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May 11, 2025
The Christian & The Government – Romans 13:1-7
By: Ben Lairamore
Series: Romans
Questions for Discussion & Application
  1. What questions do you have about today’s passage?
  2. What is the most difficult part of this passage for you to accept and obey? Why?
  3. Why are we to obey the government?
  4. Are there any exceptions when we should disobey a government? (See Acts 5:29, Daniel 3:12-18; 6:10)
  5. What would happen if there was no government at all?
  6. What should we want and expect from a government? How will the influence of Christianity upon a society and government help it to fulfill its’ God-given purpose? 
  7. How can we show honor and respect to those in positions of ordained authority from the local to the national level?
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  • May 11, 2025The Christian & The Government – Romans 13:1-7
    May 11, 2025
    The Christian & The Government – Romans 13:1-7
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Romans
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage?
    2. What is the most difficult part of this passage for you to accept and obey? Why?
    3. Why are we to obey the government?
    4. Are there any exceptions when we should disobey a government? (See Acts 5:29, Daniel 3:12-18; 6:10)
    5. What would happen if there was no government at all?
    6. What should we want and expect from a government? How will the influence of Christianity upon a society and government help it to fulfill its’ God-given purpose? 
    7. How can we show honor and respect to those in positions of ordained authority from the local to the national level?
  • May 5, 2025How Do We Respond to Our Enemies? – Romans 12:17-21
    May 5, 2025
    How Do We Respond to Our Enemies? – Romans 12:17-21
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Romans
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage?
    2. How does your response to the mistreatment of your enemies impact your witness?
    3. Why might a refusal to retaliate lead even your enemies to live at peace with you? Have you experienced this? 
    4. How are you showing your trust in God when you do not retaliate but instead do good to your enemies?
    5. Why does it not work to overcome evil with evil? What examples have you seen of this?
    6. Do you have an enemy that you need to do good to?
    7. What might God have you to do to show kindness to this enemy?   
  • Apr 27, 2025Supernatural Living – Romans 12:14-16
    Apr 27, 2025
    Supernatural Living – Romans 12:14-16
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Romans
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage?
    2. How can you bless those who mistreat you? Why is the ability to do this supernatural? 
    3. Is there an enemy that you need to bless instead of curse?
    4. Is it more difficult to weep with those who weep or to rejoice with those who rejoice? Why will both of these require us to move away from selfishness and pride? 
    5. How are the commands of verse 16 linked together?
    6. What additional insight can we gain on verse 16 from James 2:1-7?
    7. Is there anyone in a lowly position that you have failed to associate with as a brother or sister in Christ? If so, what will you do in order to obey this command?   
  • Apr 20, 2025Why Does it Matter that Jesus Rose from the Dead? – Matthew 28:1-10
    Apr 20, 2025
    Why Does it Matter that Jesus Rose from the Dead? – Matthew 28:1-10
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Sunday Morning Message
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s message?
    2. Do you believe that Jesus rose from the dead? What helps you to believe this to be true?
    3. How has believing that Jesus rose from the dead personally transformed your life?
    4. If Jesus did not rise from the dead, then what would be the outcome for the Christian? (See I Corinthians 15:19.)
    5. Since Jesus is the resurrected King, what must be our response and attitude towards Him?
  • Apr 13, 2025Marks of Ministry – Romans 12:11-13
    Apr 13, 2025
    Marks of Ministry – Romans 12:11-13
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Romans
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage?
    2. Who do you see as an excellent example of enthusiastically serving the Lord.
    3. How are you seeking to use your gifts to zealously serve the Lord?
    4. What things can smother our fire or zeal to serve the Lord? How have you experienced this in your own life?   
    5. What will help us to overcome those things that can smother our zeal to serve the Lord and enable us to persevere in enthusiastic ministry even as we face tribulation or difficulty? (See verse 12.)
    6. How have you been the recipient of generosity and hospitality within our church family?  
  • Apr 6, 2025Authentic Christian Living – Romans 12:9-10
    Apr 6, 2025
    Authentic Christian Living – Romans 12:9-10
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Romans
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage?
    2. What is the difference between genuine love and not genuine love?
    3. Why is genuine love so critical to the Christian life? (See also Galatians 5:22-23, John 13:35, & I Corinthians 13:1-3.)
    4. What will motivate our genuine love as believers? (See Romans 8:31-39.)
    5. What evil are we called to hate first and most? (See Luke 6:39-42.)
    6. What does hatred of evil look like in your own life?
    7. Why is it important that we not only hate evil but cling to what is good? (See Ephesians 4:22-32.)
    8. The call to love one another as family leads us to more than just superficial relationships in the church. What can you do to strengthen and deepen your relationships with other believers?    
  • Mar 30, 2025Exercising Spiritual Gifts with Humility – Romans 12:3-8
    Mar 30, 2025
    Exercising Spiritual Gifts with Humility – Romans 12:3-8
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Romans
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage?
    2. Why is it dangerous to get caught up in comparing yourself to others?
    3. What will help us all to have a humble self-estimation? (see verse 3)
    4. God has not given everyone in the church the exact same gifts or amount of faith. Why is this diversity within the church so valuable? 
    5. What practical ways can we show that we value every person who is a member of Christ’s body?
    6. Which of the gifts listed in verses 6-8 do you feel best describe you? Why?  
    7. How are you using these gifts to serve others in the body of Christ?  
  • Mar 23, 2025Living Sacrifices – Romans 12:1-2
    Mar 23, 2025
    Living Sacrifices – Romans 12:1-2
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Romans
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage?
    2. Why are God’s mercies the proper motivation for Christian living?
    3. What examples of God’s mercies have we seen in Romans 1-11?
    4. What does it mean to be a “living sacrifice”?
    5. What examples of being wholly surrendered to the Lord as a living sacrifice have you seen?
    6. Where do you need to be more fully surrendered to the Lord as a response to His grace?
    7. What are the thought patterns of this world that we need to reject and replace in regard to money, pleasure, sexuality, the tongue, etc.?
    8. What will help us to grow in right ways of thinking?
  • Mar 16, 2025God’s Mysterious Plan – Romans 11:25-33
    Mar 16, 2025
    God’s Mysterious Plan – Romans 11:25-33
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Romans
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage?
    2. What is the mystery that is spelled out in Romans 11:25-26?
    3. In Romans 11:32, what is the good outcome of all being given over to their disobedience?
    4. Why do reminders of God’s mercy help protect us from becoming wise in our own sight?
    5. How are you personally tempted to feel wise in your own eyes?
    6. What does it mean to say that God’s judgements are unsearchable and His ways are inscrutable?
    7. What 3 questions are asked in Romans 11:34-35? What is the implied answer to all 3 questions?
    8. Why does all glory belong to God? How does knowing this reality impact your life personally?      
  • Mar 9, 2025A Look Under the Hood of Salvation History – Romans 11:11-24
    Mar 9, 2025
    A Look Under the Hood of Salvation History – Romans 11:11-24
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Romans
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage?
    2. Why did Paul seek to magnify his ministry to the Gentiles?
    3. What aspects of our lives and fellowship might be used by God to provoke unbelievers to jealousy?
    4. Have you seen unbelievers be drawn to Christ by becoming jealous of what Christians possess?
    5. As a Gentile believer, have you ever thought of yourself as a “wild olive shoot” that is grafted in to the people of God? Why might this be humbling and important to remember?
    6. Gentile believers are instructed in today’s passage to not be arrogant and to not become proud (verses 18 & 20). How can such pride be a temptation in your own life? 
    7. How does today’s passage encourage us to continue walking in humble, reverent faith?
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