Sunday, November 26, 2017

Study of Romans - Romans 6:12-23

Homiletics                                             Study of Romans
Lesson     11                                         Passage: Romans 6:12-23
Content (List of Topics or Events)
Don’t let sin reign; offer yourselves to God (Romans 6:12-14)
a. Don’t let sin reign with it’s evil desires (12)
b. Don’t offer any part of yourself to sin (13a)
c. Offer yourselves to God as instrument of righteousness (13b)
d. Sin is no longer your master; you are under grace. (14)
Slaves are obedient to their master (Romans 6:15-18)
a. Will you sin because you are under grace rather than law – No (15)
b. As slaves you the one you obey – sin or righteousness (16)
c. Thanks to God you heart pattern has changed (17)
d. We believers are free from sin and slaves to righteousness (18)
Slaves to Righteousness reap a benefit of holiness and eternal life  (Romans 6:19-23)
a. We once offered ourselves as slaves to impurity and wickedness; now it’s righteousness and holiness  (19)
b. As slaves to sin we were free of righteousness’ control with no eternal benefit (20-21)
c. As slaves to God we reap a benefit of holiness (22)
d. Sin leads to death with Gods gift of eternal life through Christ Jesus (23)


Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Division
Scripture
Don’t let sin reign; offer yourselves to God
Romans 6:12-14
Slaves are obedient to their master
Romans 6:15-18
Slaves to Righteousness reap a benefit of holiness and eternal life
Romans 6:19-23


Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)
Offer yourselves as obedient slaves to righteousness not to sin
Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
CTATL that being slaves to sin leads to death, but being slaves to righteousness results in eternal life in Christ Jesus.
Specific Application Questions
1.
What kind of instrument are you and who is your master in all things?
2.
Who do you obey and what needs to change in your heart pattern?
3.
Is there something that you are ashamed of and what do you need to turn over to Christ Jesus?
4.

Principles to Remember
1.
Sin longer is our master under grace.
2.
Obedience leads to righteousness
3.
Offer yourself to righteousness to live in holiness
4.

Characteristic of God
Holy God giver of life.
Theme

Followers Identified Christ are free from sin and live to God

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