PMC SERMON ¡°LIVE IT OUT¡± GUIDE                                                        Date:  17 July 2016

 

Text: Romans 11:1-36

Title: All Israel with be Saved

Preacher: Rev Lai Kai Ming

Series: Justified by Faith

 

[For Group Leaders:

- The following serves only as a guide.  Please feel free to edit and adapt.

- You are strongly encouraged to allow members to share using the POP Journal (4Rs) at the beginning of your group time.  This would deepen your fellowship and enrich everyone in the Word.

 

 

1.         SERMON RECAP

(Visit  pmc.org.sg  to listen to the sermon and download a copy of the Powerpoint slides)

 

Romans 11: ¡°All Israel will be Saved¡±

 

God had long foreseen

what would happen,

and had long planned

to use the REBELLION of Israel

for the REDEMPTION of the World.

But God had also long foreseen,

and had long decided

that the REDEMPTION of the World

would result in the SALVATION of Israel.

 

¡°For if their being cast away is the reconciling of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?¡±  Romans 11:15

 

 

2.         LIVE IT OUT

 

a.       This week, tell one person

¡¤         God has not given up on you

¡¤         God can turn your evil situation into good. 

Can I pray for you?

 

b.      As a group, commit financially to Jewish missions work.  Suggested organisations:

¡¤         http://reviveisrael.org/

¡¤         http://onenewmanasia.webs.com/

 

c.        Watch and Pray for Israel

¡¤         Share with one another what you know about the situation in Israel right now.  If unsure, ask Google!

¡¤         Turn your sharing into prayer.

 

 

3.         PRAY

 

Please refer to the PMC Mobile App, ¡°MyPMC¡±, for our weekly prayer guide.  [Click on ¡°PRAY¡±, then ¡°Let¡¯s Pray¡±]

 

 

4.         GOING DEEPER

 

a.   The preacher shared the following:

 

¡°When we persist & insist on our sinful ways, there comes a point when God withdraws His light & His tenderness. 

If we choose not to see, He lets us go blind. 

If we choose not to feel, He lets us go callous. 

He does this not because He has run out of mercy,

but because He is reserving His mercy for the day

when His mercy would be welcomed. (cf. Rom. 11:32)¡±

 

> Discuss the above, and share how this understanding affects our attitudes and actions towards people we consider ¡°terrible sinners¡±.

 

b.   God is at work through the hardening and softening of hearts to bring people to him.  Reflect on God's dealings with yourself whenever you "turned cold" towards him.   

> How did he bring you back?

 

c.  Most of the 'millenials' (born between 1980-2000) in the Church are 2nd or 3rd generation Christians.  They might not have encountered Christ personally.  Some either take their faith for granted or are not interested in "spiritual things'.  They have grown up in a time of rapid change so that their priorities and expectations are sharply different from their parents and elders (1st generation Christians).  

> How can we help them to develop a biblical worldview that is firmly grounded in the Word of God?

 

 

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