1. Give Yourself To God

2. Romans 12:1 NLT
And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all He has done for you, Let them be a living and Holy sacrifice – the kind He will find acceptable.

3. What Does It Mean To Give Your Body To God?
* You will not let sin control the way you live. * You will not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve evil; to serve sin.

4. 1 Corinthians 10:13 NLT
The temptation in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand.

5. How Do You Not Let Sin Control The Way You Live?
Identify your personal weakness
Recognize the things that tempt you
Stay away from all sources of temptation
Practice self restraint
Consciously invest time in good habits and service
Lean on God’s strength and grace.

6. Temptation Will Always Be Around Us
Temptation happens to everyone
Others have resisted temptation and so can you
God will show you the way out.

7. How Does God Help Us Resist Temptation
Pray for God’s Help
Choose to do only what is right
Recognize the people and situations that give you trouble
Seek friends who love God and can offer help when you are tempted.
Run from anything you know is wrong.

8. Don’t Copy The Behaviors Of This World
Romans 12:2 NLT Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.

9. How Does God Change You? Our Words Our Actions Our Thoughts
Our Desires
Our Attitudes
Our Relationships
Our Priorities
Our Life as a Whole

10. Truths About Being Changed
It’s about a relationship and not rules.
We have to let go of our old ways

11. God Changes Us By: Cleansing us from our filthy behavior
Removes our stony heart and stubborn heart and gives us a tender heart.
Giving us a new heart and places a new spirit within us
Moves us to follow His decrees and to be careful to obey His Word

12. Knowing God’s Will God’s Will is that: All men shall be saved
All who are saved are sanctified
All who God saves and sanctifies should serve Him
All who God saves and sanctifies will suffer