Good morning. Today we're going to look in the book of Romans. Talking about Jesus: who was declared the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead, according to the spirit of holiness, Jesus Christ our Lord. There had been many good people before Jesus; but they had all died and remained in the grave. In fact several other times writers had talked about David dying and still being in the grave. Even though Lazarus rose from the dead, he died again later. Only Jesus rose from the dead and remains alive. Through that, God said this is my Son. 1:16– For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. We should not be ashamed of the gospel even when people ridicule us because of it. Remember that we are planting seed – it is up to God to provide the growth. Remember the quote: preach the gospel every day, and if necessary use words. Our lives are preaching the gospel even when our words are not. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith. But the righteous man shall live by faith. The gospel is the standard by which everyone is measured. We not only became Christians through faith; we should also live our lives daily through faith. Talking about all mankind: that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. The Greek word used for "what has been made" is the same one from which we get the English word poem. So if someone asks why are there so many stars if there is life on only one planet, we can say that the universe is God's poem. Why wouldn't an awesome God create an awesome poem? Father help everything go great with the reader. Help him/her to constantly preach the gospel – with his/her life and with his/her words.

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