• Read Romans 13:1-4

• On a separate piece of paper, jot down a few answers to the following questions:

• What are our instructions here in this passage?
• What is most challenging for you in this section? What is confusing?
• What do we learn about God from this passage?
• Who are the governing authorities that you are called to submit to?

Reflect on the following questions today:

• Spend some time this morning being thankful for the relationships in your life.
• Who are you appreciating? How has the Lord blessed you with relationships?
• Also think through your relationship with the Lord. Spend time in thanks for that.

WEEK 1 • MEMORY VERSE • ROMANS 12:2

Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

• Read Romans 12:17-21

• On a separate piece of paper, list out the commands in these verses again.

Consider the following questions:

• What can we glean about how God views relationships and their value to Him?
• It does seem like Paul assumes we have enemies, or at least people that may not like us very much! How specifically are we to treat those people?
• What is one practical thing that you can do today related to these verses?

• Read Romans 12:9-16

• On a separate piece of paper, list out all the commands in these verses.

Consider the following questions:

• Think of your real life situations. Which of these commands are the hardest for you right now?
• Spend some time asking Jesus to help you in practical ways.
• What is one practical thing that you can do today related to these verses?

• Read Romans 12:3-8

Consider the following questions:

• Have you seen it work out in practice that all the members of the body actually belong to each other? What does this mean in real life?
• Thinking realistically (or with sober judgment), what gifts have you been given by the Holy Spirit to be a blessing to the body?
• How are you using those gifts today? How could you see yourself using them in the future?

WEEK 1 • MEMORY VERSE • ROMANS 12:2

Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

• Read Romans 12:1-2

The word sacrifice is defined as: an act of slaughtering an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to God or to a divine or supernatural figure.

Paul, in these first verses, asks us to be living sacrifices.

Consider the following questions:

• What do you think it looks like, practically in your life, for you to offer your body as a living sacrifice?
• How is this worship?
• How would you describe to someone “the pattern of this world?”
• How can a person resist the world’s pattern and be transformed with a renewed mind?
• What practices help you to renew your mind?

Today, check out the video for the remainder of Romans and then tomorrow we will begin to read.

Overview: Romans Ch. 5-16

• On a separate piece of paper, jot down some of your main thoughts or “take homes” from these chapters.

WEEK 1 • MEMORY VERSE • ROMANS 12:2

Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.