The Power of the Gospel | A Sermon from Romans 1:1-17 for Easter 5

A Tall Order

Three Questions:

1. Who is Paul?

2. Why did he write

this letter?

3. WHO CARES?

Saved from what?

Who is Paul?

“and Saul approved of

their killing him.”

Acts 8:1

The Stoning of

Stephen

Saul

(Paul)

Saul’s

Conversion(Acts 9:1-30)

Two Weeks Ago…

Last Week…

After this Paul left

Athens and went to

Corinth. There he found

a Jew named Aquila, a

native of Pontus, who

had recently come from

Italy with his wife

Priscilla, because

Claudius had ordered

all Jews to leave

Rome. Paul went to see

them, and, because he

was of the same trade,

he stayed with them,

and they worked

together—by trade they

were tentmakers.

Acts 18:1–3

(NRSV)

Why Did He Write

this Letter?

ABRAHAM’S

FAMILY

GENTILES

GENTILES

GENTILES

GENTILES

GENTILES

GENTILES

GENTILES

GENTILES

GENTILES

GENTILES

GENTILES

GENTILES

Romans 1-4

Chapter 1: The Gentiles have turned to IDOLS

Chapter 2: The Jews have turned to SELF-

RIGHTEOUSNESS

Chapter 3: EVERYONE is EQUAL and in need

of SALVATION

Chapter 4: It’s all about FAITH, like Abraham

GENTILES

GENTILES

GENTILESGENTILES

GENTILES

GENTILES

The

GOSPEL

Saved from what?

Saved from…

My Bondage…

“I don’t deserve

God’s love”

“those”

people

“those”

people

“those”

people

“those”

people

“those”

people

“those”

peopleSaved from…

YOU

YOU

YOU YOU

YOU

YOU

The

GOSPEL