Romans chapter 15 is where we are. If you have your Bibles there, I'm going to actually kind of survey

the chapter because I want to highlight a few things as Paul writes here in Romans chapter 15.

So I'll start at verse 4, read down through verse 6, and then we'll jump a little further in the chapter.

But Romans 15, starting at verse 4,

For whatever things were written before, we're written for our learning that we through

the patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. Verse 5 says, now may the God of

patience and comfort, underline that. May the God of patience and comfort, underline that.

May the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another,

according to Christ Jesus, that you may be, that you may with one mind and one mouth

glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Now jump down to verse 13.

Verse 13, he writes, now may the God of hope, underline that.

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing that you may

abound in hope by the power of the

Holy Spirit. And then finally jump down to verse 30. Verse 30, Paul writes, now I beg you, brethren,

through the Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me

in prayers to God for me,

that I may be delivered from those in Judea who do not believe,

and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,

that I may come to you with joy by the will of God and may be refreshed together with you.

Then verse 33, underline this.

Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen. So here in chapters 15 and then finally in chapter 16,

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