Whatever It Takes, Pt. 6
1 Corinthians 9:16, Romans 1:14-16; 10:14-16
May 16, 2021
1 Corinthians 9:16,* For when I preach the gospel, I cannot boast, since I am compelled to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!*
Romans 1:14, I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. 15 That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome. 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.
Four Great “I Am’s” of Paul:
1) Paul Was
1 Corinthians 9:16, For when I preach the gospel, I cannot boast, since I am compelled to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!
• We Are
2) Paul Was
Romans 1:14, I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish.
• We Have a
3) Paul Was
Romans 1:15, That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.
• We
4) Paul Was
Romans 1:16, For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.
• We Are
Romans 10:14, How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? 15 And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
Philippians 1:15, It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill. 16 The latter do so out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. 17 The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains. 18 But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice.