by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of God’s Spirit; so that from Jerusalem and around as far as to Illyricum, I have fully preached the Good News of Christ;Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Holy Spirit; so that from Jerusalem, and round about even unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ;
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… to bring the Gentiles to obedience, by word and deed, by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem and all the way down to Illyricum, I have fulfilled the ministry of the gospel of Christ. And Paul says, Thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else's foundation, but as it is written, those who have never been told of him will see. And those who have never heard will understand. So Paul says, I want to see Christ preached where he's not been named. In other words, I want the gospel to go to people who've never heard it. They've never heard of Christ, they've never heard the gospel, want them to hear. So then he writes, verse 22, this is the reason. why I have so often been hindered from coming to you. But now, since I no longer have any room for work in these regions where I've been, Jerusalem all the way down to Illyricum, and since I've longed for many years to come to you in Rome, I hope to see you in passing as I go to Spain and to be helped on my journey there by you, once I've enjoyed your company for a while. …
… in word and deed to make the Gentiles obedient. in mighty signs and wonders by the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem around about to Lycraeum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. Let's condense verse 19. In mighty signs and wonders by the power of the Spirit of God, I have fully preached the gospel. I owe it to my own soul to be exposed to miracles. Because my soul is not healthy apart from the regular exposure to that which I cannot control, that which I cannot explain, that which did not originate with me. if there is anything that is prevalent outside of a fiery move of God. it's the absence of awe. It's the absence of awe. There's something about a people that don't know what's happening, but know it's good. There's something about people that don't know where we're going, but I'm following the cloud. I'll never forget a teaching that Jack Hayford did and his church in Van Nuys, California. …
… by word and deed, by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem and all the way around to Illyricum, I have fulfilled the ministry of the gospel of Christ. And thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else's foundation. But as it is written, those who have never been told of him will see, and those who have never heard will understand. this is the reason why I have so often been hindered from coming to you but now since I no longer have any room for work in these regions since I have longed for many years to come to you I hope to see you in passing as I go to Spain and to be helped on my journey there by you once I have enjoyed your company for a while at present however I'm going to Jerusalem bringing aid to the saints. All right, let's pause there. Let me help you understand what we just read. …
How did he do this in word and deed? Verse 19, in mighty signs and wonders by the power of the Spirit so that from Jerusalem round about to Lycraeum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. Verse 19 again, in mighty signs and wonders by the power of the Spirit of God I have fully preached the gospel of Jesus Christ. I want you to see it again. In mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. I want you to go to 1 Corinthians 2. Paul is referring to his first visit to Corinth, the city of Corinth, when he brought the gospel to a city that was without the good news. verse 4 chapter 2 1 Corinthians 2 verse 4 and my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom but in demonstration of the spirit and of power that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God my speech my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the spirit, the presence and of power, that your faith would not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. …
… Christ has not accomplished through me in word and deed to make the Gentiles obedient in mighty signs and wonders by the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem and around about till Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. And so I have made it my aim to preach the gospel not where Christ was named, lest I should build on another man's foundation. But as it is written, to whom he was not announced they shall see, and those who have not heard shall understand. This is the Word of God in all of the fullness of His truth. Let's be seated. Let us pray. Again, our Father, as we continue our study of this grand book of the New Testament, we pray that we may hear these words and do them. We pray that we may understand the teaching of the Apostle and love what we understand to be true. For we ask it in Jesus' name, amen. Amen. You can tell in this portion of the Epistle of Romans by the very tone of it that the Apostle is beginning to wind this letter down. You can anticipate how he is gradually now drawing it to a close, the weighty theological matters that he expounded through the first eleven chapters, then transition to practical application in chapters 12, 13, and 14. And now Paul begins to speak in these final pages of his personal relationship to those who are receiving the epistle. And because the epistle is winding down and we're moving into that area where Paul …