Bible
Lessons from Romans
9 lessons
Seeing God's WorldThe Big StoryGenesis 1:1, 31; Genesis 3:1-24; Revelation 21:1-5; Romans 11:36The Bible is one true story from beginning to end. God made a good world, sin broke it, Jesus came to rescue us, and one day He will make all things new. Because we know how the story ends, we can trust God in every chapter of our lives.Old TestamentTrust
The Armor of GodThe Armor of God: Shoes of Peace2 Kings 7:3-16; Ephesians 6:15; Isaiah 52:7; Romans 10:13-15When the city of Samaria was starving, four men with a sickness that kept them outside the city found the enemy camp empty and full of food. God had made the army run away. At first they kept it to themselves. Then they said, "This is a day of good news, and we are keeping it to ourselves!" and ran to tell the city. The shoes of peace mean we stand on the good news of Jesus and are ready to share it.Old TestamentSharing Jesus
The Gates of JerusalemThe Gates of Jerusalem: The Inspection GateNehemiah 3:31-32; Jeremiah 33:10-13; Luke 15:3-7; John 10:3, 14; Romans 8:1The Inspection Gate was the last gate before the wall came back around to the Sheep Gate. Its name has to do with counting or checking. A goldsmith fixed the wall across from it. God sees and knows everything about us. But He isn't a scary inspector. He is like a shepherd who counts his sheep so none is lost, and calls each one by name. Because of Jesus, "there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." We can have peace with God.Old TestamentPeace
Seeing God's WorldWhat Is a Worldview?Daniel 1:1-21; Romans 12:2When Daniel and his friends were taken to Babylon, they were taught a whole new way of seeing the world. But they kept seeing everything God's way, and God made them wise. A worldview is the way you see everything, and God wants us to see His world through His eyes.Old TestamentWisdom
Seeing God's WorldLiving It OutDaniel 6; Romans 12:1-2Daniel was an old man in Babylon when jealous leaders tricked the king into banning prayer. Daniel kept praying three times a day, just as he always had, and God shut the lions' mouths. A biblical worldview isn't just how we see. It's how we live, every day, so we're ready when the hard day comes.Old TestamentFaithfulness
With Building BricksThe Good Samaritan: LoveLuke 10:25-37; 1 John 4:19; Romans 5:8An expert in God's law asked Jesus, "Who is my neighbor?" Jesus told a story. A man was walking down the road to Jericho when robbers beat him up and left him half dead. A priest came by, but he passed by on the other side. A Levite did the same. Then a Samaritan came. Jews and Samaritans didn't get along, but he stopped. He bandaged the man, put him on his donkey and took him to an inn. He paid for everything. Then Jesus turned the question around. "Which one was a neighbor to the man?" Love doesn't ask, "Who do I have to love?" It asks, "Who can I love?" We love because God first loved us.New TestamentLove
Big Feelings: Taking Them to GodBig Feelings: JealousyLuke 15:1-2, 11-32; 1 Corinthians 13:4; Proverbs 14:30; Romans 8:16-17Jesus told a story about a son who ran away, wasted everything and came home. His father ran to hug him and threw a big party. But the older brother was jealous. He stayed outside and wouldn't go in. "I've worked for you all these years, and you never gave me a party!" The father came out to him too and said, "Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours." Jealousy is a big feeling we can take to God. When we remember how much our Father loves us and gives us, we can be glad for others.New TestamentContentment
With Building BricksJesus and Zacchaeus: KindnessLuke 19:1-10; Romans 2:4; Colossians 3:12; Titus 3:4-5Zacchaeus was a rich chief tax collector in Jericho, and everyone knew he cheated people. When Jesus came to town, short Zacchaeus climbed a sycamore tree to see Him. Jesus stopped, looked up and called him by name – "Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at your house today!" The crowd grumbled, but Zacchaeus welcomed Jesus with joy. Jesus' kindness changed his heart, and he gave half of everything to the poor and paid back four times what he had cheated. Kindness means treating others with love, even people no one else wants, because Jesus was kind to us first.New TestamentKindness
Priscilla and Aquila: Friends Who HelpedActs 18:1-4, 18-28; Romans 16:3-5; 1 Corinthians 16:19; John 15:13-15When Paul came to Corinth, he met Priscilla and Aquila, a husband and wife who had been forced to leave Rome. They were tentmakers, just like Paul, so he stayed and worked with them, and they became close friends. Later they sailed with Paul to Ephesus. There they heard a gifted teacher named Apollos, who didn't yet know the whole story about Jesus. They took him aside and kindly explained the way of God more accurately, and Apollos became a great help to the believers. Friendship means loving others at all times and helping them grow, because Jesus calls us His friends.New TestamentFriendship