Message Notes
Look Back
What steps did you take to stay focused on God’s love and the hope He gives this week?
Look Up
Read Romans 5:20-21 & Romans 6:1-4 / Put Romans 5:21 in your own words. What does Paul mean when he says, “grace might reign through righteousness”?
- What does Paul mean when he says, “we died to sin”? What does this mean to you personally?
- How easy is it for you to understand and accept that people are “joined” with Christ and his death through baptism? What helps or hinders you from accepting this?
Read Acts 2:36-39
- How is this passage similar to and different from Romans 6:1-4?
- Based on these two passages, what should be the result of our baptism and what role does the Holy Spirit play in a person’s “new” life?
Read Galatians 5:16-26
- What do these verses say about living “by the Spirit”? What does Paul say are the reasons for and benefits of doing this?
- Why is it necessary to surrender our life to Jesus in order to bear fruit? How have you found this to be true in your life?
- How easy is it for you to “keep in step” with the Spirit? What specifically helps you do this?
Overall (Discovery Bible Study)
- What do these scriptures say about God?
- What do they say about people?
- How will I apply this to my life?
Look Ahead
Have you surrendered your life to Jesus and received the gift of the Holy Spirit? Are you growing in faith in order to bear more fruit?
Notes
Romans 6:4 And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives
