Roaming Through Romans – Lent 2021

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Studying the Bible is an adventure! When we study the Bible, the chances are, we find ourselves being studied by the whispers of God’s Spirit to the depths of our souls.

Christians, for many generations, have used the season of Lent as a time for Bible study. Lent is a journey that begins with Ash Wednesday, when we confront our mortality and our simple need of God. It concludes at the foot of the cross, from which we are then grasped by the joy and grace of Easter Day.

In 2021, our journey through Lent will be a roaming through Paul’s letter to the Romans. We will focus on the first half, the first eight chapters.

How to join us this Lent.

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In summary, there is an opportunity for:

  • A Daily Devotional reading plan. We have outlined in the information (linked above), and on this page (below), a schedule of short readings from Romans 1-8 for each day of Lent.
  • Reading and Reflecting. There are a number of good books and commentaries that you might find useful to use. We recommend getting Tom Wright’s Paul for Everyone: Romans Part 1. We are using this book as a basis for a lot of the aspects of our journey.
  • A Lent Course. We will be running weekly sessions on Wednesday evenings during Lent – on zoom or in-person as regulations allow – for extra input and conversation.

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  • Small group and home group study. Small groups and home groups might like to read the readings together. Tom Wright has also released a bible study guide, the details are in the information linked above.

Please join us

If you would like to join us on this journey, it would be great to hear from you. Even if all you can commit to is the daily devotional readings, it would be great to know. We would love to pray for you during this time.

If you’re having difficulty accessing a Bible or purchasing any of the resource books, we are able to help. Do be in touch.

If you would like to be a part of the Wednesday Evening course we will need to know if you’re coming. If we can meet in-person we will need to manage numbers. If we meet online we will need to be able to send you zoom links and other details.

The talks from Wednesdays and Sundays will be uploaded to a youtube playlist here: http://thevinesheffield.org.uk/roam2021videos. They will also be made available on audio here: http://thevinesheffield.org.uk/podcast

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Reading Schedule

The reading program begins on Ash Wednesday and concludes just before Good Friday.

Date Daily Devotion Romans Reading Chapter in Wright’s Paul for Everyone
Feb 17 (Wed) 1:1-7 Good News about the New King
Feb 18 (Thu) 1:8-13 Paul Longs to see the Roman Christians
Feb 19 (Fri) 1:14-17 Good News, Salvation and the Justice of God
Feb 20 (Sat) 1:18-23 Humans Reject God and Embrace Corruption
Feb 21 (Sun) SUNDAY  
Feb 22 (Mon) 1:24-27 Unclean Desires, Dishonoured Bodies
Feb 23 (Tue) 1:28-32 Darkened Mind, Darkened Behaviour
Feb 24 (Wed) 2:1-11 God’s Coming Judgement Will Be Impartial, the Same for All
Feb 25 (Thu) 2:12-16 How God’s Impartial Judgement Will Work
Feb 26 (Fri) 2:17-24 The Claim of the Jew – and its Problems
Feb 27 (Sat) 2:25-29 The Badge, the Name and the Meaning
Feb 28 (Sun) SUNDAY  
Mar 1 (Mon) 3:1-8 God’s Determined Faithfulness
Mar 2 (Tue) 3:9-20 Jews as well as Gentiles Are Guilty of Sin
Mar 3 (Wed) 3:21-24 The Unveiling of God’s Covenant Justice
Mar 4 (Thu) 3:25-26 Jesus’ Death Reveals God’s Covenant Justice
Mar 5 (Fri) 3:27-31 The God of Both Jew and Gentile
Mar 6 (Sat) 4:1-8 God’s Covenant with Abraham
Mar 7 (Sun) SUNDAY  
Mar 8 (Mon) 4:9-12 Abraham the Father of Both the Uncircumcised and Circumcised
Mar 9 (Tue) 4:13-17 Abraham Is the Father of All Believers
Mar 10 (Wed) 4:18-25 Abraham’s Faith – and Ours
Mar 11 (Thu) 5:1-5 Peace and Hope
Mar 12 (Fri) 5:6-11 Jesus’ Death Reveals God’s Love and Guarantees Final Salvation
Mar 13 (Sat) 5:12-17 The Big Picture in Shorthand: Adam and the Messiah
Mar 14 (Sun) SUNDAY  
Mar 15 (Mon) 5:18-21 The Triumphant Reign of Grace
Mar 16 (Tue) 6:1-5 Leaving the State of Sin through Baptism
Mar 17 (Wed) 6:6-11 Dead to Sin, Alive to God
Mar 18 (Thu) 6:12-14 The Call to Holy Living
Mar 19 (Fri) 6:15-19 The Two Types of Slavery
Mar 20 (Sat) 6:20-23 Where the Two Roads Lead
Mar 21 (Sun) SUNDAY  
Mar 22 (Mon) 7:1-6 Dying to the Law
Mar 23 (Tue) 7:7-12 When the Law Arrived: Sinai Looks Back to the Fall
Mar 24 (Wed) 7:13-20 Looking Back on Life under the Law
Mar 25 (Thu) 7:21-25 The Double ‘ Law’ and the Miserable ‘I’
Mar 26 (Fri) 8:1-4 God’s Action in Messiah and Spirit
Mar 27 (Sat) 8:5-11 The Work of the Spirit
Mar 28 (Sun) SUNDAY  
Mar 29 (Mon) 8:12-17 Children of God, Led by the Spirit
Mar 30 (Tue) 8:18-25 Creation Renewed and Patient Hope
Mar 31 (Wed) 8:26-30 Prayer, Sonship and the Sovereignty of God
Apr 1 (Thu) 8:31-39 Nothing Shall Separate Us from God’s Love
Apr 2 (Fri) GOOD FRIDAY  
Apr 3 (Sat) EASTER SATURDAY  
Apr 4 (Sun) EASTER SUNDAY