Romans 12 13 1 Romans 12 13 Series

Romans 12 -13 1

Romans 12 -13 Series Outline Ø Living Sacrifice, (12: 1) Ø A Changed Person, (12: 2) Ø Walk According to Your Abilities, (12: 3 -8) Ø Walk According to Your Calling: § In Love, (12: 9 -10) § Fervent in Spirit, (12: 11 -12) § How we interact with Others, ( 12: 13 -16) § Dealing with Vengeance, (12: 1713: 7)

Romans 12 Give Ourselves to the Lord Ø Living Sacrifice § Pattern of OT Sacrifices Lev 1: 3, 10, Sin or Trespass Offering – Without blemish v Lev 22: 18 -25, Free Will or Vow Offering – Without blemish, From your own stock v Deut 15: 19 -23, Offering of First Born – Not worked, Not sheared, Not Blemished v

Romans 12 Give Ourselves to the Lord Ø Living Sacrifice Ø Holy to God § OT Sacrifices were to be Pure § Mal 1: 6 -8, Israel had failed in their offerings Ø Acceptable to God § OT Sacrifices were to meet his qualifications

Romans 12 Give Ourselves to the Lord: Applications Ø Nature of Our Sacrifice (Analogies made from OT Pattern) § Holy Of the First v Of the Highest Quality v Of Our Own Resources v § Acceptable v According to his commands 5

Romans 12 Give Ourselves to the Lord: Applications Ø What we can Do § Devotion to Righteous Living § Devotion to God’s Word § Devotion to the Saints § Devotion to the Church § Devotion to the Lost § Encourage Others § Give of Our Finances § Give or Our Time 6

Romans 12 Give Ourselves to the Lord: Applications Ø Common Hindrances § Being Minimalist § Attachment to our valuable resources § Fear 7

Romans 12 Give Ourselves to the Lord Ø Living Sacrifice Ø Holy to God Ø Acceptable to God Ø Reasonable Service § We are his Creation § We are Capable § We have Abilities

Romans 12 Rom 12: 1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 9