Notes and Questions for September 18, 2011 - NEW CLASSROOM - 224!

Hello!

I trust everyone is having a great week. I look forward to this weekend and our time together.  Please note the following:

1) There are plenty of spaces in ALL equipping U classes on Sunday nights.  If you haven't signed up it is not too late to join.
2) Please put November 6 on your calendar now.  It would be great if every family from the class could go with us to Greenwood to serve and fellowship at our other campus.  Please let me know if you have questions or concerns.

Ok - so coming up this weekend we will cover the last part of Romans 13.  Specifically verses 8 to the end.  Please read the entire chapter noting the first verse stemming from chapter 12 and the grafting from chapter 11.

Here are some questions for you this week prior to our study:

A - How are your debts going?  What do you owe to others?  Why do you think that verse 8 asks us to have no debts except love?  Write down what you think your life would look like if that is the only debt you had?  What would be different?

B - Why do verse 9 and 10 reach back to Leviticus?  What is Paul's reason for sharing this with the Romans?  Write down on a piece of paper any of the commandments he lists here that you have broken...  Who do you hurt when you break these?  List who you hurt.  Who do you hurt when you covet?  Really determine who is hurt here...  Who do you grieve?  What does verse 10 actually mean?

C - What is the meaning of verse 11 - in practical terms?  What is Paul saying?

D - What are the deeds of darkness?  List them out.  What is the armor of light?  Where else is it mentioned in the bible that we want to reflect the light of Christ or put on the armor?  Find the verses and read them out loud.  What is verse 11 and here verse 12 telling us?  About timing? About our action?

E - List out out each of the words in verse 13.  List the definition you have for each of the words.  Check or star each of the words you either outwardly or inwardly struggle with you do...

F - How would we possibly clothe our selves in Christ as per verse 14?  What does this actually mean?  Why does Paul talk about Thinking here rather than feeling?  What is the flesh he speaks of?

Please be ready to give an account of the Joy that is within you this week.  If you haven't seen someone in class recently please invite them back...

Andrew