GRACE AND PEACE TO BELIEVERS IN ROME
October 4, 2026To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peaceG1515 to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 1:7 Paul’s full salutation in this letter takes up the first seven verses of chapter one and is one extremely long sentence! I taught English, but do not ask me to diagram this sentence! First, Paul presents his credentials. Next, he articulates the Gospel in a nutshell. Then he addresses to whom he is writing. Paul had not yet been to Rome in person but is writing to believers in Rome.…
PETER PROCLAIMS GOSPEL OF PEACE TO GENTILES
Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism, but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right. He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming…
RESPITE TO REFUEL AND REFINE
Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peaceG1515. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit. Acts 9:31 The author of Acts, Luke,…
PEACE FOR THE DOUBTER
Eight days later, His disciples were once again inside with the doors locked, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came and stood among them and said, “PeaceG1515 be with you.” Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and…
SENT OUT WITH PEACE
It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “PeaceG1515 be with you!” He said to them.…
PEACE DURING TRIBULATION
“Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. I have told…
LEGACY OF PEACE
PeaceG1515 I leave with you; My peaceG1515 I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid. John 14:27 Jesus gives us perfect peace. His…
PEACE BE WITH YOU
Then the two told what had happened on the road, and how they had recognized Jesus in the breaking of the bread. While they were describing these events, Jesus Himself stood among them and said, “PeaceG1515 be with you.” But…
IF ONLY YOU HAD KNOWN
As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peaceG1515! But now it is hidden from your eyes. For the days will come…
PARADE OF THE PRINCE OF PEACE
As He rode along, the people spread their cloaks on the road. And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice or all the…
FAITH LEADS TO PEACE
And Jesus told the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peaceG1515.” Luke 7:50 Each of the Gospel authors recount a story of Jesus being anointed by a woman, but they are not all about the same incident. All…