“The Apostle Paul’s Passion for the Lost” Romans 9:1-5, 10:1

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Date: February 12, 2025 Author: Wayne J. Edwards

The Bible says that when Jesus saw the massive crowds gathering to hear Him, “He was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd” (Matthew 9:36) . In deep theological terms, they were lost and without hope of ever finding their way. In Ephesians 2:12, the Apostle Paul described them as people “without hope and without God.” Is this the way we view lost people today? Not hardly! More often than not, Christians spend more time criticizing the lost for living true to their nature, not necessarily out of their concern for how the sinner’s life choices are going to affect the sinner’s life, but how the sinner’s evil behavior will negatively affect the culture in which we live. In Romans 9:1-3, the Apostle Paul shared his compassion for his lost relatives and his passion to see them saved. Paul said he was willing to be “accursed from Christ” if, in doing so, his relatives could be saved.  In Romans 7, Paul defined his struggle with sin. In Romans 8, Paul said the answer to his struggle was to be filled with the Holy Spirit. In Romans 9, Paul said he was in great sorrow and continual grief over the lostness of those he loved. Do you get the connection? To be filled with the Holy Spirit is to be filled with Christ’s compassion for the lost and a passion to do whatever we can to see them saved. Tonight at 6:00 PM, we will continue our study of Paul’s incredible letter to the Christians in Rome. In this sermon, we will examine Romans 9:1-5, 10:1. Thanks for spreading the gospel by sharing these sermon study guides with your family and friends.

The Bible says that when Jesus saw the massive crowds gathering to hear Him, “He was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd” (Matthew 9:36) . In deep theological terms, they were lost and without hope of ever finding their way. In Ephesians 2:12, the Apostle Paul described them as people “without hope and without God.”

Is this the way we view lost people today? Not hardly! More often than not, Christians spend more time criticizing the lost for living true to their nature, not necessarily out of their concern for how the sinner’s life choices are going to affect the sinner’s life, but how the sinner’s evil behavior will negatively affect the culture in which we live.

In Romans 9:1-3, the Apostle Paul shared his compassion for his lost relatives and his passion to see them saved. Paul said he was willing to be “accursed from Christ” if, in doing so, his relatives could be saved.  In Romans 7, Paul defined his struggle with sin. In Romans 8, Paul said the answer to his struggle was to be filled with the Holy Spirit. In Romans 9, Paul said he was in great sorrow and continual grief over the lostness of those he loved.

Do you get the connection? To be filled with the Holy Spirit is to be filled with Christ’s compassion for the lost and a passion to do whatever we can to see them saved.

Tonight at 6:00 PM, we will continue our study of Paul’s incredible letter to the Christians in Rome. In this sermon, we will examine Romans 9:1-5, 10:1.

Thanks for spreading the gospel by sharing these sermon study guides with your family and friends.

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According to the Apostle Paul, the major evidence of a believer’s spiritual maturity is their compassion for the lost and their passion to see them saved.

That truth is affirmed in Acts 2, as the disciples were gathered together and the Holy Spirit came upon them and they began to share the gospel in many languages.

No one can be a genuine Christian without sharing, at least in some degree, our Lord’s desire to see lost people saved, for in Luke 19:10, Jesus said He came to the world to “seek and to save that which was lost!”

Our concern for the lost in our family, in our neighborhood, or in some specific area of the world God has placed on our heart it is the evidence of the activity of the Holy Spirit in lives, and the more we increase our intimacy with God, through the study of His Word, the more we learn of the real meaning of the cross, and the more we learn of the value God places on one human soul!

The Basic Steps of Salvation – Romans 10:9-10:

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