16 Oct 16
ROMANS SERIES, PART 2
Suppression, Recession, Obsession!
Mark Kotchapaw
You
will note that the Touching Base is taking on a bit of a new format. In order
to leverage this document for yourself personally or in a group, it will be
necessary for you to take notes, even pictures of various PowerPoint slides, in
order to capture key quotes in order to reflect on the text. We encourage you to take notes, develop your
own questions and engage with the text as you feed yourself and perhaps those
you lead.
This morning we
are into our second week of our series in Romans. We will be covering the first
7 chapters this fall.
Series Title: Good News Bad News
Description: From the
moment we wake up to the moment our heads hit the pillow, we can be bombarded
with bad news. Social media has made our world a lot smaller and exposed us
24/7 to the constant deluge of bad news. This fall we are starting a study in
the book of Romans. In the first 17
verses Paul talks about the good news, the good news that he will expand upon
in his letter to the Romans. Join us as we unpack the good news, are challenged
by it and anchored in it.
To best use
this tool, listen to the message and take notes. If you are not able to join us
on the Sunday, you can listen to the message on our website. It is posted by
the following Tuesday. The teaching will
help you either as a facilitator of a group or for your own personal study to
engage with the text. Feel free to take pictures of various teaching slides
that may help you with your discussion.
Text:
Romans 1:18- 2:29
Question: What happens when we reject God?
Big Idea: Suppression, Recession, Obsession!
Notes:
Suppression (1:18-20)
Recession (1:21-25)
Obsession (1:22-32)
In what ways do
we see the same pattern (suppression, recession, and obsession) in Romans 2?
Discussion questions:
Here are the two points to ponder in light of what the
text has raised.
1.
This text will challenge your understanding
of the nature of humanity.
Discuss how
this text illustrates the nature of humanity.
Do you believe
that mankind at the core is essentially good and upright, or sinful and broken
and left on his own, may do great damage?
Is it a stretch
to say that man, without God, is in trouble?
Is it
illogical, irresponsible, and over-reacting to say that you and I have a dark
side, the capacity to do great ill?
2.
This text will challenge your understanding
of freedom.
Do you agree that today’s
culture would define freedom as “freedom
is me doing whatever I want”?
How does the text
demonstrate that this is not true?
How does your own life
demonstrate that this is not true?
Of all the examples that
Paul gives of recession (remember they are just examples, generalizations
illustrating a bigger truth) what ones are the most challenging in our culture?
How do you exercise grace
and truth when engaging in conversation on some of these issues?
Finally, we noted that
Romans 2 is a picture of Jews being hypocritical (2:1). But the real zinger is
what Paul says in 2:24.
How do you think the
church has been guilty of causing people to walk away from God?
What can the church do
better to be a better messenger without compromising the message?
How does your
reflection on this text encourage you to pray for the city, the nation and the world?
Mark Kotchapaw
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