Homiletics in the Sierra Foothills: December 2017

Saturday, December 9, 2017

Study of Romans - Romans 8:1-17

Homiletics Study of Romans

Lesson 13 Passage: Romans 8:1-17

Content (List of Topics or Events)

No Condemnation living according to Spirit (Romans 8:1-4)

a. Through Christ the law of Spirit gives life (1-2)

b. Law was powerless to give life

c. God gives life through His Son a sin offering (4)

d. Sin condemn in flesh fulfilling law’s requirement (5-6)

Living in the Spirit of God governs mind and life realm (Romans 8:5-11)

a. Living according to Spirit have Spirit desires (5)

b. Mind governed Spirit is life and peace (6)

c. Mind governed by flesh is hostile to God and can’t please Him (7-8)

d. Christ is in those who belong to Him (9)

e. Spirit gives life to Christ’s own (10-11)

Obligation as children led by the Spirit of God to be God’s heirs (Romans 8:12-17)

a. Obligation to put to death misdeeds of body. (12-13)

b. Those lead by Spirit of God are His children (14)

c. Spirit takes us from fear to adopted children (15-16)

d. Heirs share both suffering and glory (17)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Division	Scripture
No Condemnation living according to Spirit	Romans 8:1-4
Living in the Spirit of God governs mind and life realm	Romans 8:5-11
Obligation as children led by the Spirit of God to be God’s heirs	Romans 8:12-17

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)

No condemnation to Spirit of God’s heirs in Christ Jesus

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATL that we free from sin and death as children of God and will share in Christ’s glory.

Specific Application Questions

1.	How are you living in the law of the Spirit? What fleshly desires are pulling at you?
2.	What are you thinking about? Is there life and peace?
3.	How are you experiencing life with the Father as His children? What burdens do you carry?
4.

Principles to Remember

1.	Living in Spirit of Christ frees from Condemnation
2.	Living in Spirit changes mind and spirit
3.	Living as God’s Adopted Children brings glory
4.

Characteristic of God

Father of life

Theme

Condemnation is gone as Spirit of Christ lives in us

Saturday, December 2, 2017

Study of Romans - Romans 7

Homiletics Study of Romans

Lesson 12 Passage: Romans 7

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Brothers and Sisters we’re released from the law. (Romans 7:1-6)

a. Law’s authority living relationships (1)

b. Released from law through death (2-3)

c. Christ brought death to law and we belong to Him (4)

d. Law and sinful passions brought death; released we serve a new way. (5-6)

Alive to the holy Law sin is utterly evident (Romans 7:7-11)

a. Question: Is the law sinful – NO WAY! (7)

b. Sin seizes opportunity identified in the law to snarl and bring death (8-10)

c. Sin seizes opportunity in commandments to deceive and put to death (11)

Law, commandments is holy, righteous and good, but evil wages wars within me (Romans 7:12-25)

a. Question: is what is good become death to me? -- NO WAY (12-13)

b. Law is spiritual but we are unspiritual slaves to sin (14)

c. Law is good, but sin living in me cause me to do thing I do not want to do (15-20)

d. Law is at work for my inner delight is God’s law (21)

e. War is raging and I am a prisoner to law of sin and death (22-24)

f. Thanks to God who delivers me through Jesus Christ (25)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Division	Scripture
Brothers and Sisters we’re released from the law.	Romans 7:1-6
Alive to the holy Law sin is utterly evident	Romans 7:7-11
Law, commandments is holy, righteous and good, but evil wages wars within me	Romans 7:12-25

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)

Holy law makes sin evident bringing death; rescue in Christ

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATL that we are released from the laws requirements, but the spiritual attributes found in law does point to holy, righteous and good. We are rescued and released from the sin that snares in Christ Jesus