Friday DIVE

  WELCOME and THANKS for joining us … for another Friday DIVE. OPENING COMMENTS We are continuing our study of ROMANS. Having completed the book, my plan was … to review the 16 chapters in the book. The original plan … to review the first 8 chapters last week and the second 8 chapters this […]

WELCOME and THANKS for joining us … for another Friday DIVE. OPENING COMMENTS The plan … to continue our review of the Book of Romans … by reviewing the 16 chapters in the book. The original plan for last session … was to review the first 8 chapters.   As it turned out, we only got

WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. OPENING COMMENTS OPENING PRAYER   KEYNOTE PASSAGE Romans 16 NKJV I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church in Cenchrea, 2 that you may receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and assist her in whatever business she has need

WELCOME and THANKS for joining us.     KEYNOTE PASSAGE Romans 15  NKJV 14 Now I myself am confident concerning you, my brethren, that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another[M others].   15 Nevertheless, brethren, I have written more boldly to you on some points, as reminding you, because

WELCOME and THANKS for joining us.   KEYNOTE PASSAGE Romans 15:1-13  NKJV 1 We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves.   2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification.   3 For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written,  “The

  WELCOME and THANKS for joining us.   INTRODUCTION How do you treat with others (Christians) who believe differently from you?   TEXT for study Romans 14:13-23  NIV 13 Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather resolve this, not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brother’s way.   14 I know

  WELCOME and THANKS for joining us.   INTRODUCTION How do you treat with others (Christians) who believe differently from you? Are you tolerant of their beliefs, appreciating their rights to hold different beliefs?  Or are you dismissive of their different views? Should it depend on what their beliefs are? What does the Bible say?

WELCOME and THANKS for joining us.   INTRODUCTION How do you treat with others (Christians) who believe differently from you?   TEXT for study Romans 14:1-23  NIV 1 Receive one who is weak in the faith, but not to disputes over doubtful things.  2 For one believes he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables.  3 Let not

WELCOME and THANKS for joining us.   OPENING COMMENTS In our study, we use the inductive approach, which involves a three-step process centered on observation, interpretation and application. Observation … What does the passage say? Interpretation … What does the passage mean? Application … What does the passage mean for us today?  IOW, how can

WELCOME and THANKS for joining us … for another Friday night dive into the Bible.   TEXT FOR TONIGHT’S DIVE … Romans 13:1-7. The objective … to use the inductive approach (observation, interpretation, application) to Bible study to see what we can get from our dive into the passage. OBSERVATION of the Text       Romans