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Romans 9: 25-29 Continuation of "Coming to Terms With Resistence"

MESSAGE NOTES

An Effective Call
Romans 9:25-29
Dr. Jeffrey Clark
Question: Where did "not my people" and "unloved" and "Gomor" come from? 
The Big Idea: God’s call toward a personal relationship with Christ is effective.
God’s call is effective… so we should be confident, despite obstacles
God’s call is effective toward redeeming love
God’s call is effective toward _______________…

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

Quick Review: Looking back at your notes from this week’s teaching, was there anything that particularly caught your attention, challenged or confused you?
My Story: When you hear the word “vocation,” what does it mean to you?
Digging Deeper:
1) Often we link the word “call” to service or ministry. However, the most prominent use of the term “call” is toward a personal, saving relationship with Jesus Christ.
2) In Romans 8:29-30, Paul indicates that those who God foreknew He predestined, those He predestined He called, and those He called He justified. In Paul’s teaching, is it possible to receive an internal call and NOT be saved?
3) To illustrate God’s call to non-Israelite people, the Apostle Paul uses an image from the prophet Hosea (9:25,26). What do you know about Hosea and why was his life and ministry important?
4) To illustrate God’s call to Israelite people, Paul recites passages from Isaiah (9:27-9). How do these passages reinforce the doctrine of election taught in Romans 9:6-13?
Taking it Home: Continue to ask God for those who do not yet know Christ personally. Whatever it takes, Lord, increase my distress for perishing unbelievers, the persecuted church and destitute poor and my resolve to do what I can to bring them deliverance and relief through the whole gospel of Christ.

Books to get: 
Evangelism and the Soverignty of God, JL Packer
Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God, DA Carson

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