Romans 12:1-8 12 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. 3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. 4 For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, 5 so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. 6 Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; 7 if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; 8 the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.

Responding to the Gospel Personally (v.1‐2) “By the mercies of God” “Present your bodies as a living sacrifice” “Do not be conformed to this world”  “Be transformed by the renewal of your mind”

“By the mercies of God” I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

INTRODUCTION (1:1-17) JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH (1:18-11:36) SIN - THE "NEED" FOR SALVATION The Need Of The Gentiles (1:18-2:16) The Need Of The Jews (2:17-3:8) The Universal Need For Salvation (3:9-20) JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH - THE "PROVISION" MADE FOR SALVATION God's Righteousness Through Faith (3:21-31) Abraham As An Example (4:1-25) FREEDOM - THE "RESULT" OF SALVATION Freedom From Wrath (5:1-21) Freedom From Sin (6:1-23) Freedom From The Law (7:1-25) Freedom From Death (8:1-39) JEW AND GENTILE - THE "SCOPE" OF SALVATION God Chooses To Save Believers (9:1-33) Israel Chose To Trust In Their Own Righteousness (10:1-21) Both Jew And Gentile Can Have Salvation Through Faith (11:1-36) THE TRANSFORMED LIFE (12:1-15:13) IN RELATION TO OVERALL CONDUCT (12:1-21) IN RELATION TO CIVIL AUTHORITY (13:1-7) IN RELATION TO FELLOW MAN (13:8-14) IN RELATION TO WEAK BRETHREN (14:1-15:13)

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Head Heart Hand

Head - Gospel = Intellectualism SELF Heart – Gospel = Emotionalism Hand – Gospel = Moralism

Be Properly Motivated:

“Present your bodies as a living sacrifice” OT Temple Language   Present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 

Be Seriously Committed Running off the alter Be Seriously Committed

spiritual worship.  Logikos

2 Do not be conformed to this world, (Age)

Churchians = Conformed 21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’

Be Visibly Distinct:

“Be transformed by the renewal of your mind”

Be Transformed

9 Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices 10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. Colossians 3:9-10

6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Be Radically Changed

Responding to the Gospel Personally (v.1‐2) Be Properly Motivated: “By the mercies of God” Be Seriously Committed: “Present your bodies as a living sacrifice” Be Visibly Distinct: “Do not be conformed to this world” Be Radically Changed:  “Be transformed by the renewal of your mind”

Responding to the Gospel Corporately (v.3‐8)   For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment  Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them

For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function

Saved Into a Community

B .not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment

Don’t Be puffed up

sober judgment

Saved into a team

C. Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them

 Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; 7 if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; 8 the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness

Saved for a Purpose

Responding to the Gospel Corporately (v.3‐8) Saved into a community Saved as a team Saved for a purpose