Scott Palmer - THE HEART OF A MISSIONARY - Unashamed – Part 59
THE HEART OF A MISSIONARY
Unashamed – Part 59
June 30, 2024
Romans 15:14-21
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek.” Romans 1:16 (CSB)
Three Pictures of Paul’s Heart
1. Paul’s passion for ______________ the Gospel. (16-17)
“Therefore, brothers and sisters, in view of the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your true worship.” Romans 12:1 (CSB)
“I speak the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience testifies to me through the Holy Spirit— that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the benefit of my brothers and sisters, my own flesh and blood.” Romans 9:1-3 (CSB)
Who is on my heart? _______________________.
2. Paul’s _________________ in sharing the Gospel. (14-16, 18-19)
“Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:19-20 (CSB)
“For this reason also, since the day we heard this, we haven’t stopped praying for you. We are asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.” Colossians 1:9 (CSB)
Who am I encouraging? _____________________.
3. Paul’s ___________________ in sharing the Gospel. (20-21)
“For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for Him who died for them and was raised again…All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.” II Corinthians 5:14-15, 18 (CSB)
What is my plan? _______________________