May 13, 2016

Romans

Romans 1

7: Become Saints

8: Faith Inspires Faith

11-12: Complementary Gifts Benefit Everyone

16: No Shame

17: Is Praying it Safe Best?When God Asks, Say Yes

24-27: Feelings Tamed by Trust in God

Romans 2

21: Teach Yourself

Romans 3

1: Good Government

22-24: Racism Buried Alive

23-24: Why Desperation is a Good Thing

Romans 4

17: Things That Don’t Exist

24: Jesus Christ Your Lord

Romans 5

3-5: Character in Crisis

3-4: Suffering Seeks Hope

5: Embrace Hope Over Shame

6-8: What’s Your Worth?, Necessary Endings

8: Can God Use Even You?

12-13: The Original Pandemic

Romans 6

1-2: Responsible Grace

4: Beautiful Baptism, Living in Resurrection Power

5-8: No Longer Slaves

6: Freed Up From Sin, Joyful Freedom in Christ

6-7: You Do You

13: Your Body Has Potential

22-24: Fundamental Flaw

Romans 7

4: Married to Christ

13: A Little Sin, Take Sin Seriously

14-15: Vulnerable Love

15: How Can I Overcome My Struggle For Daily Time With God?

18-19,25: Distrust Yourself

Romans 8

1: Forgive YourselfHave You Truly Forgiven Yourself?, Should’ve Syndrome, No More Condemnation, Shame, or Regret

1-2: Release Pain, Receive Healing

5-6: Spirit Controlled Thinking

6: The Trap of Striving to Succeed

10-11: Holy Spirit Strength

12-13: The One Thing You Need to Admit to Experience Personal Transformation

14: Led by the Spirit

14-16: Spirit-Led Leadership

15: No Longer Slaves to Fear

19: When You Feel That Ache of Dissatisfaction

21: Free from the Bondage of People Pleasing

22-23: Courageous, Not Anxious

26-27: Spirit Led PrayingLearning to Pray, Holy Spirit Prayers for You

27,34: Aligned With God

28: When You’re Thrust Into a Role You Don’t Want, Cancer’s Lessons in Generosity, He is Never “Un-Blessing” You

31: What’s Your Opportunity in Your Mess?, What God Wants For You

31-39: God Loves You

32: The Best Kind of Love

35-37: Triumph Over Tragedy, He Does It All in Love

37: You Are MoreNon-Victim Mindset, Living as an Overcomer

38: God Is For You

38-39: Abiding in LOVE (part 2 of 3)

Romans 9

17-18: God’s Glory and Our Joy in Waiting

23: Merciful, not Mad

Romans 10

9-10: Heart Knowledge

11: Living by Faith for What’s Behind

17: Eradication of Gospel Poverty, End Gospel Poverty

Romans 11

33: Depth Leads to Breadth

36: God Still Wants to Use You

Romans 12

1: Complete Worship

1-2: Spiritual Worship

2: Unlearn Untruths, Mind Renewal, Discerning God’s Will, Mind MarginYou Have the Power to Change, Transformed by Christ in Silence and Solitude, Love Gives Relational Life, Mental Margin, Breaking the Power of Strongholds

3: To Sensitive, Sober Self-Assessment, A Humble Self-Assessment

3-4: Share Credit, Take Blame

4-5: Team Sport

5: One Another, Love Needs Another

6: Gift of Teaching, Strengths and Struggles, Uniquely Gifted by God

6-7: Gift of Service, Gift of Prophecy

8: Gift of Leadership, Good Leaders Follow, Gift of Exhortation, Gift of Giving, Gift of Mercy

9: How to Develop a Loving, Trusting Relationship

9-10: Sincere Love, Not About Me, Relational Equity, Genuine Love

10: Four Ways to Bring Out the Best in Others, Devoted to One Another, Love and Honor, Honor One AnotherHumility is Other Centered / Pride is Self CenteredHow to Grow Meaningful Relationships, Assume The Best, Love Sees Potential, Love Honors Another, Love is Devoted to Another, A Big Key to Building a Great Marriage, Prefer to Defer, Outdo One Another, Who is right?, Transactional or Transformational

11-12: Spiritual Fervor

12: Faithful in Prayer, Joyful in Hope, Patient Affiliation, Moms to Be, Learning to Persevere, Is Patience a Virtue?

12-13: Practice Hospitality

13: Practice Genuine Hospitality (Part One of Two), Practice Genuine Hospitality (Part Two of Two), Love Practices Hospitality

14: Unhealthy Ways to Manage Relational Conflict, The Freedom of Loving Your Enemies

14-16: Emotional Generosity

15: Joy and Sorrow, Weep With Those Who Weep, International Bereaved Mother’s Day

16: Live in Harmony

17: Productive Not Destructive Conflict

18: Peacemakers Forgive First, Deeper Love Can Grow from Conflict, When Someone Confronts You

19: Pay Back

21: Good Overcomes Evil, Overcome Evil

Romans 13

8: Love One AnotherWhy You Should Stay in Debt, Appreciation Shows His Love

11: Denying Denial

13: Walk in Purity

14: Mastering Unhealthy Emotions

Romans 14

1: Disputable Matters

15: What’s Best

Romans 15

1-2, 7: Love Receives

4: Why History Repeats Itself, Patience and Comfort

7: Accept One Another, Love Accepts Another

13: God of HopeOverflowing Hope From the Holy Spirit, Hope Brokers, Desperation is a Gift, Aiming For an Uncomplicated Christmas, Choosing Joy in the Deepest Pain, Abound in Hope

14: Admonish One Another, Love Questions Foolishness

21: Are You Called to Missions?

30-33: Refreshed by Others

Romans 16

20: Not Ruined, But Redeemed