Study of Romans - Romans 5:1-11

Homiletics                                             Study of Romans

Lesson     8                                           Passage: Romans 5:1-11

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Faith in Christ brings God’s Peace, Love and boasting in Hope of glory (Romans 5:1-5) a. Access to peace with God comes through faith. (1-2a) b. We boast in God’s glory and the hope suffering produces (2b-3) c. Holy Spirit pours love into our hearts (4)

Love is demonstrated through Christ’s death for us as powerless, ungodly sinners (Romans 5:6-8) a. When we were powerless died for ungodly. (6) b. Even for righteous would one die (7) c. God’s love demonstrated for us in Christ’s death for our sin (8)

Reconciliation and boasting to God comes through saving work of Christ (Romans 5:9-11) a. Justified by Jesus blood saved from God’s wrath (9) b. Reconciled to God through Son Jesus (10) c. We boast in God through our reconciling Jesus (11)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Division	Scripture
Faith in Christ brings God’s Peace, Love and boasting in Hope of glory	Romans 5:1-5
Love is demonstrated through Christ’s death for us as powerless, ungodly sinners	Romans 5:6-8
Reconciliation and boasting to God comes through saving work of Christ	Romans 5:9-11

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

Peace with God, hope and reconciliation accessed through faith

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATL that Christ died for us, He loved us and brings reconciliation to God which is reason for all to boast.

Specific Application Questions

1.	How have your experienced peace and hope in your life experiences?
2.	Where have you demonstrated love for the powerless and ungodly?  How has Jesus been seen in you?
3.	We are reconciled to God through Christ; What ways are you pointing to God in your life?
4.

Principles to Remember

1.	Our Hope of glory is a reason to boast
2.	Love is demonstrated through Christ’s death
3.	Reconciliation comes through Christ
4.

Characteristic of God

Pours out Love for hopeless sinners.

Theme

God pours our His love in Jesus who reconciles us to Him

Study of Romans - Romans 4

Homiletics                                             Study of Romans

Lesson     7                                           Passage: Romans 4

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Father Abraham believed and righteousness was credited – It wasn’t Works (Romans 4:1-8) a. Abraham before God had nothing to boast about (1-2) b. Abraham believed and was credited righteous. (3) c. Ungodly who trusts justifying God, credited righteous (4-5) d. David’s blessedness over forgiven sins (6-8)

Abraham’s faith footsteps that credited righteousness this fact was established before his circumcision. (Romans 4:9-15) a. Circumcision did not credit Abraham righteous – Credited righteous before. (9-10) b. Circumcision was seal of faith that brought God’s credited righteousness (11) c. Abraham is the father of circumcised and follow in faith (12) d. Law highlights transgression; promised heirs come through faith (13-15)

Abraham’s faith and belief in the promise of God “credits as righteous” and this promise applies to us. (Romans 4:16-25) a. Promise of Grace is guaranteed to Abraham’s faith offspring (16-17) b. Against hope Abraham believed and became father to many nations (18) c. Without weakening faith Abraham accepted God’s promise; even with his age. (19) d. Abraham did not waiver fully persuaded in God’s power and gave Him the glory. (20-21) e. “It was credited to him” is for us who believe. (22-25)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Division	Scripture
Father Abraham believed and righteousness was credited – It wasn’t Works	Romans 4:1-8
Abraham’s faith footsteps, that credited him righteous, this fact was established before his circumcision.	Romans 4:9-15
Abraham’s faith and belief in the promise of God “credits as righteous” and this promise applies to us.	Romans 4:16-25

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

Abraham believed God and was credited to him as righteousness.

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATL that we who follow in the footsteps of faith are fully persuaded that God does what He promised.

Specific Application Questions

1.	In what ways do you trust and put God in the driver’s seat of your life?
2.	What impossible things has God done for you?  What changes do you need to make to fully trust Him in your life?
3.	“It was credit to Him” was not for us alone; who needs to hear that through Christ your sin will not be counted against you?
4.

Principles to Remember

1.	God justifies those who trust in Him
2.	Righteousness comes by Faith
3.	Righteousness is for us who believe in the work of Jesus
4.

Characteristic of God

God credits Righteousness

Theme

Our righteousness is credited by God to those who trust in Jesus for our justification.

Study of Romans - Romans 3:27-31

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Lesson     6                                           Passage: Romans 3:27-31

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Law requires faith; we are justified by faith (Romans 3:27-28) a. No Boasting  - Law requires faith. (27) b. We are justified by faith (28a) c. Faith is apart from the works of the law (28b)

Only one God who justifies through faith (Romans 3:29-30) a. God is God of Jews and Gentiles (29) b. God justifies through common faith held by Jew and Gentile (30)

Faith upholds the Law (Romans 3:31) a. Faith does not nullify the law (31a) b. Faith upholds the law c. Current Purpose: Just action for those who have faith in Jesus (26)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Division	Scripture
Law requires faith; we are justified by faith	Romans 3:27-28
Only one God who justifies through faith	Romans 3:29-30
Faith upholds the Law	Romans 3:31

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

Faith brings justification independent of our identification or law keeping.

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATL that there is only one God for all mankind; God justifies through our faith in Jesus Christ.

Specific Application Questions

1.	What do your spiritual walk do you boast about?  Are you boasting about yourself or what God has done?
2.	How do you compare yourself to others?  How do you compare your accomplishments with others? If so, how does this bring glory to God?
3.	In what ways do you demonstrate your faithfulness to God’s truth?
4.

Principles to Remember

1.	Law requires faith
2.	There is only one God
3.	Faith upholds the Law.
4.

Characteristic of God

Justifying God

Theme

God requires faith in Jesus which upholds His truth