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Our Spiritual Act of Worship

Date: Feb. 4, 2020

Passage

Romans 12:1-8 (ESV)

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. 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.

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. For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; 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.

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Key Verse: 12:1

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.

1. Offer our bodies as living sacrifices (1,2)

What should we do in view of God's great mercy on us? We should offer our bodies as living sacrifices. This is our true worship. God sacrificed His Son for us so that we could be saved and not condemned. In response to this, we should do no less than offer ourselves to Him as living sacrifices. We should commit our hearts and lives to God. It's not enough to go to church on Sunday and be holy for one day. We should live God-centered lives each day. We should renew our minds and not conform to the sinful ways of this world. Only then can we know what God's pleasing and perfect will is for us.

2. Serving Christ with humbleness (3-8)

Each of us, all together, form the body of Christ. To each of us, God has given certain gifts. To some, He has given the gift of teaching. To others, He has given gifts of prophesying, encouraging, leadership, or some other gift. We should be thankful for our gifts, but not let them make us proud. We should pray to recognize our God-given gifts and to use them to humbly serve the body of Christ.

Prayer: Prayer: Lord, I thank you for the gift you have given me. Help me to use it to serve you.

One Word: Offer your body as a living sacrifice

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The Consequences of Deception

Genesis 27:30-46

Key Verse: 27:33

Then Isaac trembled very violently and said, “Who was it then that hunted game and brought it to me, and I ate it all before you came, and I have blessed him? Yes, and he shall be blessed.”

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