God’s Sovereign Choice
In Romans 9, Paul explained God’s spiritual covenant with His people Israel and how their unbelief ushered God’s mercy to the gentiles. This week, Rev. Genesis Tan shows us how God sovereignly and mercifully chooses undeserving people for His purpose and glory.
Read Today’s Scripture Passage
Romans 9:1-33
Life Group Discussion Guide
1. Start with a prayer
2. Engage one another (15-30 mins)
- When was a time you felt things were unfair? What would make things fair?
3. Engage the mind (15-20 mins)
- Read the passage. What can we learn about God’s election and sovereignty from the stories of Isaac and Ishmael and Jacob and Esau?
- What can we learn about God’s fairness from Moses and Pharaoh’s story?
- What does Paul say about our responsibility and free will?
4. Engage the heart (15-20 mins)
- From what you shared in ‘Engage with one another’, how is God’s fairness/justice similar or different from our understanding of it? What attitude should we change?
- In times when you feel unfair, what Truth can you hold on to for you to align with God?
5. Engage the hands (15-20 mins)
- What specific actions can you take towards the change of attitude in looking at God’s fairness?
6. Engage with God in prayer (20-30 mins)
- Thank the Lord for His sovereignty, justice, mercy, and patience.
- Acknowledge our limits in understanding and entrust to God the things that we cannot comprehend knowing God’s ways are higher than ours.
- Pray for the Spirit’s power to help us use our free will wisely and to guide us in making decisions.
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