1. a week-by-week Bible study for 2017 week 24: Romans 8:31-39

2. Bible study time A gentle proposal

3. Today’s class 0. Where are we at? Reading the text (What does it say?)
Explaining the text (What does it mean?)
Applying the text (So what?)
Personalizing the text (Now what?)
Table prayer time (How can we help?)

4. Condensed ESV outline Righteousness introduced (1:1-17) (3)
Righteous wrath (1:18-3:20) (6)
Saving righteousness (3:21-4:25) (3)
Righteous freedom (5-8) (11)
Righteousness  Jews (9-11) (8)
Righteous living (12:1-15:13) (9)
Paul’s closing (15:14-16:23) (5)
Righteousness summarized (16:25-27) (2)

6. Paul’s conclusion… 8:31-34 – Security of the Believer
8:35-37 – Bad stuff happens…
8:38-39 – God’s got this

7. Apply (What is the point?)
Security of the Believer
Personalize (What do I do with that?)

8. Apply (What is the point?)
Security of the Believer
Personalize (What do I do with that?)
You + God = Win!

9. Apply (What is the point?)
Security of the Believer
Bad stuff happens
Personalize (What do I do with that?)
You + God = Win!

10. Apply (What is the point?)
Security of the Believer
Bad stuff happens
Personalize (What do I do with that?)
You + God = Win!
Be quick to consider other Believers

11. Apply (What is the point?)
Security of the Believer
Bad stuff happens
God’s got this!
Personalize (What do I do with that?)
You + God = Win!
Be quick to consider other Believers

12. Apply (What is the point?)
Security of the Believer
Bad stuff happens
God’s got this!
Personalize (What do I do with that?)
You + God = Win!
Be quick to consider other Believers
Worry is real, but so is God!

13. Table prayer time See the “Weekly Update” at your table
Review and update prior prayer requests
Write down new prayer requests
Lean in, engage, and pray as a table
Clean up and move to the auditorium

14. The Gospel as the Revelation of the Righteousness of God (1:1–17)
Salutation: the gospel concerning God’s Son (1:1–7)
Thanksgiving: prayer for an apostolic visit (1:8–15)
Theme: the gospel of the righteousness of God (1:16–17)
God’s Righteousness in His Wrath against Sinners (1:18–3:20)
The unrighteousness of the Gentiles (1:18–32)
The unrighteousness of the Jews (2:1–3:8)
The unrighteousness of all people (3:9–20)
The Saving Righteousness of God (3:21–4:25)
God’s righteousness in the death of Jesus (3:21–26)
Righteousness by faith for Jews and Gentiles (3:27–31)
Abraham as the father of Jews and Gentiles (4:1–25)
Hope as a Result of Righteousness by Faith (5:1–8:39)
Assurance of hope (5:1–11)
Hope in Christ’s triumph over Adam’s sin (5:12–21)
The triumph of grace over the power of sin (6:1–23)
The triumph of grace over the power of the law (7:1–6)
The law and sin (7:7–25)
Life in the Spirit (8:1–17)
Assurance of hope (8:18–39)