Mar. 22, 2026

“Stay Humble”

“Stay Humble”
Romans 11:16-24
Central Idea: There’s no place for pride in the believer's life,
because everything we have is from the grace of God.
Review Romans 9-11
1. These chapters are all about ___________.
2. These chapters tell us God is not ___________ with Israel.
3. These chapters tell us Israel’s rejection is not total or permanent,
but __________ and _________________.
I. No reason for arrogance (16-24)
A. Two illustrations (16)
1. Dough (16a) - “first piece” = “_____________” (Numbers 15:17-21)
2. Branches (16b)
B. Grafting (17-18)
1. Parts of the tree
• The root is _____________.
• Natural olive tree is Israel: those who do & don’t __________
•Wild olive shoot is the _____________.
2. Process
3. Point
• Some of the branches were broken off - always a ___________.
• Broken off because of ___________.
• Some branches are ___________ in.
• The grafting does not change the ___________ of the branch.
• This is all about _________!
C. Warning to the Gentiles (19-22)
1. Statement made (19)
2. Yes, Israel was ______________ because of their unbelief. (20a)
3. It can happen ________ (20b-21)
• Persevere in your __________.
4. Remember (22)
• “behold” = ________; ________ ________.
• “severity” = from the Greek word for _______ _______
• Not a loss of our ______________.
• Reference to Gentiles as a _________.
D. Promise to the Jews (23-24)
• _______________ to God is coming again for the nation of Israel
Application:
1. Absolutely, positively, no place for anti-Semitism in the ________.
2. The best defense against arrogance is to ________ God.
• God ________ pride.
• Do you want God ____________ to you?
• God loves ________.
• Arrogance _____________ us.
• God provides our salvation by ________ alone.