Sermon Info
Sermon Date: 2/15/26
Series: Romans
Text: Romans 11:16-24
Title: Grafted in to the Root
Preacher: Pastor Matt Jantz
Series: Romans
Text: Romans 11:16-24
Title: Grafted in to the Root
Preacher: Pastor Matt Jantz
Announcements
After some fellowship, please highlight the information below to your group and have them check the weekly church email for more information/details.
- Men’s breakfast will be Saturday, 2/21 at 8 AM. Along with breakfast there will be fellowship and teaching out of the book Meditations on Manhood written by Charles Spurgeon.
- Men’s Study Wednesday, 2/25 at 7 PM. How To Lead Your Family by Joel Beeke.
- The Restoring truth conference is less than a month away and registration closes on 2/20 so if you haven’t already please register through our website ASAP. Please consider helping out during the conference with set up, take down, or food. You can find a link to sign up in our weekly email.
Questions
After some fellowship and prayer, read Romans 11:16-24
Paul warns the Gentile believers to “not be arrogant” (Vs 18) and to “not become proud, but
fear” (vs 20). In what ways are you tempted to feel spiritually superior (because of theology,
church involvement, background, etc)? Where does spiritual pride show up in your heart? How
does a proper fear of the Lord help you fight against arrogance and pride?
In verse 18, Paul reminds his readers that “it is not you who support the root, but the root that
supports you”. Where in your life do you act self-sufficient? What would it look like this week to
consciously depend on Christ as your nourishment instead of yourself?
Romans 11:21-22 warns against those who look connected to the olive tree outwardly, but are
spiritually dead. 2 Corinthians 13:5 says to “examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the
faith”. If someone were to evaluate your faith based on your thought life, desires, reactions under
stress, how you act when other Christians aren’t around; what would they see? Would it be very
apparent to them that you are a Christian? Or would they see more of the world?
In Romans 11:22 Paul tells us to “Note then the kindness and the severity of God”. Does the idea
of God’s severity produce defensiveness, indifference, or reverent awe in you? What might this
reveal about how you truly view God?
How has Romans 11 challenged your understanding of the relationship between the Jews and the
Gentiles so far? What other questions do you still have?
How should we then live? Spend time this week examining yourself. Pay attention to the things
your heart is drawn towards. Pay attention to your emotions and your desires and what that is
communicating about the things that you love.
Paul warns the Gentile believers to “not be arrogant” (Vs 18) and to “not become proud, but
fear” (vs 20). In what ways are you tempted to feel spiritually superior (because of theology,
church involvement, background, etc)? Where does spiritual pride show up in your heart? How
does a proper fear of the Lord help you fight against arrogance and pride?
In verse 18, Paul reminds his readers that “it is not you who support the root, but the root that
supports you”. Where in your life do you act self-sufficient? What would it look like this week to
consciously depend on Christ as your nourishment instead of yourself?
Romans 11:21-22 warns against those who look connected to the olive tree outwardly, but are
spiritually dead. 2 Corinthians 13:5 says to “examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the
faith”. If someone were to evaluate your faith based on your thought life, desires, reactions under
stress, how you act when other Christians aren’t around; what would they see? Would it be very
apparent to them that you are a Christian? Or would they see more of the world?
In Romans 11:22 Paul tells us to “Note then the kindness and the severity of God”. Does the idea
of God’s severity produce defensiveness, indifference, or reverent awe in you? What might this
reveal about how you truly view God?
How has Romans 11 challenged your understanding of the relationship between the Jews and the
Gentiles so far? What other questions do you still have?
How should we then live? Spend time this week examining yourself. Pay attention to the things
your heart is drawn towards. Pay attention to your emotions and your desires and what that is
communicating about the things that you love.