Coppertop Sermons

Romans 4

Romans 4:1-12: Paul has been arguing that while there is something special about the religious heritage of the Jewish Christians, when it comes right down to it, both the Jews and the Gentiles who are now a part of the Roman Jesus community, are on equal footing before God. All have sinned, Paul

Romans 2

Romans 2:1-16: The darkness around us is deep, but isn’t it wonderful that we don’t participate in such awful things? Some reading chapter one might feel smug, self-satisfied and self-righteous. Like Jesus, Paul is deeply concerned for self-righteousness, for an attitude that condemns others without self-reflection, an attitude that assumes one is unfailingly

Romans 1

Romans 1:1-7: Paul introduces himself as a servant of Jesus Christ and as one called to be an apostle. He believes God has set him apart to teach and proclaim the “gospel of God.” This gospel is not something new and alien, especially to the Jewish Christians. It continues the work of God

The Letter of Paul to the Roman Christian Community (Romans)

We now move from narrative books – gospels and Acts – to letters, and this will carry us through most of the remainder of the New Testament. Of the letters, most are attributed to Paul though most scholars argue that not all the letters attributed

Acts 27

Acts 27:1-12: Paul could have been set free, but he had already made an appeal to the emperor, and so to the emperor he shall go. Of course, for Luke, this is an emphasis on how the church under the power of God’s Spirit will be a witness for God and for Jesus