Rev Glen S. Leverette
Interim Pastor,
Congdon Street Baptist Church, Providence, Rhode Island
20 and 27 January 2010
Expository Bible Study: Lessons #15 and 16: Gifts of the Holy Spirit in Romans (Parts II,III).
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Introduction: 3 Types of Believers operating in the Church:
a. Misplaced Christians – Those in ministry but not in one misaligned with their spiritual gifts.
b. Displaced Christians - Those not involved in ministry at all
c. In-place Christians – Those operating in right ministry exercising their talents/spiritual gifts.
Condensed Summary of Basic Facts about spiritual gifts.
a. Base Scriptures (I Cor. 12-14; Rom. 12; Ephesians 4; I Peter 4)
b. Purpose of Spiritual Gift(s).
i. God-given capacity of every Christian to function in the body of Christ.
c. The Nature of Spiritual Gift(s)
i. Spiritual gifts have spiritual origin, but are applied by human believers (I Cor. 12:7)
d. Common Misperceptions of Spiritual Gifts
i. Confusing spiritual gifts with spirituality.
ii. Gifts are given to the believer by the Holy Spirit for the edification of the body of
Christ.
e. How Do I Discover my Spiritual Gifts?
i. Obey God’s Word (Which means we have to study it first )
ii. Get involved in Ministry / Service
Key Point: Spiritual Gifts were available to believers in dysfunctional churches.
a. The Study of the Book of Romans places the expected us of Spiritual Gifts in Context.
A Bus Tour through The Book of Romans. 1
a. A mixed congregation of Jews and Greeks.
i. Jews believed they were superior to Greeks due to their unique status with God.
ii. Romans believed they were superior due to their intellect and civilization.
1. Romans church had to compete with polytheistic culture
a. Mars – God of War, Venus - Goddess of Love
b. Spiritual Gifts made available to the church at Rome despite racial and theological divisions
c. Introduction (1:1-17)
i. Pauline Greeting (1:1-7)
ii. Personal Matters (1:8-13)
iii. Theme Statement (1:14-17)
d. The Sinfulness and Condemnation of All Men(1:18-3:20)
i. The Guilt of the Gentiles (1:18-32)
ii. The Guilt of the Jews (2:1-3:8)
iii. The Guilt of All Men (3:9-20)
e. The Justification of Believing Sinners (3:21-5:21)
i. The Basis of Justification(3:21-26)
ii. Justification and the Law (3:27 – 31)
iii. Justification and the Place of Faith (4:1-25)
iv. The Certainty of Justification by Faith (5:1-11)
v. The Reign of Sin and the Reign of Grace (5:12-21)
f. The Sanctification of Believing Sinners (6:1-8:39)
Paul Benware. Survey of the New Testament (Chicago, Illinois: Moody Press, 1990) 193.
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i. Union with Christ (6:1-14)
ii. Enslavement to Sin or to Righteousness (6:15-23)
iii. Freedom from the Law (7:1-25)
iv. Righteous Living through the Holy Spirit
v. After Sufferings Come Glory (8:18-39)
g. The Place of Israel in the Plans of God (9:1-11:36)
i. The Unbelief and Rejection of Israel (9:1-33)
ii. The Explanation of Israel’s Rejection(10:1-21)
iii. Israel’s Rejection is not Complete or Final(11:1-32)
h. The Righteous of God in Practical Living(12:1-15:13)
i. Being Consecrated To God(12:1-2)
ii. Ministering and Spiritual Gifts(12:3-8)
iii. Relating to Those in the Body of Christ(12:9-13)
iv. Obligations to Human Government (13:1-7)
v. Other Obligations (13:8-14)
vi. The Issue of Doubtful Things(14:1-15:3)
vii. Relating to Others(15:4-13)
i. Conclusion (15:14-16:27)
i. Paul’s Purpose in Writing (15:14-21)
ii. Paul’s Plans for the Future (15:22-33)
iii. Paul’s Praise in Writings(16:1-27)
Recommended Pacing.
a. 20 Jan: Review Romans 1 – 11
i. The Roman Road (Every Christian should memorize these scriptures)
1. Rom 3:23, Rom 5:6, Rom 6:23, Rom 10:9-10
b. 27 Jan: Review Romans 12 – 15 & Compare with Corinthians
i. Both churches had theological and ethnic divisions
ii. Both churches had these divisions addressed through biblical teachings
iii. Spiritual gifts were made available to the church despite their division.
For Reference: Review of the bus tour through Corinthians 2
a. Divisions in the Corinthian Church (1:1 – 4:21)
i. Paul’s declaration of division (1:10-17)
ii. Paul’s condemnation of division (1:18-4:21)
b. Sins in the Corinthian Church (5:1 – 6:20)
i. Loose Morals/Lack of Church discipline (5:1-13)
ii. Lawsuits in the Church(6:1-11)
iii. Immorality in the Church(6:12-20)
c. Other Problems in the Corinthian Church (7:1-15:58)
i. The matter of marriage (7:1-40)
ii. The matter of doubtful things (8:1-11:1)
iii. The matter of worship and ministry (11:2 – 14:40) *
1. *Spiritual gifts mentioned in Chapter 12
iv. The matter of resurrection (15:1-58)
d. Conclusion(16:1-24)
Paul Benware. Survey of the New Testament (Chicago, Illinois: Moody Press, 1990) 178.
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