I. Appreciating the Context
A. Paul
B. Time and Place – Corinth, 3rd Missionary Journey, winter 56-57.
C. His Audience – the Church at Rome
· The City
· The Church
· It’s Pastor
D. His Message (1:16-17)
II. Appreciating the Significance
· Early Church Fathers
· Origen (185 -254)
· Augustine (354-430)
· William Tyndale (1494-1536)
· Martin Luther (1483-1546)
· John Calvin (1509-1564)
· John Wesley (1703-1791)
· Simon Greenleaf (1783-1853)
· Donald Grey Barnhouse (1895-1960)
III. Appreciating “The Gospel”
A. Recognizing “the Gospel” (v. 1-7)
· Its Relationship to Paul’s Life (v. 1)
· Its Relationship to God’s Plan (v. 2-5)
· Its Relationship to Believers (v. 6-7)
B. Proclaiming “the Gospel” (v. 8-15)
· The Power of the Gospel (v. 8)
· The Personal Nature of the Gospel (v. 9-10)
· The Pervasiveness of the Gospel (v.11-15)
C. Explaining the Gospel (v. 16-17)
· What does it mean?
· What is it?
· What does it do?
IV. Applying “the Gospel”
