Friday, February 9, 2018

Study of Romans - Romans 11_1-32


Homiletics                                             Study of Romans
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.


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