Bi-Weekly Bible Study: Romans

Join us on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month at 12:15 PM for an engaging community Bible Study led by Pastor Brandan. This year, we’ll journey together through one of the most influential books in the New Testament—the Letter to the Romans.

Romans is Paul’s great exploration of the gospel: the power of God’s love, the meaning of faith, and what it looks like to live as a community shaped by grace. Together, we’ll walk through the letter section by section, exploring themes like sin and salvation, law and grace, life in the Spirit, unity in diversity, and the call to embody Christ’s love in the world.

This is not a lecture-style class but a conversation-based study. Everyone is invited to bring questions, insights, and perspectives as we learn from one another. Whether you’re brand new to Bible study or a seasoned reader of Scripture, you’ll find space here to grow in faith and understanding.

Bring a lunch or snack, your Bible, and an open heart—and join us for a year of discovery, reflection, and community as we dive deep into Paul’s letter to the Romans.

Recommended Resources for Studying Romans

If you’d like to go deeper in your study of Romans, here are some excellent progressive and scholarly resources:

  • Beverly Roberts Gaventa – When in Romans: An Invitation to Linger with the Gospel According to Paul
    A highly accessible yet profound introduction to Romans, written by one of the leading Pauline scholars today.

  • N.T. Wright – Paul for Everyone: Romans, Part One & Two
    A readable, pastoral commentary that blends scholarship with practical reflection.

  • Luke Timothy Johnson – Reading Romans: A Literary and Theological Commentary
    Offers thoughtful insights into Paul’s theology and the rhetorical flow of the letter.

  • Marcus Borg & John Dominic Crossan – The First Paul
    A progressive interpretation of Paul that places Romans in the context of justice, liberation, and inclusion.

  • The Queer Bible Commentary (edited by Deryn Guest et al.) – Romans section
    Brings inclusive, liberative insights into Paul’s letter from LGBTQ+ perspectives.

2025-2026 Schedule

Fall 2025 – Foundations of Faith

  • Sept 14 – Romans 1:1–17 (Introduction & Theme: The Gospel of God’s Righteousness)

  • Sept 28 – Romans 1:18–32 (The Wrath of God & Human Brokenness)

  • Oct 12 – Romans 2:1–29 (Judgment, Law, and True Righteousness)

  • Oct 26 – Romans 3:1–31 (All Have Sinned, Justification by Faith)

  • Nov 9 – Romans 4:1–25 (Abraham & the Example of Faith)

  • Nov 23 – Romans 5:1–21 (Peace with God & Christ as the New Adam)

  • Dec 14 – Romans 6:1–23 (Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ)

Winter 2026 – Life in the Spirit

  • Jan 11 – Romans 7:1–25 (Struggle with Sin & the Law)

  • Jan 25 – Romans 8:1–39 (Life in the Spirit & God’s Love)

  • Feb 8 – Romans 9:1–29 (God’s Sovereignty & Israel’s Place)

  • Feb 22 – Romans 9:30–10:21 (Righteousness by Faith & the Word of Christ)

  • Mar 8 – Romans 11:1–36 (The Mystery of Israel & God’s Mercy)

  • Mar 22 – Romans 12:1–21 (Living Sacrifice & Marks of True Christian Life)

Spring 2026 – Living the Gospel

  • Apr 12 – Romans 13:1–14 (Submission, Love, and the Day Near)

  • Apr 26 – Romans 14:1–23 (Disputable Matters & Unity in Christ)

  • May 10 – Romans 15:1–33 (Christ Our Example & Paul’s Mission)

  • May 24 – Romans 16:1–27 (Final Greetings & Doxology)