Notes for November 7, 2010

Hello All!

I trust that you all are having a great week and giving the Lord your all every day.

Here are the notes for November 7, 2010:

Please pray for God’s will, not yours, to be done and the Holy Spirit to guide you through the verses of His word.

Please Read all of Romans 1

• What does it mean in verse 18 that the wrath of God is revealed against all godlessness and wickeness of men?  How do we see God’s wrath revealed?  Use specific examples...
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• What does it mean in verses 19-20 by God’s qualities?  What has been made plain?  How can you explain these verses to someone else?
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• What examples can you give of today’s people doing the same things as verses 21-23?
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• what do verses 24 and 25 mean in your own words?  Is there anything in your life where you have exchanged the truth for a lie?  What is the truth?
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• Although vs 26 sounds just like vs 24 these are two different things that God is giving people over to.  In verse 24 God is around a practice of cultic prostitution where fertility cults would prostitutes and devotees to the gods and goddesses would have relations with them to encourage the gods to do likewise and, in turn, help the people where the latter (verse 26) and a practice in the day where the latter is about perversion in sexual relations at a personal level.  How does Genesis 1:28 come in here and against verse 26 and 27?  What is your stance on homosexuality and why?  How do you explain yourself or to others these verses?
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• Read vs 28 - what does it mean to be given over to a depraved mind?  How do we do this even sometimes?  Does this happen in your life?  How are verse 28 and 29-31 related?  What are the items noted in 29 -31and how are they related to verse 28? 
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• Make a list of the items in verses 29-31 - Check which of these you have been involved with at any time in your life.  Are there any that you struggle with today?  
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• What else do the people that do these things do with others?  What does it mean to approve that others do these things?  Can you give examples past the homosexuality issue that show others doing these wicked things?

• How would you summarize Romans 1?  

Notes for October 17, 2010

Hello Everyone!  Thanks for your prayers and comments on the lesson today.  It is a great encouragement to know that there are those that pray for God's will to be done and I could possibly get out of the way for Him to teach us all.

Here are some questions for next Sunday, October 17, 2010.  Have a great week!

A) Review -

1) Please read Romans 1:1-15.  Review the notes from the last two Sundays regarding verse 1 to 7.  Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

B) Dive In -

1) Pray for Jesus' guidance in your intention and what He would like you to come away from this week with.

2) Read Romans 1:8-15.  What are the top things that call out to you from these verses?  Write them down in a list.

3) Verse 8 - Who does Paul thank?  Why does Paul thank?  Does this describe you and your household?  Why or why not?

4) Verse 9 - Paul tells something about himself.  What is that?  Why does God need to be his witness?  What purpose does this serve?

5) Verse 10 - How does he remember them - tactically what has he done?  What does Paul pray for?  What do you pray for for the church?  Does it resemble this?  How often and for what do you pray?  Write down your answer.

6) Verse 11 and 12 - What is Paul so wanting for/to/with the Romans?  Don't take these two verses apart.  Stay with what he has said - these are not gifts such as spiritual gifts, this is "to make you strong" is what these words mean.  Paul then talks about what he will get out of being with them, to ensure that he doesn't seem to say that blessing will flow only from Paul to the church.  What do you expect from being at church?  Does this speak to your passion for church and the people in it?  Write down your answer.

7) Verse 13 - What does Paul want them to be aware of?  What has he been doing?  Why has he not come before?  When is is coming to Rome?  Use a concordance or study bible if you have one.  What is the History here?  Sometimes do we have to wait to do something we have passion for due to obligation?  What is that in your life?

8) Verses 14 and 15 - Paul says in verse 11 that he longs to see the Romans.  Now he is obligated?  What is he trying to say here?  Where was he headed once he ministered to Rome?  What was his plan?  How does this factor into these two verses?  Don't know?  We will discuss next week!

Take care!  Romans 8:5

Andrew

Notes and Questions for October 10, 2010

Hello Everyone!  Below are the blanks we filled in last week and those we will cover coming up this week.  We may dive into 8 to 15 so if you have a chance you may want to go ahead and at least read these verses.

Romans 1:1-7 - Who are you? - Needed for All Relationships       October 2010

Paul  v 1 ____Belongs to Christ because he was called by Christ____________________

Acts 13:6-12

Phil 2:7

1 Cor 4:1-4

Acts 9:15

Gal 1:12

Promise v 2-4 __The Christ is Lord___________________

Permeating Prophecy

Matt 1:1, Luke 1:32, Acts 13:22, 2 Tim 2:8  _____Lineage of David ___ as needed for the Messiah from Isa 11:1 

Power

Genesis 1:26 - From the beginning He was ________

Col 1:29 __The power is inside and is known personally by believers____

1 Cor 15:45 ______Christ is the Life-Giving Spirit__________

1 Cor 15:20-21 ___Forerunner of others in transformation________

kata pnuema and kata sarka - In view throughout - 1 Tim 3:16 - So Holy - So absolutely free of sin,  That death could not hold Him - Acts 2:24

Acts 2:36, 10:36 - "Our Lord" - greater use after the resurrection

Here is what we will cover this week:

Proclamation v 5-7  _________________________________

ALL

v5 - the Apostles were called - _________________________________

v5 - All Gentiles - Matt 28:19 - _________________________________

That are called by Faith

v5 - To Call People to _________________________________________

Belong to Christ

v6 - You are called - Heb 12:1-3 - Get Serious (again if necessary)

The Lord

v7 - His Love _______________________________________________

Only God can grant grace and peace - No What?  Phil 2:1-11 

Here are the questions for this week - if you didn't finish last week's questions go back and do those first...

1)  Who were apostles?  Are we all apostles?  v5

2) What were the apostles to do?  v5

3) What is "obediance that comes from faith"  or "obediance of faith"?  What does it mean to you?  What does it mean to your spouse? v5

4) Who is Paul talking to in v6?

5) What does it mean to be called?  What is a saint?  v6  Are you part of this called to be saints?  Why or why not?

6)  What is the difference between v6 and the beginning of v7?

7)  Is there any particular need to say v7?  What does it gain the Romans?  What does it gain us?

8)  Why do these verses (5-7) matter?  In your own words....

See you Sunday!

Reminder for this Weekend

Please join the whole church for what looks to be a wonderful and meaningful service at Shawnee Mission Park.

Starts at 10am
Invite a friend! 
Pray for the service, the pastors, the congregation, and the visitors

Class items for October 3, 2010

Hello!

For class on October 3 please read Romans 1:1-7

 1Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God— 2the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures 3regarding his Son, who as to his human nature was a descendant of David, 4and who through the Spirit[a] of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God[b] by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord. 5Through him and for his name's sake, we received grace and apostleship to call people from among all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith. 6And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.

 7To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints:
      Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Please answer the following questions:

A. Who is Paul? What is his role and who put him in it?

B. What is your role? Who put you on that role in life?

C. What is the history that Paul is talking about here? Why is it important?

D. Did Christ really rise from the dead? What would that have done to you if you met someone that had died and been buried and now was alive?

E. What dies it mean that we are all apostles? Is hat true?

F. Who Are we to call and who are saints?

G. Are you a saint?

Have a great great great service at the park this Sunday!

Notes for September 19, 2010

Hello all! I trust everyone us having a wonderful week. Please pray, if you haven't already, for the prayer requests send out earlier today.

For this week please review the following key verses for the introduction to Romans this week:

Key Verses: Romans 1:16, “I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of every one who believes, first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.”

Romans 3:9-11, “What shall we conclude then? Are we any better? Not at all! We have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under sin. As it is written: ‘There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God.’”

Romans 3:21, “But now a righteousness from God apart from the law, has been made known, to which the Law and Prophets testify.”

Romans 3:23: “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”

Romans 5:8, “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

Romans 6:23, “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Romans 8:9, “You however, are controlled not by the sinful nature, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.”

Romans 8:28: “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”

Romans 8:37-39, “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Romans 10:9-10, “That if you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.”

Romans 12:1, “Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, this is your spiritual act of worship.”

Romans 12:19, “Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: ‘It is mine to avenge; I will repay,’ says the Lord.”

Romans 16:17, “I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them.”

Hello Again!

Hello Everyone!

I trust you all had a most excellent summer!  I am excited about this fall and our next study of Romans!

Each week we will do 3 things:

1) Questions of the week - The upcoming week's passage with a few to several questions to ponder during the week.

2) Study Handouts with WAYPOINTS - We will continue to use the 1/2 sheet 3 hole punched sheets and each class we will have a short time to go over application to the waypoints.

3) Blog Questions and Answers - Anonymously (REALLY) submit questions and we will get them answered asap!

Look forward to the fall!

Andrew