Opening: Have you ever received a personal letter from someone famous: a
President, a historical figure, a famous athlete? How about a letter from a
long lost friend, student, distant relative? An old love letter that you have
kept? Do you go back a read it?
Scripture: Read Romans 1:1-17.
Connect
the Text with Your Life:
- When did you first feel Jesus’ call in your life? How has that call changed your goals? Your sense of obligation to others? How is it reflected in your prayers? Your actions.
- Who was the Paul in your life who encouraged you in the early years of your spiritual life? If they are still alive (or if there is someone now who is a spiritual influence on your life), write them a letter, thanking them and sharing with them your spiritual journey. It just might become a keepsake letter for them!
Prayer
Focus: That we would unconditionally declare, “I am not
ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of
everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.”[1]
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