Rome wasn’t exactly famous for spiritual softness, so why does Paul sound so confident as he opens his greatest letter? We start a brand new “From Guilty To Glory” series in Romans with Dr. Timothy Mann’s message, “The Gospel That Shook the World,” and we begin where Paul begins: the gospel of God, centered on Jesus Christ, powerful enough to save anyone who believes.

We connect Romans to two historic flashpoints of renewal. Martin Luther’s awakening around Romans 1:17 helps ignite the Protestant Reformation, and John Wesley’s Aldersgate Street testimony shows how the same truth brings assurance and a warmed heart centuries later. That history isn’t trivia, it’s a reminder that Scripture still confronts “mere religion” and leads people to salvation by grace through faith.

Then we slow down in Romans 1:1-17 to see how Paul links himself to Christians he hasn’t met. He introduces himself as a bondservant of Jesus Christ, an apostle commissioned by the risen Lord, and a preacher separated to the good news. We talk about what the gospel is and what it is not, why the Old Testament promises matter, what it means to be “called” and already saints, and how Paul’s gratitude, prayer, and longing model a pastor’s heart. We also face the big question Paul answers head-on: will the gospel work in a city like Rome? Paul’s answer still stands in Romans 1:16-17, and it calls us to live unashamed.

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