1. Where Is The Hope? Romans 1:1-7
Grace Community Church
10/8/2006

2. Romans 1:16-17 Memory Verse for 10/15
16I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.
17For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”

3. Romans 1:7
7To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints:
Do you believe you are loved by God?
If we believe, should we become saints?
Matthew 5:17-27 and 48
John 14:21
Our attempts to behave like saints are often nothing more than whistling in the dark…

4. Romans 1:1
1Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God…

5. Romans 1:2-4
2the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures 3regarding his Son, who as to his human nature was a descendant of David, 4and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.

6. Romans 1:5-6 Do you belong to Christ?
5Through him and for his name’s sake, we received grace and apostleship to call people from among all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith. 6And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.
Do you belong to Christ?

7. 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
23For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, 24and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 25In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.