I. PAUL’S PRAISE, PRAYER AND PURPOSE |
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VERSES 1:8-12 |
A. Paul’s Praise: |
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1. The Action: |
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, |
(8a) |
2. The Reason: |
because your faith is being proclaimed throughout the whole world. |
(8b) |
B. Paul’s Prayer: |
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1. The Witness: |
For God, whom I serve in my spirit in the preaching of the gospel of His Son, is my witness |
(9a) |
2. The Prayers: |
as to how unceasingly I make mention of you, always in my prayers making request, |
(9b-10a) |
3. The Reason: |
if perhaps now at last by the will of God I may succeed in coming to you. |
(10b) |
C. Paul’s Purpose: |
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1. The Desire: |
For I long to see you |
(11a) |
2. The Reason: |
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a. Initial: |
so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, |
(11b) |
b. Final: |
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(1) For Them: |
that you may be established; |
(11c) |
(2) For Himself: |
that is, that I may be encouraged together with you while among you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine. |
(12) |
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II. PAUL’S PRIOR AND PRESENT PLANS |
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VERSES 1:13-17 |
A. Paul’s Prior Plans: |
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1. The Plan: |
I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that often I have planned to come to you |
(13a) |
2. The Hindrance: |
(and have been prevented so far) |
(13b) |
3. The Reason: |
so that I may obtain some fruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles. |
(13c) |
B. Paul’s Present Desire: |
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1. The Debt: |
I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. |
(14) |
2. The Desire: |
So, for my part, I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome. |
(15) |
3. The Attitude: |
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a. The Statement: |
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, |
(16a) |
b. The Explanation: |
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(1) First: |
for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. |
(16b) |
(2) Second: |
For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; |
(17a) |
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as it is written
“BUT THE RIGHTEOUS man SHALL LIVE BY FAITH.” (Habakkuk 2:4) |
(17b) |