Sermon Discussion Questions
1) After reading over the passage again, what does it tell us about righteousness? What does it tell us about faith?
2) What is Paul reminding the audience about who God is and what God does in this text?
3) Why should we stop bragging about ourselves?
4) Why should we start bragging about Jesus?
5) When is it the most challenging to brag about Jesus? Where are some areas in your life where you can brag on Jesus and the work He is doing?
Sermon Discussion Questions
1) After reading over this passage again, what does it say about our hearts and the Spirit?
2) What are some of the questions that are asked through out the passage?
3) How can being part of God's covenant family lead us to self-sufficient pride and looking down on others? What is Paul's warning/examples about this in Romans?
4) How does the good news of the gospel help us answer some of the questions posed throughout the passage?
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Sermon Discussion Questions
1) What does this passage remind us about things that we may struggle with?
2) Is is easy for us to judge others in our circles? What are areas that God can refine and grow us in these ways?
3) What would it look like to live out of our Christ righteousness rather than our own self-righteousness?
4) What does it look like to "own our sin", "mourn our sin" and "fight our sin"? How does the gospel make these things possible?
5) How does the gospel/good news of Christ help us in our sanctification process and our attitudes of thanksgiving?
