when we think or talk about who we are as Christians?

References: Romans 1:13; 8:30; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20; Ephesians 1:4-5; Galatians 4:4; John 3:16; Ephesians 2:4-5; 1:6; 1 Peter 2:9-10; Romans 5:1, 2; Psalm 145.

The Mission of the Letter, Part 1

Romans 1:5-7

FCC Vision Statement: Building on Exposition, Centering on Christ, Dying in Community, Serving on Mission

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The Mission of the Letter, Part 1— Pastor Lonnie D. Bell, Jr.
Romans 1:5-7
Sermon Series: Romans (6th sermon)
April 19, 2020

DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1.   How does it change your mindset when you view your own service or ministry as a gracious gift to you from God?
2.    What does it mean to say that if we’re not doing something through Christ, we’re not doing it for God?
3.   What does Paul mean when he refers to “the obedience of faith”? How does this deepen our understanding of salvation?
4.   How can we trace the mission of God all the way back to Genesis? Why should it eradicate all racism?
5.   What do the immediate and ultimate aims of God’s mission teach us about evangelism?

References: 1 Corinthians 15:10; 1 Timothy 1:13-15; Romans 12:3; 15:15; 2 Corinthians 12:9; John 15:5; Romans 16:26; 10:16; 11:23, 30; 6:15-18; 11:13; 15:18; Genesis 12:3; 49:10; Isaiah 49:6; Daniel 7:14; Philippians 2:9-11.

The Man behind the Letter, Part 1

FCC Vision Statement: Building on Exposition, Centering on Christ, Dying in Community, Serving on Mission

Romans 1:1

1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,

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The Man behind the Letter, Part 1 — Pastor Lonnie D. Bell, Jr.
Romans 1:1
Sermon Series: Romans (1st sermon)
March 1, 2020

DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1.   How have you viewed Romans in the past? Discuss its significance in Christian history.
2.   Summarize the background of Romans. What are some questions you have about this letter as we begin this series?
3.   How does Paul’s conversion serve as evidence for the veracity of Christianity? What does it say about God’s character/attributes?
4.   What does it look like in practice to live as a “servant/slave of Christ Jesus”? Is this the first thing you would say about yourself?
5.   What does it mean to say that this slavery is not tyranny but redemption?
6.   How does this self-designation as “servant/slave of Christ Jesus” point us back to the Old Testament? What does it say about Paul’s role?

References: Acts 20:1-7; 2:10; 7:58; 13:9; Galatians 1:13-14; Philippians 3:4-6; Acts 9:4, 15; Romans 11:13; 15:16; 1 Corinthians 7:23; Acts 20:28; Matthew 8:9; Romans 6:16; Galatians 1:10; John 15:15; Philippians 2:7; Matthew 20:28