Sep. 29, 2024

“Gospel Power”
Romans 1:16-17
Central Idea: The gospel is the power that brings everyone who
believes salvation.
I. Grammer for Romans 1:16-17
• “for” is a term of ___________________
II. Paul is unashamed of the gospel (16a)
Another way of saying: I am so __________ of the gospel.
III. The gospel message (16b)
“for it is” — the “it” = the ____________
“gospel” = “_________ _________”
• 1. _____________ - “It is the power.” = The gospel never fails
because it isn’t powerful enough.
• 2. _________ - “It is the power of God.” The gospel is the power
of God to do those very things that human beings ________ do.
• 3. ______________ - “It is the power of God for salvation.”
“salvation” = _________________
Deliverance from what?
• From the _________ of sin; From the _________ of sin;
From the very _________ of sin.
• 4. _______________ - “It is the power of God for salvation to
“everyone…. to the Jew first and also to the Greek.”
everyone = no ______________. Jews & Greeks = all ________
• 5. ________________ — “It is the power of God for salvation to
everyone who believes”
The gospel is only _____________ in those who believe it.
Either a person does or does not do so.
IV. The gospel reveals God’s righteousness (17)
“it” = is again the _________
“righteousness” = _________, _________, _________, _________
• God is _______________
• God _________ righteousness
• God ____________ righteousness
It is the __________ that provides the righteousness that you
don’t have, but that God demands.
“from faith to faith” — it is faith and ____________ but faith
• It is this faith that puts us into a ______ relationship with God.
• This righteousness is ___________ by faith.
Habakkuk 2:4
It has ________ been by faith.
Application:
1. Do I _________ with Paul - “I am not ashamed of the gospel”?
It is absolutely without _________.
________ it — the more we share the gospel the more we will not
be ashamed of the gospel.
2. Have you ____________ the gospel?
This is the only message that brings you right standing with
_______.