- Read From Romans 11:33 to 12:2 from as many different translations as you have in the group;
- What is causing Paul to urge/beg his hearers in verse one? What should our reaction be?
- What does it mean to be a living sacrifice, and what is it that we are to offer?
- How might we be conformed to the world, and what is the effect?
- How can we be transformed, and what is the benefit?
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Hebrews 12:1-4 ~ A Study
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- Talk through those things you know the bible says about remembering (this could take you several weeks of study 🙂 );
- The sermon referred back to Hebrews 11. Spend some time checking out some of the people mentioned and discuss what was special about them;
- In the sermon we brought out a number of areas of application. Discuss those mentioned and others you have discovered as a group.
- Spend some time in prayer for each other and the work and mission of our church.Â
A Study on Romans 10:4-13
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- Read Romans 10:4-13.
- Why is Paul talking about going up to heaven and down to the dead?
- Which parts of the OT was Paul quoting (most bibles will have footnotes which will cross refer you).
- Why was he quoting this?
- What was Paul’s main point here?
- We mentioned a number of area where we might apply this passage to our lives. Which can you recall and do you feel any were missed?
Romans 6:15-23 – A Study
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Read through the passage and pray asking the Lord to open it up to you.
- Why does Paul ask his question in verse 15?
- What images come to mind when we think of slavery? Compare this to what you know of slavery in the first century A.D.
- Look through the passages again and pick out the various contrasts between being a slave to sin and a slave to God. Talk through each one.
- In which ways can and should we apply this passage to out lives?