


Rewrite the Text Make an Outline Use a Concordance Study it by the verbs in the verse. With all chaos and despair today, we have a great hope in the return of Jesus. Topics covered: The elements of Paul’s service to God - The chiastic structure in verses 16-21 - The distinction between the teaching about Christ, and preaching the Gospel - The Christian sacrifice: a living sacrifice - Paul’s desire to go to Rome - The hindrances of Paul carrying out his plans - God’s sovereignty over our plans - How Paul’s plans worked out in real life, as documented in Acts 21 - God’s possible purpose in thwarting Paul’s plans - Paul’s plan to help the church in Jerusalem, despite the tension of their relationship - Paul’s prayer for his journey - How the three elements of his prayer were answered: not as Paul planned - So with us, many of our plans are answered differently than how we foresee them answered - The purpose of prayer: seeking to carry out God’s will.įor more Bible studies, visit ScriptureStudies. Read the paragraph carefully for its main thought or subject. Here, you can find book-by-book, chapter-by-chapter, and verse-by-verse commentary on the entire Bible (eventually). These studies focus on what the Bible says, and what it means.
