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)
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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)
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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)
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Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Division
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Scripture
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Grace saves a remnant of Israel who have not rejected Him
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Romans 11:1-10
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Salvation comes to Gentiles who are grafted branches
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Romans 11:11-24
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Irrevocable gifts of mercy to those God delivers from
disobedience
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Romans 11:25-32
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Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No
more than 10 words)
Irrevocable mercy gifts are for
natural remnants and grafted branches
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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.
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Specific Application Questions
1.
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Where in your life do you need to accept God’s grace and
come to Him in humility?
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2.
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How are you enabling the grafting of new branches in your
church and into God’s kingdom?
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3.
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Where is there some place in your faith walk where you
need to allow God’s mercy to take hold?
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4.
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Principles to Remember
1.
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It is by Grace that we are we saved.
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2.
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The nourishing root of our faith is in Christ Jesus that
gives sustenance.
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3.
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God’s gifts and call are irrevocable.
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4.
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Characteristic of God
Full of Mercy
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Theme
Grace is demonstrated through His rich mercy; pruning and
grafting into His nourishing holiness.
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