Read the Bible passage Sermon outline. What’s water? A new paradigm: Life as a gift (12:3) A new identity: In Christ, members of one body (12:4-5) A new purpose: humble, grace-driven service (12:6-8) Worship restored through the mercy of God
Romans the Glorious Gospel (Page 2)
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline. The Appeal a. To whom it is made b. The grounds on which it is made 2. The Appeal is to: a. Offer our body to God (Other mentions of using our body rightly include Romans 6:11-13 and 1 Corinthians 6:19-20) b. Do not conform to the world c.…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline. Who can you trust? The fullness of Israel (11:1-32) Has God rejected Israel? (11:1-10) The cycle of Israel’s fullness (11:11-32) The trust-worthy God (11:33-36) Trusting in the God of overflowing mercy
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline. “Young man, sit down!” Two Kinds of Righteousness (9:30-10:13) Pursuing through the law versus obtaining by faith (9:30-33) Establishing our own versus submitting to God’s (10:1-4) Achieving the far off versus receiving what has come near (10:5-13) God’s righteousness: global and free! (10:14-21) The good news that makes beautiful
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline. Wonder and tragedy Paul’s pain: the tragedy of Jewish unbelief (9:1-5) Paul’s consolation: the sovereign mercy of God God chooses his people, and always has (9:6-13) His choice is free and undeserved mercy (9:14-19) This mercy is given to surprising people (9:19-29) The humbling, energising reality of God’s sovereign…
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Read the Bible passage Sermon outline. Life in Christ: one long plod? “If God is for us…” (8:31) God is for us: the achievement of God in Christ (8:32-34) God is for us: the love of God in Christ (8:35-39) Life in Christ: Super-conquerers through him who loved us
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline. Romans 8:14 … those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God Where does the Spirit lead us? 1 The Spirit of God Leads us into Debt (Romans 8:12-13) 2 The Spirit of God Leads us into Sonship (Romans 8:14-16) a. A child of God…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline. A ‘spiritual’ person? The freedom of the Spirit (v l-2) The walk of the Spirit (v 3-4) The mind of the Spirit (v 5-8) The necessity of the Spirit (v 9) The life of the Spirit ( v10-11) Living a spiritual life
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline. The main thing: United to Christ, freed from the Old Testament law Death and release (7:1-5) Chapters 7-8 in a nutshell (7:6) So what’s the problem? Not God’s law but our sinful flesh Law and sin in Adam: ‘me’ in the past (7:7-13) Law and sin in Christ: ‘me’…