Romans 12:1-12:2 PBC

Bullet Point

Story about me begging for a hedgehog

Have you ever wanted something so bad you actually begged

well i have and I really wanted a hedge hog

I made a google slide to explain why i needed it

I didn’t get the pet but that kind of gives us a image of how Paul is starting off here in Romans 12 1-2

Romans 12:1–2 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.

Appeal

Paul is begging here for us to be willing to be a living sac

He is begging you specifically no one but YOU

Mercies

The mercy of God is the only reason we can even be considered enough to be a living sac

We deserve death Romans 6 23

Romans 6:23 CSB

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Two ways too look at this

Blessing

Duty

Present your body as a living sac

The lord has given us this body so why would we not use it for him

LIVING SAC

This means day in and day out we should be a sac for the Lord

As long as there is breath in our lungs we should be sac our life for him

What is a living sac 2 things

Being willing to follow no matter what

The first deciples

Willing to leave your comfy life immediately

Knowing difficulties will come

The enemy is here to steal kill and destroy

Life isn’t easy as a follower of Christ

No where in the Bible does it say it will be

That is a lie straight from the enemy

Throw you off path/ away from the Lord

False hope

Holy and acceptable

This is the only acceptable response to what the Lord and Jesus has paid for us

We can never be enough to repay it but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t show him our thankfulness

Romans 12:2 CSB

Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Conformed

First word I wanna look at that means to form according to a pattern

Or in other words form to this world

So Paul is begging here not to look like this world

We should be living different than the world

We should not try and fit in we should try and follow the Lord

Instead be transformed

Change from mold of world into mold of Christ

Literal meaning of transformed

To have a change visible to others

We should have a noticeable difference when we are saved

Especially when we surrender to the ministry

We should not resemble the world but instead our true home the kingdom of heaven

We should show people our real home

The renewal of your mind

How can we be transformed

To renew our mind on things above

Not things of this world

These things will parish

How can we be a living sac for the Lord if we are always worried about earthly things

Once you renew your mind and focus on heavenly things then you can better discern the will of God

Our ultimate goal should be to discern the will of God

Especially If you are considering ministry

We need to discern the will of God

Not our will

Not what we want

Not so we can be seen

Instead

God’s will

God’s wants

Glorify God

Closing

So as I close I just want to bring to attention that as Christ Followers we should be wanting to be a living sacrifice for him and when we become a living sacrifice we should see a noticeable difference in our life and in our motives our mind should be renewed so we can discern what is the will of God and what is not the will of God.