Homiletics Study
of Romans
Lesson 23 Passage:
Romans 12:9-21
Content (List of Topics or Events)
|
Love sincerely – Be present for one another (Romans 12:9-13)
a. Be good; cling to it, hate evil and love sincerely (9)
b. Be devoted; honor one another above self (10)
c. Be zealous serving the Lord (11)
c. Be Joyful, patient and faithful in prayer (12)
d. Be hospitable; sharing with the needy (13)
|
Live harmoniously with others (Romans 12:14-17a)
a. Bless persecutors; don’t curse (14)
b. Be a constant friend in happy and sad times (15)
c. Live humbly with all people; never conceited (16)
d. Don’t respond to evil with evil (17a)
|
Leave room for God (Romans 12:17b-21)
a. Do what is right in eyes of everyone (17b)
b. Live at peace with everyone (18)
c. Let God handle issues (19)
d. Express your faith to enemies, feed, something to
drink; overcome evil with good (20-21)
|
|
Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
|
Division
|
Scripture
|
|
Love sincerely – Be present for one another
|
Romans 12:9-13
|
|
Live harmoniously with others
|
Romans 12:14-17a
|
|
Leave room for God
|
Romans 12:17b-21
|
|
|
|
Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No
more than 10 words)
|
Love compassionately,
without limits, being at peace with everyone.
|
Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
|
CTATL that God is calling us to be passionate about being
His own in everything we do.
|
Specific Application Questions
|
1.
|
Where are you being present for others in their life
journey? What needs to change to be
more of what God wants in you?
|
|
2.
|
How is there disharmony with others? What needs to change in you?
|
|
3.
|
What areas in your life do you need to step back and
reflect God more purely?
|
|
4.
|
|
Principles to Remember
|
1.
|
We are called to demonstrate love unconditionally
|
|
2.
|
We are to live at peace.
|
|
3.
|
We are to show compassion
|
|
4.
|
|
Characteristic of God
|
Peace maker
|
Theme
|
Christ’s own should reflect his humble compassion to
others.
|
No comments:
Post a Comment