PREPARE YOUR HEART FOR THE SERMON BY LOOKING THROUGH THESE SUGGESTIONS THAT WILL ASSIST YOU IN MAKING THE MOST OF OUR TIME TOGETHER HEARING GOD'S WORD.

You will find suggestions for thinking more critically through the passage, meditating more intently on the text, and prayerfully seeking wisdom to deepen your understanding of the passage to be preached this Sunday.

Carefully Think

• What comes to your mind when you think about the wrath of God? How have you thought about this attribute throughout your life?
• Read Romans 1:18-32. What does this section have to say about God’s wrath?
• Read Romans 2:1-11. How does the “therefore” in Rom 2:1 connect this section with the previous?
• Who are the “you” being addressed in chapter 2? (cf. 2:12-29) Why do the “you” have no excuse? How would you summarize the actions of the “you” in vv. 1-3? What are the consequences of these actions according to Paul?
• What is the kindness and patience of God supposed to do according to v. 4? What was their response to God’s kindness according to v.5? What is God’s response to a stubborn and unrepentant heart according to v. 5?
• What are the two outcomes of judgment according to vv. 7-8? Who receives eternal life according to v. 7? Who receives wrath according to v. 8?
• How do vv. 9-10 fit into the argument of the larger section in the book of Romans? What does v. 11 tell us about God? Why is this important?

Prayerfully Meditate

• Who is God according to this passage of Scripture? How does that conflict with the view of God you were raised with or currently hold?
• Where do you see stubbornness or a lack or hesitancy to repent in your life?
• Where are you acting/thinking like the “you” in this section?
• Prayerfully consider how your beliefs, thinking, and living need to change in light of these verses.