Looking Back
1. How are you growing and applying what you’ve learned since your last group gathering?

Explore
2. According to Romans 1:1–2, what three descriptions does Paul use of himself? Why do
you think that is?
3. Romans 1:3–4 states these two key truths about Jesus—“descended from David
according to the flesh” and “declared to be the Son of God in power…by his resurrection
from the dead” Why did Paul put these two together?

Examine
4. Pastor David said the resurrection does not make Jesus the Son of God but proves it;
how does Romans 1:4 support this idea of declaration rather than creation?
5. How does Romans 1:5—“to bring about the obedience of faith”—help explain the
relationship between grace, faith, and obedience as described in the sermon?

Apply
6. Pastor David said faulty foundations may stand for years before failing; how does Jesus’
warning in Matthew 7:24–25 challenge you to examine what your life is practically built
on?
7. Considering Romans 1:1–7 and the call to build on the gospel, how does the truth of
who Jesus is, what He has done, and what God is doing in us shape both your salvation
and daily obedience?