Romans 16 | Partners and Protectors

Intro: What will it take to advance the gospel?

Gospel Partnership (v.1-16; 21-23)

Gospel Protection (v.17.20)

Romans 15:14-33 | Not Ashamed

Intro: Has it worked?

Paul’s goal for his letter

If Romans has had the desired effect:

1. We will consider gospel mission as ‘grace’

2. We will know gospel mission is powerful

3. We will believe the struggle is worth it

Romans 14:13-15:13 | Liberty, Love and the Glory of God

How to treat people who disagree with you:

1. Limit your liberty (14:13–23)

2. Build your brother (15:1–6)

3. For the glory of God (15:7-13)

Romans 14:1-12 | Handling Disagreements

1. Accept each other (v.1-4)

2. Do everything to the Lord (v.5-8)

3. Leave the judging to God (v.10-12)

Romans 13:1-14 | Public Transformation

Introduction: A Private Faith?

1. Transformed Submission (v.1–7)

2. Transformed Relationships (v.8–10)

3. Transformed Urgency (v.11–14)

Romans 12:3-21 | A Renewed Mind in Action

Introduction: How to respond?

1. Humble Service (not self-promotion) (v.3–8)

2. Devoted community (not self-interest) (v.9–16)

3. Radical Goodness (not self-protection) (v.17–21)

Romans 12:1-2 | The Mercy that Transforms

Introduction: Driver for change

God’s mercy is the driver for change

In view of God’s mercy:

1. Offer your bodies to God

2. Be transformed

Romans 11 | Is God Still the God of Israel?

Intro: Can we trust God?

Two questions about Israel:

1. Has God rejected His people completely? (v.1–10)

2. Has God rejected His people permanently? (v.11–32)

Three lessons for us:

1. Don’t be arrogant

2. Don’t be complacent

3. Don’t be ignorant

Romans 9:30-10:31 | God Saves Whoever Believes in Him

Intro: What must I do to be saved?

How to get right with God:

1. Two ways to (try to) be righteous (9:30-10:4)

2. The OT teaches that righteousness is by faith (v.5-13)

3. Faith comes from hearing the gospel of Jesus Christ (v.14-17)

4. Unbelief is wilful disobedience toward God (v.18-21)

Romans 9:1-29 | God Saves Whomever He Chooses

Intro: Does God preserve His people?

Context of Romans 9-11: Why have so few Jews have believed in Jesus?

1. Israel, of all people, ought to have been saved (v.1-5)

2. God has always had a chosen people within the chosen nation (v.6-13)

3. God is free to choose whomever he wants to (v.14-21)

4. God’s chosen people were always going to be a mixture of some Jews and many Gentiles (v. 22-29)