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Tuesday (5/20)
Read Romans 11:11-16
How does the Gentiles’ (us) salvation makes Israel envious?
Has Israel fallen beyond recovery?
What does this tell us about God’s character?
What is Paul hoping to be the result of his focusing on sharing the good news with the Gentiles?
How does Paul explain the good that is coming from Israel’s stubbornness?
How is this pertinent to our lives today? Is it pertinent?
Monday (5/19)
Read Romans 11:1-10
We continue in some hard passages! Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to teach you as you read.
What is Paul’s answer to those who were saying that God had rejected Israel?
How do works nullify grace?
Paul references a story about Elijah the Prophet. He was discouraged and being hunted to be killed. He cries out to the Lord feeling that he was the only one left worshipping the One True God. God reassures him in such a sweet way.
How does Paul use this story to encourage his readers?
When has God responded in sweetness to an exasperated and frustrated cry from you?
Israel earnestly thought that obedience to the law was the only way to be pleasing to God, and thus they missed recognizing Jesus as their promised Messiah. Why do you think this brought the consequence of God darkening their eyes?
Sunday (5/18)
Spend some time praying for our gathering.
Pray that the teaching and the worship would be honoring to the Lord.
Pray for anyone that comes to mind that needs to hear the Good News!
Saturday (5/17)
Read Romans 10
Do the “Know, Be, Do” questions throughout the chapter.
KNOW (What does the text say about God?)
BE (What does the text say about us?)
DO (What is the text calling me/us to do?)
Write out the whole verse that you want to stick with you throughout the day today.
Friday (5/16)
Read Romans 10:16-21
So it is clear from these verses that Israel heard the good news, but many did not believe.
Why do you think?
How does God use the Gentiles (us) to make Israel envious?
Why does He do this?
What do you learn about God’s character from these verses?
Thursday (5/15)
Read Romans 10:14-15
Paul quotes Isaiah 52 here. The Israelites had been exiled to Assyria and Babylon as a result of their stubborn disobedience. The good news here in these verses is that those in Babylon are going to be able to return home.
What ‘good news’ is Paul referring to in Romans?
Think through what you know of the scriptural history- how does Jesus being the Messiah offer ‘good news’ to all of these generations: Abraham to David to the Israelites returning from captivity to John the Baptist?
Who is someone that you could share the ‘good news/ gospel’ with (the word gospel actually means good news)?
Stop and pray for those people right now.
Wednesday (5/14)
Read Romans 10:11-13
Paul repeats the verse he quoted at the end of chapter 9 to reinforce that God will never put to shame those who trust in Him.
How has satan used the experience of shame in your own life?
Have you seen God work to remove the shame that sneaks up? The shame that can feel like a heavy covering over you? The shame that holds you captive and keeps you from running to your heavenly Father?
Read Ephesians 1: 3-14 and list some of the blessings we receive when we “call on Him”.
What you’ve written out is what is true of you if you have followed the command in verses 9-10!