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Introduction
Love a good origin story.
Alien, technology, mutation, supernatural, self.
How boring would it be if they went through this transformation and then went back to their job selling realty and never did anything with it.
Not very exciting.
Probably walk out.
May I remind us…
We are transformed by grace to serve others.
Now what?
We Respond To Mercy
v. 1
“Therefore...” The previous 11 chapters of Romans.
Rebellion and Redemption and Restoration.
Gospel.
Because of the mercy that God has shown…be a living sacrifice (holy and acceptable).
Different.
Purity.
Spiritual worship / reasonable.
“Logical”
Because of what has happened to me, I should strive for purity.
Emphasis on the body.
Living sacrifice.
Sacrifices aren’t living!
Are you dead to yourself?
Purchase changes ownership.
Selling my truck.
We Are Transformed By Mercy
v. 2
Play-doh passing through.
Conformed.
The process we go through from birth, different influences.
The world presses us into its image: standards, thinking, priorities.
Salvation changes us and keeps changing us.
Transformation - metamorphosis.
Changing from one thing into another.
From Play-doh to a lego.
Now, Paul focuses on the mind.
Result: understanding God’s will.
Process: renewing the mind.
How? Becoming Christlike.
By knowing what that looks like, as revealed in Scripture.
We Are Gifted Through Mercy
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3-8
Grace prevents thinking either too highly and too lowly of yourself.
Too highly - that you have arrived!
Too lowly - that you don’t have anything to give - Spiritual gifts.
Sober = to assess accurately
“I don’t have a spiritual gift.”
“I can help.”
“I need help.”
Speaking & Serving gifts.
Conclusion
Short-term fans and long-term fans.
Welcome to the short-term fans!
May you become a long-term fan!
A decision as a kid which has had different external effects.
How much greater is the transformation that grace brings to us! Internal change!
And that internal change should bring about a much greater external change!
Brag on our church and challenge others.
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