Peter Barnes | Romans 15:19b-21
SERMON NOTES
PAUL’S AMBITIONS AS AN APOSTOLIC MISSIONARY
(Romans 15:19b-21)
Paul’s stays at Ephesus (Acts 20:31) and Corinth (Acts 18:11) were exceptional. He usually pressed on.
1. Paul sought to extend Christ’s kingdom.
– 15:19b; from Jerusalem (Acts 9:28) to Illyricum (around modern Albania, north …
Peter Barnes | Romans 15:17-19a
SERMON NOTES
CHRIST’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN PAUL
(Romans 15:17-19a)
– based on Rom.15:16
1. Paul boasts of Christ’s work through him.
– 15:17-18a
– Paul glories in the cross (Gal.6:14) – like Isaac Watts!
– but the principle is extended in 1 Cor.1:30-31; 2 Cor.10:16-17
– …
Peter Barnes | Romans 15:14-16
SERMON NOTES
PAUL AS PASTOR AND PRIEST
(Romans 15:14-16)
1. The ministry of encouragement.
– 15:14; this is not simply aiming to get the Romans to do right, nor is it flattery
– Paul could be critical – 1 Cor.3:1; Gal.3:1
– the Romans are …
Peter Barnes | Romans 15:8-12
SERMON NOTES
TRUTH AND MERCY TO JEW AND GENTILE
(Romans 15:8-12)
– this section would support the view that the Jew-Gentile distinction plays at least some part behind what Paul says in Romans 14-15 (although vegetarianism and wine do not fit this well).
1. Truth …
Peter Barnes | Romans 15:5-7
SERMON NOTES
UNITY TO GOD’S GLORY
(Romans 15:5-7)
1. Unity glorifies God.
– 15:5-7; see Phil.3:15-16 for how far Paul is prepared to go
– unity is not uniformity, for then Romans 14-15 would not need to have been written. Act of Uniformity in 1662 …
Peter Barnes | Jeremiah 6:14
SERMON NOTES
SIN IS NO LIGHT MATTER
Romans 5:1-11; Jeremiah 6:14
– many believe that there is nothing much wrong with people.
1. False prophets make the wrong diagnosis.
– 6:13-14; they heal the wound lightly, thinking it is only superficial; Jeremiah 5 says that …
Peter Barnes | Romans 15:4
SERMON NOTES
THE PURPOSE OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
(Romans 15:4)
– Paul is explaining how he can appeal to Ps.69:9 in Rom.15:3.
1. The Old Testament is for instruction.
– 1 Cor.10:11; Paul expected the Greek Corinthians to know Numbers 25
2. The Old Testament …
Peter Barnes | Romans 15:1-3
SERMON NOTES
PLEASING OTHERS AS CHRIST DID
(Romans 15:1-3)
– God as judge (14:10-12); living and dying in Christ (14:7-8); putting first things first (14:17).
1. The strong are to carry the weak.
– 15:1; not in the sense of ‘put up with’ but carry …
Peter Barnes | Romans 14:22-23
SERMON NOTES
WHATEVER IS NOT OF FAITH IS SIN
(Romans 14:22-23)
– speaks to the strong in verse 22 and the weak in verse 23
1. Better to be quiet than aggressive.
– 14:22a; at times it is better to keep your strong faith to …
Peter Barnes | Romans 14:21 …
