Good News You Can Trust!

Who’s Your 1 ?

Steve Gallimore | pastorsteve@tvcc.us
April 7, 2019

Romans 1:14–17

Two life changing questions:
• Who are

, Lord?
• What would you

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me do?

1 Imitate me, as I also imitate Christ. 1 Corinthians 11:1 (CSB)

If I am to imitate Paul, and thus Christ, I must know…

1 . I am under

.

14 I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. Romans 1:14 (ESV)

Paul was in debt…
• To

“…a slave of Christ Jesus…” v1

• To past

“…your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.” v8

• To present

“…to Greeks and barbarians…wise and foolish.” v14

2 . I am

to go.

15 So I am eager to come to you in Rome, too, to preach the Good News (εὐαγγελίζω = Gospel). V15

10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you εὐαγγελίζω of great joy that will be for all the people. Luke 2:10 (ESV)

1 And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. 2 For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 1 Corinthians 2:1-2 (ESV)

3 . I am not

.

16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel… Romans 1:16

Tim Keller says there are 4 reasons modern Christians feel ashamed of the gospel:
• It tells us we’re such spiritual

.
• It tells us that we’re so

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that only the death of Jesus could save us.
• It teaches us that all so-called good,

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people will not automatically make it to heaven.
• It tells us that our salvation was accomplished by Jesus’

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and

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.

16 … it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. Romans 1:16 (ESV)

18 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18 (ESV)

If anyone believes they’re

, they’ve never tried to be

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.

The opposite of “ashamed of the gospel” is not “proud to be a Christian,” but

to

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.

“But who do I talk to?”

Things to look and listen for in order to begin a conversation about the Good News with either friends or strangers:

• People in

• People in

• People in

• People in

12 Anyone who wants to live all out for Christ is in for a lot of trouble; there’s no getting around it. 2 Timothy 3:12 (MSG)

Next Week: A practical lesson and guide for sharing the Good News!