Romans
Paul’s letter to the Romans has been called the greatest letter ever written. The great reformer Martin Luther called Romans the most important piece of the New Testament and the purest gospel. Paul’s letter to the Romans sparked the Protestant Reformation and continues to captivate the masses. Over the next year, Citylight Church will journey into the heart of the Christian gospel as we learn together from the greatest letter ever written.
In Paul’s closing doxology, we learn the ultimate reason why Paul wrote Romans and are faced with the question: Is Romans having its intended affect on me?
Resources:
Romans 16:25-27
Romans (NIC) by Doug Moo
Romans 8-16 For You by Tim Keller
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Four implications for our lives from Paul’s final words to the Romans.
Resources:
Romans 16:1-23
Romans (NIC) by Doug Moo
Romans 8-16 For You by Tim Keller
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In Romans 15:14-33, Paul begins to draw Romans to a close. In this passage, Paul focuses on his gospel-motivated ambition and what it means for everyone who follows Jesus.
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NIC Romans by Doug Moo
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The cost of life-giving community is high! Paul offers some closing thoughts on why the high-cost is more than worth it.
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Romans 8-16 For You by Tim Keller
NIC Romans by Doug Moo
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Be willing to lay down your liberties for the sake of love.
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Romans 8-16 For You by Tim Keller
NIC Romans by Doug Moo
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Matt shares for 15 minutes about the state of Citylight Church.
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The Apostle Paul continues to unpack what it means to love one another by focusing on how to love despite our differences.
Resources:
Romans 8-16 For You (book) by Tim Keller
NIC on Romans (Book-Commentary) by Doug Moo
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God calls us to perpetually owe one another a debt of love by the power of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Resources:
Romans 8-16 For You (book) by Tim Keller
NIC on Romans (Book-Commentary) by Doug Moo
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Romans 12-16 focuses on the gospel in action. In Romans 13:1-7, The Apostle Paul tackles the individual Christian’s responsibility to the government.
Resources:
Romans 13:1-7
Responsibility-Romans 13 (sermon) by Mark Dever
Romans 8-16 For You (book) by Tim Keller
NIC on Romans (Book-Commentary) by Doug Moo
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How do we genuinely love difficult people without becoming phony or sporadic with our love? This is the question the Apostle Paul tackles in Romans 12:9-21.
Resources:
Romans 8-16 For You by Tim Keller
Romans Commentary by Doug Moo
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The gospel brings us into rich community. In Romans 12:6-13, the Apostle Paul describes two primary marks of the kind of community we all long for.
Resources:
Romans 12:6-13
Romans by Doug Moo
Romans by Tom Schreiner
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In Romans 12:3-8, Paul begins to describe in detail what a life built on the mercies of God, lived for the glory of God looks like. In this first snapshot, Paul addresses the gospel’s power to help us view ourselves accurately.
Resources:
Romans 12:3-8
Romans by Doug Moo
Romans by Tom Schreiner
A Beautiful Design (Pt. 8) by Matt Chandler
Assessing Ourselves with Our God-assigned Measure of Faith by John Piper
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In Romans 12, Paul applies gospel-doctrine to gospel-living by calling us to build lives of worship on the foundation of God’s mercy.
Resources:
One-to-One Bible Reading PDF guide
Romans by Doug Moo
Romans by Tom Schreiner
Romans 12:1-2 (Various sermons) by John Piper
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Paul responds to eleven chapters of grace with the only thing that makes sense: a song
Resources:
Romans by Tom Schreiner
Romans by Doug Moo
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By revealing his mystery to us, God corrects the way we approach others, ourselves, and of him. Therefore trade your arrogance for a fear that drives you to him.
Resources:
Romans by Tom Schreiner
Romans by Doug Moo
The Race Set Before Us by Tom Schreiner and Ardel Caneday
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The hope of the world hangs upon how we respond to God’s grace.
Resources:
Romans by Tom Schreiner
Romans by Doug Moo
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There is a right and a wrong response to God’s grace and it makes all the difference.
Resources:
Romans by Tom Schreiner
Romans by Doug Moo
The Gospel: How the Church Portrays the Beauty of Christ by Ray Ortlund
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If God sovereignly chooses to only save some people, then is God unjust? Paul tackles this most important and practical question in Romans 9:14-29
Resources:
Romans by Doug Moo
Romans 9:14-29 (5 sermons by John Piper)
The Justification of God by John Piper
Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem (Chapter 32)
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Paul’s anguish over those who don’t yet love Jesus leads him to raise a key question: Why aren’t all saved?
Resources:
Romans 9:1-13 Romans by Doug Moo Q&A with Tim Keller Doctrine of Election (various by John Piper)
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How can you be sure that God is for you? Can that ever change? What difference does it make? These are the questions Paul tackles in this last installment of Romans 8.
Resources:
Romans by Doug Moo
Romans by Tom Schreiner
Romans 8 (various sermons) by John Piper
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The Spirit Led Life gives perspective and patience in the midst of suffering
Resources:
Romans by Doug Moo
Romans by Tom Schreiner
Walking with God Through Pain & Suffering by Tim Keller
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The Holy Spirit adopts us as God’s children, which gives us hope in a world of fear.
Resources:
Romans by Doug Moo
Romans by Tom Schreiner
Supernatural Living for Natural People by Ray Ortlund Jr.
Running Scared: Fear, Worry & the God of Rest by Ed Welch
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The Spirit led life is freedom from and death to the flesh that once controled us!
Resources:
Romans by Doug Moo
Romans by Tom Schreiner
Supernatural Living for Natural People by Ray Ortlund Jr.
Overcoming Sin & Temptation by John Owen
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The Holy Spirit indwells and leads the Christian life. In this installment of Romans 8, we will explore the first great benefit that the Spirit brings every Christian’s life: no condemnation
Resources:
Romans by Doug Moo
Romans by Tom Schreiner
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The hope for the divided man!
Resources:
Romans by Tom Schreiner
Romans by Moo
Romans 1-7 For You by Tim Keller
Romans 7 Sermons by John Piper
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The gospel produces love for Jesus and love is the greater motivator for Christian growth.
Resources:
Romans by Tom Schreiner
Romans by Moo
Romans 1-7 For You by Tim Keller
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Motivation for holy living comes through grace alone.
Resources:
Romans by Tom Schreiner
Romans by Moo
Romans 1-7 For You by Tim Keller
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Why not continue to sin?
Resources:
Overcoming Sin and Temptation – John Owen
You Can Change – Tim Chester
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Our identity determines our activity. In Romans 5:12-21, Paul raises the critical question: Are you in Adam or in Christ?
Resources:
Romans Commentary – Tom Schreiner
Romans Commentary – Doug Moo
Romans For You – Tim Keller
Ephesians Part 2 – Mark Driscoll
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Our relationship with God has been restored through Christ
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Romans by Tom Schreiner
Romans by Moo
Romans 1-7 For You by Tim Keller
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What does it mean to believe like Abraham?
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Romans by Tom Schreiner
Romans by Moo
Romans 1-7 For You by Tim Keller
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Paul calls Abraham and David to the stand to defend justification by faith apart from works.
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Romans by Tom Schreiner
Romans by Moo
Romans 1-7 For You by Tim Keller
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How can God make the unrighteous righteous?
Resources:
Romans 3:21-31
Romans For You by Tim Keller
Romans by Tom Schreiner
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Mike Anderson wraps up “Desperately Unrighteous” – the first part of our Romans series.
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Romans 3:9-20 shows us
1. We are under sin
2. We have no defense
3. We can’t get ourselves out
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The gospel is good news for the skeptic!
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Romans Commentary by Schreiner
Romans Commentary by Moo
Objections Answered by Steve J. Cole
Conversations with Tom Mathew & Mike Anderson
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Paul presents a gospel that can even save us from the bonds of religion.
Resources:
Baker Romans Commentary by Schreiner
Romans For You by Keller
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The good, upstanding, religious folks need the gospel as much as anyone.
Resources:
Baker Romans Commentary by Schreiner
Romans For You by Keller
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Paul accents the beauty of the gospel against the dark backdrop of human sinfulness.
Resources:
Baker Romans Commentary by Schreiner
NICNT Romans Commentary by Moo
Romans For You by Keller
Al Mohler Q&A on homosexuality (video)
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Resurrection as a theme is traced throughout scripture and the book of Romans.
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Mark unpacks the theme of resurrection in the Old Testament, New Testament and our lives. This is a theme that undergirds much of Paul’s writing in the Book of Romans.
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Guest speaker Mike Anderson takes a one week break from Romans to look at Isaiah 66:1-2
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God isn’t impressed with our best efforts. He is drawn to humility.
Commentary: Motyer – The Prophecy of Isaiah
Sermon: Tim Keller – The Prodigal Sons
Book: Tim Keller – The Freedom of Self Forgetfulness
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Everything in our lives pushes us toward being ashamed of the gospel. In Romans 1:16-17, Paul explains why we can be truly confident in the gospel.
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Romans (Schreiner)
Romans (Moo)
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Paul opens his letter to the Romans by unpacking the goal of the gospel
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Romans (Schreiner)
Romans (Moo)
Desiring God by John Piper
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