A Life-Changing Letter (45 of 66)
Series: Route 66: A Road Trip Through the Bible
Tony Thomas
Romans
What's the most important letter you've ever read? A baby announcement? A college acceptance letter? Maybe a Dear John letter? Or how about a friendly letter from the IRS requesting an audit? Perhaps some of you will remember receiving a draft notice?
If you like great endings, you might try reading Lost Letter, by Neil Mulligan. It's the story of a woman who never knew her father, who cared for her mother just before she died, and a love-letter her father wrote before he died in WW2.
During WW2, Mary McDougal's father fought at the Battle of the Bulge. He wrote a letter which the Army lost, and it wasn't discovered until her mom was diagnosed with cancer sixty years later. The most important letter Mary McDougal ever read was her father's letter to her mother.
One of the greatest letters that was ever written is Romans. It was written by Paul, the ''chief of sinners.''
It was written to a church populated by Gentile sinners, urging them to welcome Jewish sinners.
That letter has literally changed thousands of lives, like Martin Luther who broke away from Catholicism. And John Wesley who launched the Methodist Revival. And Augustine who fled from a life of immorality. And Chuck Colson, the former special counsel to President Nixon.
I preached through Romans in 2012. I divided these sixteen chapters into 34 segments, and we covered this book, theme-by-theme. So let me reintroduce you to the book, the author, and the theme with five words that explain Paul's message.
I. Introduction to Romans
1st, let's start w/the background. The Twelve Caesars is a second century book that records early Roman history. The author is Suetonius, the Royal Secretary.
In 49 AD, Claudius, the Roman Emperor, expelled all the Jews from Rome. Why? Because the Christians protested Roman oppression. The persecution in Jerusalem scattered the Jews and some of ...
Series: Route 66: A Road Trip Through the Bible
Tony Thomas
Romans
What's the most important letter you've ever read? A baby announcement? A college acceptance letter? Maybe a Dear John letter? Or how about a friendly letter from the IRS requesting an audit? Perhaps some of you will remember receiving a draft notice?
If you like great endings, you might try reading Lost Letter, by Neil Mulligan. It's the story of a woman who never knew her father, who cared for her mother just before she died, and a love-letter her father wrote before he died in WW2.
During WW2, Mary McDougal's father fought at the Battle of the Bulge. He wrote a letter which the Army lost, and it wasn't discovered until her mom was diagnosed with cancer sixty years later. The most important letter Mary McDougal ever read was her father's letter to her mother.
One of the greatest letters that was ever written is Romans. It was written by Paul, the ''chief of sinners.''
It was written to a church populated by Gentile sinners, urging them to welcome Jewish sinners.
That letter has literally changed thousands of lives, like Martin Luther who broke away from Catholicism. And John Wesley who launched the Methodist Revival. And Augustine who fled from a life of immorality. And Chuck Colson, the former special counsel to President Nixon.
I preached through Romans in 2012. I divided these sixteen chapters into 34 segments, and we covered this book, theme-by-theme. So let me reintroduce you to the book, the author, and the theme with five words that explain Paul's message.
I. Introduction to Romans
1st, let's start w/the background. The Twelve Caesars is a second century book that records early Roman history. The author is Suetonius, the Royal Secretary.
In 49 AD, Claudius, the Roman Emperor, expelled all the Jews from Rome. Why? Because the Christians protested Roman oppression. The persecution in Jerusalem scattered the Jews and some of ...
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