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Feb 16, 2025
Righteousness Based on Faith – Romans 10:5-13
By: Ben Lairamore
Series: Romans
Questions for Discussion & Application
  1. What questions do you have about today’s passage?
  2. Why is it so difficult for people to receive salvation as a gift instead of trying to earn it and make themselves worthy of it?
  3. Why can we never make ourselves worthy of salvation through our own efforts and works? (See Romans 1:18-3:20.)
  4. Why is it so essential that the one who trusts in Jesus, believes that He is Lord and risen from the dead? (See I Corinthians 15:19.)
  5. In verses 9-10, we see an emphasis on our trust in Jesus being in or with the “heart”. What does this mean and why is this significant? 
  6. In verses 11-13, who is able to receive the gift of salvation?
  7. Since the gift of salvation is able to be experienced by everyone who believes, whether Jew or Gentile, what does this teach us about who we are to proclaim the Gospel to? Are there certain persons or kinds of persons who you find it difficult to offer the gospel to?     
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  • Feb 16, 2025Righteousness Based on Faith – Romans 10:5-13
    Feb 16, 2025
    Righteousness Based on Faith – Romans 10:5-13
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Romans
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage?
    2. Why is it so difficult for people to receive salvation as a gift instead of trying to earn it and make themselves worthy of it?
    3. Why can we never make ourselves worthy of salvation through our own efforts and works? (See Romans 1:18-3:20.)
    4. Why is it so essential that the one who trusts in Jesus, believes that He is Lord and risen from the dead? (See I Corinthians 15:19.)
    5. In verses 9-10, we see an emphasis on our trust in Jesus being in or with the “heart”. What does this mean and why is this significant? 
    6. In verses 11-13, who is able to receive the gift of salvation?
    7. Since the gift of salvation is able to be experienced by everyone who believes, whether Jew or Gentile, what does this teach us about who we are to proclaim the Gospel to? Are there certain persons or kinds of persons who you find it difficult to offer the gospel to?     
  • Feb 9, 2025Religion versus Jesus – Romans 9:25-10:4
    Feb 9, 2025
    Religion versus Jesus – Romans 9:25-10:4
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Romans
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage?
    2. How does Paul defend God’s Word against the misunderstanding that it had somehow failed?
    3. What fulfilled prophecies in Scripture can you appeal to in order to demonstrate that God’s Word is true?
    4. How does today’s passage demonstrate both God’s sovereignty and human responsibility?
    5. According to Romans 9:32, why did Israel fail to achieve a right standing with God?
    6. What examples can we see today of people who have a religious zeal that is not according to knowledge?
    7. Why is it such a temptation for us all to try and establish a right relationship with God based on works? How can we guard our hearts from this temptation?    
  • Feb 2, 2025Respecting God’s Sovereignty – Romans 9:17-24
    Feb 2, 2025
    Respecting God’s Sovereignty – Romans 9:17-24
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Romans
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage?
    2. What do we mean when we say that God is sovereign?
    3. How do we see God’s sovereignty in today’s passage?
    4. What is the great aim of God’s sovereignty as we look at verses 17 & 23?
    5. How would you seek to defend the goodness and rightness of God’s sovereignty to someone who argues against it?
    6. What are some of the ways that God’s sovereignty impacts us as believers in Jesus.
    7. How does this passage personally challenge you?
  • Jan 19, 2025Heavy Questions – Romans 9:1-18
    Jan 19, 2025
    Heavy Questions – Romans 9:1-18
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Romans
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage?
    2. Do you find anything in this passage difficult to understand or accept? How will you respond to this?
    3. Have you ever experienced an anguish for the lost similar to Paul’s anguish? How might such anguish of heart lead us to live differently?
    4. According to our passage, does God owe salvation to anyone? Does anyone deserve God’s salvation? 
    5. What is the great purpose of both God’s mercy and God’s just wrath, according to verse 17?
    6. How might Matthew 20:1-16 relate to today’s passage?
    7. The emphasis of today’s passage exalts God and humbles humanity. What influences of our culture may make this emphasis difficult to accept? 
    8. As those who are the recipients of God’s grace, what should be our attitude towards God’s undeserved, sovereign grace in our lives?     
  • Jan 15, 2025Safe in Jesus – Romans 8:31-39
    Jan 15, 2025
    Safe in Jesus – Romans 8:31-39
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Romans
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage?
    2. Who seeks to accuse and condemn the Christian?
    3. As a Christian, how have you experienced such attacks? How does it encourage you to know that no enemy can ever succeed at separating you from the love of Christ?
    4. When you go through difficult circumstances, what should give you certainty of God’s love?
    5. What all is included in the long list of things that can never separate us from God’s love?
    6. When you look back at your life as a Christian how can you see the faithfulness of God to save you, to keep you, to protect you, and to use you?
    7. What will help you to remember God’s faithful love even when you are tempted to feel condemned or tempted to feel discouraged by difficult circumstances?
  • Jan 5, 2025God’s Purpose will NOT be Thwarted – Romans 8:28-30
    Jan 5, 2025
    God’s Purpose will NOT be Thwarted – Romans 8:28-30
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Romans
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage?
    2. What is the big focus of chapter 8 of Romans? How does today’s passage fit into this bigger focus?
    3. How have you seen God take bad circumstances in your own life and work through them for your spiritual growth and ultimate good?
    4. We see in this passage that God is sovereign over our salvation from beginning to end? Why is this Biblical truth so important?  
    5. How does it impact you to know that God’s purpose of salvation in your own life as a Christian cannot be thwarted?
  • Dec 29, 2024Following the Humble King – John 13:12-17
    Dec 29, 2024
    Following the Humble King – John 13:12-17
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: John
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage?
    2. What was significant about Jesus washing His disciple’s feet?
    3. What are some similar acts of humble service in our own culture?
    4. What motivates you to follow the humble example of Jesus?
    5. What blessing is Jesus speaking of in verse 17? How have you experienced this blessing in your own life?
    6. How can you better follow Jesus’ example of humble servanthood in the coming year?
  • Dec 22, 2024The Child in the Manger – Luke 2:8-14
    Dec 22, 2024
    The Child in the Manger – Luke 2:8-14
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Sunday Morning Message
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage?
    2. What is significant about Jesus’ birth being announced to shepherds?
    3. How is Jesus a radically different kind of King? What does this mean for us who belong to His Kingdom? 
    4. What three titles are given to Jesus in verse 11? What is significant about each one of these titles? 
    5. How are the humble circumstances of Jesus’ birth contrasted with the celebration of the heavenly host that we see in verses 13-14? What might this contrast teach us about the nature of Jesus’ Kingdom?
    6. Is Jesus your Savior and Lord? If so, when did you first put your trust in the child in the manger?  
  • Dec 15, 2024The Spirit’s Help in Prayer – Romans 8:26-27
    Dec 15, 2024
    The Spirit’s Help in Prayer – Romans 8:26-27
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Romans
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage?
    2. What are the many different ways that we see the Spirit’s ministry to believers in Romans 8?
    3. Have you ever felt weakness in prayer? If so, how? 
    4. Have you ever felt unsure what you should pray for or unclear what would be God’s will to pray for?
    5. When have you experienced God saying “no” to what you requested in prayer? Are you now able to recognize that God’s “no” was an expression of His love?
    6. How does it encourage you to know that your weakness in prayer will not thwart God’s good purpose from being carried out in your life?  
  • Dec 8, 2024Hearts filled with HOPE – Romans 8:17-25
    Dec 8, 2024
    Hearts filled with HOPE – Romans 8:17-25
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Romans
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage?
    2. As heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, what is the inheritance that we look forward to? (See Revelation 21:1-5 & I Corinthians 15:51-57)
    3. All people suffer in this fallen world, but how do Christians suffer because they are Christians?
    4. How have you experienced suffering as a Christian?
    5. Why might suffering be a necessary part of the journey to our future glory?
    6. What helps us to endure suffering as Christians? (See verse 18.)
    7. What does it mean to have the “firstfruits of the Spirit”? What evidence do you see of the Spirit’s presence in your own life?  How does the Spirit’s presence in your life strengthen your hope that you will one day receive the promised future inheritance?
    8. What does it mean to “groan inwardly” as we await our future inheritance?
    9. What does this groaning look like in your own life?    
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