Read Romans 6:20 Talk about being without God: Without God we are free from the obligation of righteousness. Choose righteousness. Ask about choosing righteousness: Why choose righteousness over living for the world?…Righteousness includes giving up selfish desires. Righteousness is God’s command and it will give us everlasting joy instead of temporary. …

Read Romans 6:19 Talk about sin and wickedness: According to this verse, sin is like a black hole of ever-increasing wickedness. Talk about bad habits: Imagine this- You develop a habit of falling into temptation of one specific (or a variety) sin (or sins) over and over again. As you continue …

Read Romans 6:15-18 Talk about being a slave to something: You can be a slave to only one thing, sin (aka the world) or God. These rules are set by God. There are no exceptions. Ask about being a slave to sin: What does it mean to be a slave to …

Read Romans 6:12-14 Ask about evil desires: How can we turn away from the evil desires?…Give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead. Ask about being dead to sins: What does it mean when it says, “For you were dead?”…We were dead in our sins. And we can now become …

Read Romans 6:1-4 Ask about sin and forgiveness: What does this say about sin and forgiveness?…With the power of Jesus Christ’s death, we can be forgiven of our sins. We may also live new lives because of it. Read Romans 6:5-11 Ask about the scripture: What are we asked to do?…Be like …

Ask about self-control: What are some examples of having self-control?…Being calm instead of getting angry about something, doing what is right even when you have a temptation to do something wrong, being sober instead of being drunk, etc. Read Proverbs 25:28…Without walls a city is vulnerable to enemy attacks. Ask about …

Read Hebrews 5:11-14, 6:1-3 Back Story to scripture: These Jewish-Christ followers were being immature. They were unwilling to go beyond the basic teachings and understandings of Christ. They were uneasy because the commitment to Christ would require them to go out of their comfort zone. Say: We need to grow from being infant Christians (feeding …

Ask about self-control: How do we demonstrate self-control all the time? When will self-control become a skill? 4 Steps to achieve self-control: 1st Step: Be aware…“Watch (be aware) and pray so that you will not fall into temptation” (Matthew 26:41). Be aware of what you should and shouldn’t do, know God’s principles, know Satan’s …

(3) Read Proverbs 23:31-35 Ask about scripture: What does this mean to you? Why could this be a bad thing? Talk about the scriptural message: This verse is expressing how immature we get when it comes to sin. We try to push our limits and try to find loopholes to sin, which still …

(2) Read 1 Thess 5:1-11…vs 6 says “so then let us not sleep as others do, but be alert and sober” Ask about sleep: What could ‘sleep’ mean?…being spiritually lazy Ask about spiritual laziness: What could ‘spiritually lazy’ mean? Ask about the scripture: In vs 6, what could ‘be alert and sober’ mean?…be …