PAUL THE MINISTER TO THE GENTILES

Romans 15:14-22

14 I my self am convinced, my brothers,

THAT YOU YOURSELVES ARE FULL OF GOODNESS,

COMPETENT TO INSTRUCT ONE ANOTHER.

15 I have written you quite boldly on some points,

As if to remind you of them again,

Because of the Grace God gave me

16 To be a Minister of Christ Jesus

To the Gentiles with the Priestly Duty

Of Proclaiming the Gospel of God,

So that the Gentiles might become

An Offering acceptable to God,

Sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

17 Therefore I glory in Christ Jesus in my service to God.

18 I will not venture to speak of anything

Except what Christ has accomplished through me

In leading the Gentiles to Obey God

By what I have said and done--

19 BY THE POWER OF SIGNS AND MIRACLES,

THROUGH THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT.

So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum,

I have fully Proclaimed the Gospel of Christ.

20 It has always been my ambition

To Preach the Gospel where Christ was not known,

So that I would not be building

On someone else's foundation.

21 Rather, as it is written:

'Those who were not told about Him will see,

And those who have not heard will understand.'

(Romans 15:14-22)

We must reflect that today,

Seldom is the Gospel Proclaimed

By the Power of Signs and Miracles,

Through the Power of the Spirit.

Yet, who can deny that they are necessary and effective

At bringing people to Christ,

Just as they were for Paul and the early Church.

This reality must be a subject of our prayers,

That once again Signs and Wonders

May be manifested in Christ's Church.