Mar. 08, 2026

“Life from Death”

“Life from Death”
Romans 11:11-15
Central Idea: In a world in which God is continually exercising His
sovereign control, He is always purposeful in His choices.
I. Review
A. Important question: “Is God _________ with Israel as a nation?”
1. Yes - Israel failed & therefore the _________ takes Israel’s place.
2. No - God isn’t done with Israel & has ________ for His people.
B. Two truths Paul emphasizes in Romans 11:1-24
1. God’s rejection of Israel is only ___________, not total. (1-10)
2. God’s rejection of Israel is only ______________, not permanent.
II. God is sovereign over _____ the details of life.
A. Psalm 115:3
B. Sovereignty does not mean the ____________ of everything.
C. Sovereignty means God is able to ____________ all things
so the results still bring Him glory.
• Can God use ______ to accomplish His purposes? Yes!
• God is able to turn the ___________ of His people into the
_______________ of the Gentiles.
D. Three amazing blessings only God can accomplish
1. The blessing of divine salvation (11)
• Israel’s fall is neither _________ nor _________.
• “May it never be!”
• They _____________ in a monumental way.
• God does the ________________
• “But” — contrast — “by their transgression salvation has
come to the Gentiles”
• An _____________ purpose in mind. (Deuteronomy 32:21)
• “to make them jealous” = ___________
• “not a people” & the foolish nation = ____________
• “make jealous” = carries the idea of ___________
2. The blessing of divine _________ (12-14)
• “their” = _________
• “riches” = _____ into _________
• fulfillment = fullness = ___________
• Paul’s _____________ word (Roman 9:3, 10:1)
3. The blessing of divine __________________ (15)
• Reconciliation = Go from _________ to friendship; God & ____
• Resurrection truth (15b) — from _________ to _______
• Ezekiel 37:11-14
Application:
1. Is my life compelling others to ________ what I ________?
• Is my Christian life making anyone ____________ of my
relationship with God?
2. Ask God to give you the _________ of Paul.
Paul was not just satisfied with his own salvation, he wanted to
take a bunch of people with him — _____ ___________ _____.
• Who am I ____________ for?
• Who am I ____________ with?