Saturday, January 20, 2018

Study of Romans - Romans 9:1-29

Homiletics                                             Study of Romans
Lesson     16                                         Passage: Romans 9:1-29
Content (List of Topics or Events)
Children of promise are God’s offspring (Romans 9:1-13)
a. Sorrow for Israel to bring Paul’s race to sonship (1-3)
b. Theirs (Israel) is the glory, covenants, law, temple, promises and patriarchs (4-5a)
b. Human history to Messiah through his people (5b)
c. Descendants are not of physical descent but of promise (6-13)
God’s has mercy and compassion for His purpose (Romans 9:14-21)
a. God’s purpose is to display power in us to proclaim His name (14-18)
b. Where’s the blame for what we do? (19-20a)
c. Can we question our maker? Isn’t it up to Him? (20b-21)

God prepares for those He calls to receive riches of His glory (Romans 9:22-29)
a. God has great patience and makes power known (22-23)
b. God calls Jews and Gentiles (24-26)
c. A remnant of Israelites will be saved (27-29)


Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Division
Scripture
Children of promise are God’s offspring
Romans 9:1-13
God has mercy and compassion for His purpose
Romans 9:14-21
God prepares for those He calls to receive riches of His glory
Romans 9:22-29


Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)
Riches of glory displayed for God’s purpose in those called
Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
CTATL that adoption as God’s own displays His purpose and to proclaim His name. The riches of His glory are for people He has called.
Specific Application Questions
1.
What do you hurt for in thinking of the lost?  How do you pray for these?
2.
For what purpose has called you?  How can you be used to proclaim His name?
3.
How is Jesus on display in your life?  Where are you displaying mercy to others?
4.

Principles to Remember
1.
God’s own are reckoned as His offspring.
2.
We are formed for God’s purpose
3.
We are objects of His mercy  
4.

Characteristic of God
Purposeful
Theme
The riches of His glory are lavished on God’s children.


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