Romans – Week 18: Romans 11:1-36

Romans

June 28, 2026 • Sermon Summary

Romans – Week 18: Romans 11:1-36

This week Pastor Mel preaches Romans 11 — the climax of Paul’s argument about Israel, opening with the question driving it all: has God rejected his own people? Paul’s answer is immediate: of course not. Mel pushes back on replacement theology (the Church didn’t replace Israel — it was grafted in), teaches the faithful remnant and prevenient grace, and slows down on Paul’s olive-tree picture: a wild Gentile branch grafted into Israel’s cultivated root, bearing good fruit because the root is good. He answers whether a believer can lose their salvation, surveys what “all Israel will be saved” means, and lands on the truth that holds it together — God’s gifts and his call can never be withdrawn. The invitation never expires.

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Discussion Questions

  1. Where do you feel like you’re the “only one” still following Jesus — and how does the truth of the remnant (1 Kings 19) change the way you carry it?
  2. The Church didn’t replace Israel — it was grafted in. Where do you catch yourself acting like the root rather than a branch?
  3. “If the root is good, the fruit is good.” What does staying connected to the root look like this week — and where are you trying to produce fruit on your own strength?
  4. Mel says you can’t lose your salvation accidentally, but you can forfeit it through unrepentant disobedience. Where have you quietly decided God will adjust to you?
  5. “God’s gifts and his call can never be withdrawn.” Who in your life has said “no” to God — and how does the open invitation change how you pursue them?