Study of Romans - Romans 12:1-2

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Lesson     21                                         Passage: Romans 12:1-2

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Therefore: Offer bodies as sacrifice to God (Romans 12:1) a. God’s mercy compels us to be a living sacrifice (1a) b. God’s mercy compels us to be holy and pleasing to Him. (1b) c. God’s mercy compels us to give self in true and proper worship (1c)

Do: Transform minds and reject world’s pattern (Romans 2a) a. Reject the pattern of this world (2a-1) b. Transform by renewing minds? (2a-2)

Then: Test and approve what God’s will for us (Romans 12:2b a. Test and approve God’s will  (2b-1) b. God’s will is good, pleasing and perfect (2b-2)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Division	Scripture
Therefore: Offer bodies as sacrifice to God	Romans 12:1
Do: Transform minds and reject world’s pattern	Romans 12:2a
Then: Test and approve what God’s will for us	Romans 12:2b

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

God’s mercy compels us being truly transformed to His will.

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATL that the we need to truly turn our life (do and think) to conform to God’s good and perfect will.

Specific Application Questions

1.	God’s mercy demands action in response – In what ways are you bringing holiness to your life? Be specific.
2.	How are you transforming your "life and will" to respond as Jesus would?
3.	In what ways are you testing God’s will in your life?
4.

Principles to Remember

1.	God’s mercy requires true and proper worship.
2.	God’s mercy should turn us to new thinking
3.	God’s will is for us to be conformed to His good, pleasing and perfect will.
4.

Characteristic of God

Source our Sanctification

Theme

God’s mercy should cause transformation to live in His good and perfect will.

Study of Romans - Romans 11_33-36

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Lesson     20                                         Passage: Romans 11:33-36

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Praise for depth of riches in God’s wisdom and ways. (Romans 11:33) a. Depth of Riches in wisdom of and knowledge of God (33a) b. God’s judgments and ways are beyond our capabilities to understand  (33b)

Praise for God as source of righteous thinking. (Romans 11:34-35) a. Does anyone venture to know God’s thinking? (34) b. Does anyone venture to advise the Lord? (34) c. Does God owe anything to anyone? (35)

Reason for Praise: All comes from, through God (Romans 11:36) a. All things come from and through God (36a) b Our praise to Him for all things (36b) c. Worthy of glory forever (36c)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Division	Scripture
Praise for depth of riches in God’s wisdom and ways.	Romans 11:33
Praise for God as source of righteous thinking.	Romans 11:34-35
Reason for Praise: All comes from, through God	Romans 11:36

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

Praise God! He's our foundation of unsearchable wisdom and ways.

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATL that God is worthy to be praised for His wisdom, knowledge and as the source for all things.

Specific Application Questions

1.	How have you searched out the riches of God’s wisdom and knowledge? How are you accepting His judgments for you and your life?
2.	In what ways are you learning the mind of God and applying them?
3.	How will you bring glory to God for what He has given you?
4.

Principles to Remember

1.	Learning the depth of God’s wisdom - Praise
2.	God is Source of knowledge - Praise
3.	All things come from God – Glory to Him and Praise
4.

Characteristic of God

Only Wise God

Theme

God is source of wisdom and to be praised.

Study of Romans - Romans 11_1-32

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Lesson     19                                         Passage: Romans 11

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Grace saves a remnant of Israel who have not rejected Him (Romans 11:1-10) a. God reserves a remnant (1-4) b. Remnant chosen by grace  (5-6) c. Israel who sought God earnestly are the elected (7-10)

Salvation comes to Gentiles who are grafted branches (Romans 11:11-24) a. Israel’s transgression brings riches to Gentiles (11-12) b. Natural branches removed for unbelief so that branches of faith can be grafted (13-20a) c. Kindness and sternness seen in grafting and pruning. (20b-24a) d. Grafted natural branches can be readily grafted (24b)

Irrevocable gifts of mercy to those God delivers from disobedience (Romans 11:25-32) a. Gentiles have come to salvation due to hardening of Israel (25-27) b Israel and enemy of Gospel but loved because of patriarchs (28) c. God’s gifts are irrevocable (29) d. Disobedience of one enabled broader mercy  (30-32)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Division	Scripture
Grace saves a remnant of Israel who have not rejected Him	Romans 11:1-10
Salvation comes to Gentiles who are grafted branches	Romans 11:11-24
Irrevocable gifts of mercy to those God delivers from disobedience	Romans 11:25-32

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

Irrevocable mercy gifts are for natural remnants and grafted branches

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATL that God can use our flaws to bring grace and mercy to those are outside God’s family.

Specific Application Questions

1.	Where in your life do you need to accept God’s grace and come to Him in humility?
2.	How are you enabling the grafting of new branches in your church and into God’s kingdom?
3.	Where is there some place in your faith walk where you need to allow God’s mercy to take hold?
4.

Principles to Remember

1.	It is by Grace that we are we saved.
2.	The nourishing root of our faith is in Christ Jesus that gives sustenance.
3.	God’s gifts and call are irrevocable.
4.

Characteristic of God

Full of Mercy

Theme

Grace is demonstrated through His rich mercy; pruning and grafting into His nourishing holiness.