Introduction: In this section of Romans 15 Paul is going to remind us who he is and what God has called him to do. I want us to glean from Paul’s words five things about the man and his ministry that all apply to us and our service unto the Lord. 1. Product of God’s . 15b "because of the grace given to me by God," None of us in our own right to have the role and abilities that God has blessed us with to use for His service and glory. 2. to God. 16a "that I might be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God," We have the high to serve as Priests to God. Don’t consider the call on your life a burden but a . 3. Preparer of to God. 16b "that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit." A gift to God should be presented in an manner and for its purpose. We are made acceptable by in the finished work of Christ. We are sanctified when we find our place in the Body of Christ. 4. Proclaimer of God’s . 17 "Therefore I have reason to glory in Christ Jesus in the things which pertain to God. 18 For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ has not accomplished through me, in word and deed, to make the Gentiles obedient— 19a in mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God," that we have done in ourself is worth talking about. Only that which has accomplished through us is worth mentioning and it need only be to the glory of God in Jesus Christ and the power of His Spirit working through us. 5. of the Gospel. 19b "so that from Jerusalem and round about to Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. 20 And so I have made it my aim to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build on another man’s foundation, 21 but as it is written: “To whom He was not announced, they shall see; And those who have not heard shall understand.”" Our responsibility begins with the Gospel. It must be shared , in word and deed. It must be shared to everyone and everywhere.