Rescue, Ca Church of Christ – Minister: Phil Rembleski Additional sermon information is found on the PDF file

“OUR TRANSFORMED LIFE” Galatians 6:10 So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.

Rev 3:15-21 "I know you inside and out, and find little to my liking. You’re not cold, you’re not hot—far better to be either cold or hot! 16 You’re stale. You’re stagnant. You make me want to vomit. 17 You brag, ‘I’m rich, I’ve got it made, I need nothing from anyone,’ oblivious that in fact you’re a pitiful, blind beggar, threadbare and homeless.

18 "Here’s what I want you to do: Buy your gold from me, gold that’s been through the refiner’s fire. Then you’ll be rich. Buy your clothes from me, clothes designed in Heaven. You’ve gone around half ‑ naked long enough. And buy medicine for your eyes from me so you can see, really see. 19 "The people I love, I call to account—prod and correct and guide so that they’ll live at their best. Up on your feet, then! About face! Run after God!

20 "Look at me. I stand at the door. I knock. If you hear me call and open the door, I’ll come right in and sit down to supper with you. 21 Conquerors will sit alongside me at the head table, just as I, having conquered, took the place of honor at the side of my Father. That’s my gift to the conquerors!”

Rom 12:1-5 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. honor at the side of my Father. That’s my gift to the conquerors!”

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.

Rom 12:9-10 Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. 10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.

Rom 12:16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be conceited.

Rom 12::18 ‑ 21 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. 19 Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” 20 To the contrary, "if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head." 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Rom 13:5 Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also for the sake of conscience.

Rom 13:14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.

Rom 14:1 As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions.

Rom 14:3 Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him.

Rom 14:7-10 For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. 8 If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s. 9 For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living 10 Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God;

Rom 14:13 Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother.

Rom 14:16-17 So do not let what you regard as good be spoken of as evil. 17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Rom 14:19-20a So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual up building. 20 Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God.

Rom 15:1-3 We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. 3 For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.”

Rom 15:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

Rom 16:17-18 I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. 18 For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naïve.

Rom 16:25-27 Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages 26 but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith 27 to the only wise God be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ! Amen.

“OUR TRANSFORMED LIFE” Summary

ME… A LIVING SACRIFICE

TRANSFORMED OR CONFORMED?

HUMILITY AND OTHER HONORING... NEVER CONCEITED OR HAUGHTY

ONE BODY... THE CHURCH IN HARMONY AND GENUINE LOVE

AVENGING IS GOD’S RIGHT... NEVER OURS!

OVERCOME EVIL WITH GOOD

BE IN SUBJECTION

NO PROVISION FOR THE FLESH AS WE HAVE “PUT ON THE LORD”

WELCOMING BEHAVIOR.. NOT JUDGING

WE DO NOT LIVE TO OURSELVES

DON’T EVER BE A HINDRANCE TO “ONE FOR WHOM CHRIST DIED”

LET NOT YOUR GOOD BE EVIL SPOKEN OF…

RIGHTEOUSNESS AND PEACE AND JOY… DESCRIPTORS OF THE KINGDOM

PURSUE PEACE AND MUTUAL UPBUILDING

HOPE SHARED

DON’T PLEASE SELF

THE OBEDIENCE OF FAITH FROM GOSPEL AND PREACHING