Romans: a new freedom is here
In the first century people were stuck. Stuck in situations they didn’t like. Stuck trying to live up to other people’s standards. Stuck trying to live up to God’s standards. Stuck in mistrust and hatred of people who were different. The Apostle Paul wrote his letter to the Romans and told them about God’s freedom. Freedom from sin! Freedom from self! Freedom from divisions! Freedom from a meaningless life! A new freedom is here as we embrace the truth God reveals through Romans.
In this series we invite you to take a ’S.O.A.P.’ journal and dig deeper into Romans during the week. SOAP is a simple way of writing down a ‘Scripture’ that stands out to you from the passage, an ‘Observation’ of what God is saying to you from that passage, an ‘Application’ of how you can apply it today and a ‘Prayer’ asking God to help you use what you’ve learned.
You can pick up a printed journal for free on Sundays.
You can download a digital version of the journal here (as a PDF or Word document), or scroll down to copy and paste it from this page.
We’ll read Romans together slowly, over 9 weeks. Each Sunday we’ll explore something from the chapters in Romans that we will be reading and journalling about in the coming week. We’ll also hear from a different person each week about their experience with the SOAP journal.
Some of our small groups are studying Romans in their gatherings each week. Let us know if you’d like to join a midweek group.
This series begins on Sunday 5th February 2023.
Romans digital journal
ROMANS | APOSTLE PAUL | AD 55-57
What you are about to read is a two thousand year old letter, penned by the apostle Paul and inspired by the Holy Spirit. You will be stirred, challenged, perhaps even corrected. Paul’s gospel was the gospel of grace. When you receive the grace of God by faith, righteousness is birthed within your life. The message of Romans will lead you to God’s freedom. Freedom from sin! Freedom from self! Freedom from dead works! A new freedom is here in your spirit as you embrace the truth of Romans.
FINDING JESUS IN ROMANS
In Romans, Paul shows how Jesus Christ is central to all of the Christian life. The Christian life begins with Christ – through his death and resurrection we are made right with God. Christ’s great work continues as his followers grow and mature to become more like him in every way. Paul compares Jesus to Adam: Just as all humans received sin and death from the first Adam, so they receive salvation and life through Christ. This deeply affects our relationship with God and our relationships with each other. Even after life on earth ends, believers will live with Christ eternally. Paul shows how Jesus makes it possible to enter into this life with God and enable us to continue living in it.
HOW TO JOURNAL USING S.O.A.P
Items needed for each day:
1. The Bible App (www.bible.com) to read the passage in Romans
2. Something to tap out your thoughts using S.O.A.P. (the Notes app, a Word document, etc)
S – SCRIPTURE {Which verse stood out to you?}
Open your Bible to your reading for the day. Take time reading and allow God to speak to you. When you are done, look for a verse that particularly spoke to you that day, and write it in your journal.
O – OBSERVATION {What is God saying to you?}
What do you feel God is saying to you in this scripture? Ask the Holy Spirit to teach you and reveal Jesus to you.
A – APPLICATION {How can you apply it today?}
Personalise what you have read by asking how it applies to your life right now. Perhaps it is instruction, encouragement, a new promise, or correction for a particular area of your life. Write how this scripture can apply to you today.
P – PRAYER {Ask God to help you use what you’ve learned?}
This can be as simple as asking God to help you use this scripture, or even a prayer for a greater insight on what he is revealing to you. Remember, prayer is a two-way conversation, so be sure to listen to what God has to say! Now, write it out.
COPY AND PASTE THIS OUTLINE INTO YOUR JOURNAL EACH WEEK
SUNDAY
Open your journal and jot down some notes during the service.
DATE:
SPEAKER:
SERMON TITLE:
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE:
SERMON NOTES:
MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY
Open the Bible app each day and read the scripture, jotting down some notes.
DATE:
TIME:
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE:
S – SCRIPTURE:
O – OBSERVATION:
A – APPLICATION:
P – PRAYER:
THE READING PLAN FOR EACH WEEK
WEEK 1 | NOT ASHAMED OF THIS GOOD NEWS
MONDAY 6/2 | Romans 1:1-7
TUESDAY 7/2 | Romans 1:8-17
WEDNESDAY 8/2 | Romans 1:18-32
THURSDAY 9/2 | Romans 2:1-16
FRIDAY 10/2 | Romans 2:17-29
WEEK 2 | THE PROMISE IS RECEIVED BY FAITH
MONDAY 13/2 | Romans 3:1-8
TUESDAY 14/2 | Romans 3:9-20
WEDNESDAY 15/2 | Romans 3:21-31
THURSDAY 16/2 | Romans 4:1-15
FRIDAY 17/2 | Romans 4:16-25
WEEK 3 | THIS HOPE WILL NOT DISAPPOINT
MONDAY 20/2 | Romans 5:1-11
TUESDAY 21/2 | Romans 5:12-17
WEDNESDAY 22/2 | Romans 5:18-21
THURSDAY 23/2 | Romans 6:1-14
FRIDAY 24/2 | Romans 6:15-23
WEEK 4 | NOW THERE IS NO CONDEMNATION
MONDAY 27/2 | Romans 7:1-6
TUESDAY 28/2 | Romans 7:7-25
WEDNESDAY 1/3 | Romans 8:1-17
THURSDAY 2/3 | Romans 8:18-30
FRIDAY 3/3 | Romans 8:31-39
WEEK 5 | FAITH COMES FROM HEARING
MONDAY 6/3 | Romans 9:1-15
TUESDAY 7/3 | Romans 9:6-29
WEDNESDAY 8/3 | Romans 9:30-33
THURSDAY 9/3 | Romans 10:1-13
FRIDAY 10/3 | Romans 10:14-21
WEEK 6 | DON’T JUST PRETEND TO LOVE
MONDAY 13/3 | Romans 11:1-10
TUESDAY 14/3 | Romans 11:11-24
WEDNESDAY 15/3 | Romans 11:25-36
THURSDAY 16/3 | Romans 12:1-8
FRIDAY 17/3 | Romans 12:9-21
WEEK 7 | THE NIGHT IS ALMOST GONE
MONDAY 20/3 | Romans 13:1-7
TUESDAY 21/3 | Romans 13:8-10
WEDNESDAY 22/3 | Romans 13:11-14
THURSDAY 23/2 | Romans 14:1-11
FRIDAY 24/3 | Romans 14:12-23
WEEK 8 | OVERFLOW WITH CONFIDENT HOPE
MONDAY 27/3 | Romans 15:1-6
TUESDAY 28/3 | Romans 15:7-12
WEDNESDAY 29/3 | Romans 15:13
THURSDAY 30/3 | Romans 15:14-22
FRIDAY 31/3 | Romans 15:23-33
WEEK 9 | NOW ALL GLORY TO GOD
MONDAY 3/4 | Romans 16:1-16
TUESDAY 4/4 | Romans 16:17-19
WEDNESDAY 5/4 | Romans 16:20-24
THURSDAY 6/4 | Romans 16:25-26
FRIDAY 7/4 | Romans 16:27
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