Faith Works: God’s Plan for Israel and Me Romans 11:11-36

BIG IDEA: __________ is always the best response! Humility

Humility promotes the right kind of _____ v envy

Again I ask: Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Not at all! Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious. v. 11

Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I make much of my ministry in the hope that I may somehow arouse my own people to envy and save some of them. v

Humility results from receiving ______ _________ v God’s kindness

If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root, do not boast over those branches. v

Humility anticipates the ___________ of many ______ v salvation Jews

I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. And so all Israel will be saved… v

…as it is written: “The deliverer will come from Zion…” v. 26

Humility anticipates the salvation of many Jews v

Humility is the best response to ______ ___________ v God’s greatness

Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! v. 33

“Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor? Who has ever given to God, that God should repay him?” v

For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen. v. 36

BIG IDEA: Humility is always the best response!

Let’s be humble before God in all things... as we stay one step behind Jesus.