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Mar 16, 2025
God’s Mysterious Plan – Romans 11:25-33
By: Ben Lairamore
Series: Romans
Questions for Discussion & Application
  1. What questions do you have about today’s passage?
  2. What is the mystery that is spelled out in Romans 11:25-26?
  3. In Romans 11:32, what is the good outcome of all being given over to their disobedience?
  4. Why do reminders of God’s mercy help protect us from becoming wise in our own sight?
  5. How are you personally tempted to feel wise in your own eyes?
  6. What does it mean to say that God’s judgements are unsearchable and His ways are inscrutable?
  7. What 3 questions are asked in Romans 11:34-35? What is the implied answer to all 3 questions?
  8. Why does all glory belong to God? How does knowing this reality impact your life personally?      
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  • Mar 16, 2025God’s Mysterious Plan – Romans 11:25-33
    Mar 16, 2025
    God’s Mysterious Plan – Romans 11:25-33
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Romans
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage?
    2. What is the mystery that is spelled out in Romans 11:25-26?
    3. In Romans 11:32, what is the good outcome of all being given over to their disobedience?
    4. Why do reminders of God’s mercy help protect us from becoming wise in our own sight?
    5. How are you personally tempted to feel wise in your own eyes?
    6. What does it mean to say that God’s judgements are unsearchable and His ways are inscrutable?
    7. What 3 questions are asked in Romans 11:34-35? What is the implied answer to all 3 questions?
    8. Why does all glory belong to God? How does knowing this reality impact your life personally?      
  • Mar 9, 2025A Look Under the Hood of Salvation History – Romans 11:11-24
    Mar 9, 2025
    A Look Under the Hood of Salvation History – Romans 11:11-24
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Romans
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage?
    2. Why did Paul seek to magnify his ministry to the Gentiles?
    3. What aspects of our lives and fellowship might be used by God to provoke unbelievers to jealousy?
    4. Have you seen unbelievers be drawn to Christ by becoming jealous of what Christians possess?
    5. As a Gentile believer, have you ever thought of yourself as a “wild olive shoot” that is grafted in to the people of God? Why might this be humbling and important to remember?
    6. Gentile believers are instructed in today’s passage to not be arrogant and to not become proud (verses 18 & 20). How can such pride be a temptation in your own life? 
    7. How does today’s passage encourage us to continue walking in humble, reverent faith?
  • Mar 3, 2025Is God Finished with Israel? – Romans 11:1-10
    Mar 3, 2025
    Is God Finished with Israel? – Romans 11:1-10
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Romans
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage?
    2. Does there continue to be a remnant from among Israel of persons who believe in Jesus for salvation? Do you know any such persons?
    3. Have you ever felt like Elijah, that you were all alone as a true believer in Jesus?
    4. Why is it good to remember that we are not alone.
    5. What does it mean to be “chosen by grace”?
    6. How does it impact you to remember that your salvation is not in any way earned or deserved but is all of grace?
    7. Who are you praying for that has not believed in Jesus for salvation? How does today’s passage inform your prayers for them?      
  • Feb 23, 2025The Necessity of Beautiful Feet – Romans 10:14-21
    Feb 23, 2025
    The Necessity of Beautiful Feet – Romans 10:14-21
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Romans
     
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage?
    2. How are you challenged to action by the knowledge that people cannot be saved apart from hearing the Gospel?
    3. How did you first hear the Gospel message?
    4. Why are the feet of those who proclaim the Gospel said to be beautiful?
    5. Whose feet were beautiful in bringing the message of salvation to you?
    6. Do you know any lost persons who have not heard the Gospel message clearly proclaimed? If so, how can you seek to share the Gospel with them?
    7. Why does hearing the Gospel message sometimes not result in saving faith?   
    8. How can we see again both God’s sovereignty and man’s responsibility in today’s passage?  
  • 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?
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