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The demonstrations of your affection are such, the beautiful mottoes of the letter so cordially expressed, that they oblige me for ever to honour, love, and serve you sincerely…”

King Henry VIII toAnne Boleyn

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My Dear Fellow Clergymen:While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities "unwise and untimely.“

Martin Luther KingBirmingham Jail

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“Romans is worthy, not only that every Christian should know it,

word for word, by heart, but occupy himself with it everyday, as the

daily bread of the soul. It can never be read or pondered too much, and the more it is dealt with the more

precious it becomes, and the better it tastes.”

Martin Luther

man’s DEFIANCE

God’s KINDNESS

God’s FAITHFULNESS

God’s MAJESTY

God’s CHARACTER

God’s FAMILY

Life’s Greatest Mission

Romans 1:1-17

Who are you?

“This letter is from Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus,

chosen by God to be an apostle and sent out to

preach his Good News.” (Romans 1:1, NLT)

“This letter is from Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus,

chosen by God to be an apostle and sent out to preach his Good News.”

(Romans 1:1, NLT)

“slave of Christ Jesus”“chosen by God

“Apostle”“sent out to preach”

What is your life’s message?

“God promised this Good News long ago through his prophets in the holy Scriptures…God has

given us the privilege and authority as apostles to tell

Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them, so that they

will believe and obey him, bringing glory to his name.”

(Romans 1:2,5, NLT)

“God promised this Good News long ago through his prophets in

the holy Scriptures…God has given us the privilege and authority as

apostles to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has

done for them, so that they will believe and obey him, bringing

glory to his name.” (Romans 1:2,5, NLT)

“The Good News”Tell the outsider God has opened

the door for them

“The Good News is about his Son. In his earthly life he was born into King David’s family line, and he was shown to be the Son of God when he was raised from the dead by the

power of the Holy Spirit. He is Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 1:3–4, NLT)

“The Good News is about his Son. In his earthly life he was

born into King David’s family line, and he was shown to be the Son of God when he was raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit. He is

Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 1:3–4, NLT)

“Jesus”“born of David’s family line”“shown to be God’s Son …

when he was raised…by the power of the Spirit”

“Our Lord”

What do you want those you love to experience?

“And you are included among those Gentiles who have been

called to belong to Jesus Christ. I am writing to all of

you in Rome who are loved by God and are called to be his

own holy people.” (Romans 1:6–7, NLT)

“And you are included among those Gentiles who have been

called to belong to Jesus Christ. I am writing to all of you in Rome who are loved by God and are

called to be his own holy people.”

(Romans 1:6–7, NLT)

“Included”“Called to belong…to be his own”

“Loved”

What motivates you?

“For I have a great sense of obligation to people in both the civilized world

and the rest of the world, to the educated and uneducated alike,” (Romans 1:14-16)

“For I have a great sense of obligation to people in both

the civilized world and the rest of the world, to the

educated and uneducated alike,”

(Romans 1:14, NLT)

Romans 1:14–16 (NLT

15 So I am eager to come to you in Rome, too, to

preach the Good News.

Romans 1:14–16 (NLT

15 So I am eager to come to you in Rome, too, to preach

the Good News.

Romans 1:14–16 (NLT16 For I am not ashamed of

this Good News about Christ. It is the power of

God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the

Gentile.

Romans 1:14–16 (NLT

16 For I am not ashamed of this Good News about

Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving

everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile.

“This Good News tells us how God makes us right in

his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the

Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a

righteous person has life.”” (Romans 1:17, NLT)

“This Good News tells us how God makes us right in

his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the

Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a

righteous person has life.”” (Romans 1:17, NLT)

“Obligated”“Eager”

“Not ashamed”

IdentityMessage

ExperienceMotivation