11th January 2026
I'm bleeding from the 12th chapter of Romans day for brothers and sisters. Andrew God's mercy. Holy and pleasing to God. This is your true and proper worship conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you be able to test and approve, what God's will is his good pleasing and perfect will for what is giving me to every one of you do not think of yourself more highly than yours but rather think of yourself which are the Judgment in accordance with the fight card for justice, each of us has one body with many members and these members do not do have the same function. So in Christ, we do in any form. One body in each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts. According to the grace given to us, if you'll give Jesus prophesied been prophesying in coordinates with your faith is disturbing. Then teach if it is to encourage then, give encouragement if it is, giving, then giving give generously, if it is too late to it diligently. If it is just showing Mercy to retrieve, when I love my space, instead, hate what is evil thing to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love honor. One another above yourselves, never be lacking in zoo. Take your spiritual fervor patient in Affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with the Lord's people who are in need practice Hospitality plates and do not press Rejoice with those who Rejoice mourn with those who mourn live in harmony with one another. Do you not be proud. Be willing to associate with people of low position to not be too evil for evil. Be careful to do. What is right in the eyes of everyone. If it is possible as far as it depends on you live at peace with everyone do not take revenge my friends, but leave room for God's Wrath. For she's to return it is. Mine to avenge. I will repay cuz the Lord on the country. If your enemy is hungry, feed him in doing this, you hate burning coals on his head. Do not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good.
Thank you, John. Stay over here at this time of saying that the screen when something goes up there.
How are you doing? That Jesus told his disciples to pray was father, your kingdom. Come, your will be done on Earth as it is in heaven.
I found it helpful. To look at Romans 12. Notice the list of do's and don'ts, but rather as a glorious picture with things being done on Earth as they are done in heaven.
I would like a street. Take a look at versus 3220 which contains that description of things, done that way. And then at the end to come back to verses 1 and 2 at what Pole.
Do an outline. Festival, this is straight, right? Living in the body of Christ vs 9220 living in love extra. And then there's this one until you living as a Living Sacrifice.
Live for by the grace. Given me post says, I say to everyone of you. You don't think? More highly of yourself than you ought. But rather think of yourself with Sorry by judgement in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. Stay in touch with the spirit of Truth. And reality.
Worcester each of us has one body with many members in these members. Do not all have the same function, sorry in Christ. Very many weight of form. One body and 8th member of the lungs to all the others. John Wesley founder of messages from used to say, there is no such thing as a solitary Christian.
We are members of an orchestra. And Jesus is the conductor. Orchestras play symphonies. And Symphony, man. Sounding together in harmony.
How do we do that?
Well, if we have different gifts according to the ground, by then prophesy in accordance with this your face. If it is still living, then sex, if it is teaching, then teach if it is to encourage then, give encouragement if it is giving give generously If it is too late. Do it diligently. If it is to show Mercy, do it cheerfully. One gift per person. But if you may have more than one But can you hear the orchestra playing? In the body of Christ. Ice Age. instrument contribute, its unique sound, Love in action versus 9220 love.
Be devoted to one another in love. Honor, one another above yourself. I love you, authentic. It's tenacious. It's divided. It's other person. I trust
Can you feel heaven? Never be lacking in zeal. But keep your spiritual fervor serving the lord. Pink, joyful in the heart. Patient in Affliction. Faithful in prayer. Share with the Lord's paper with her in need. Practice hospitality. Bless those who persecute you.
Rejoice with those who rejoice. Mourn with that stays focused.
Let's keeps at it. Nevermind joyful. Patient. Faithful in prayer.
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate. With people of low position. do not be evil for evil but be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone, if it is possible, as far as it depends on you Pace with everyone, Did not take revenge my dear friends. But leave room for God's Wrath. For this reason, it is mine to avenge, says the Lord. I, if your enemy is hungry,
PS4 speak. If it's something to drink. I'm doing this. You will Heap burning coals on his head.
By treating. Your enemy is a friend, you will make him feel uncomfortable. And perhaps he will change his disposition to watch you. Do not be overcome by evil but either come evil with good.
When God's will is done on Earth here. Now, as in heaven, It is done Knee Deep. In the filthy mud of human depravity and Evil.
Rather it has accounts evil with good.
When he was being crucified by evil people, Jesus prayed father, forgive them. For they know not what they do. He was not by the count by Avil. Hey Isaac, I'm evil with good. Are there in the sense of his enemies in his iron body?
Fidelity Contra Mighty now just to freshen you off of. It is true that section into a declaration of faith and obedience for 2026. Find flights you now at sea. Say that together with me, if you can in good conscience to make these for you to take this declaration for the coming year, ready. By the grace given to us in 2026. We will not think of themselves more highly than we will, but rather will think about you with type of judgment in accordance with the face. God has distributed to each other. Just as each of us has one body with many members and these members to know Christ. We do a mini form, one body, and a member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts. According to the grace, given to each other. If a gift is prophesying, then we will prophesy in accordance with their fat. If it is serving then we will serve. If it is teaching then we will take. If it is to encourage then we will give encouragement. If it is, if it is too late, we will do it. If it is too shy or Messi, we will do it. Cheerfully By the grace of God, I love in 2026 will be sincere, we will hate what is evil and clinging to what is good. We will be devoted to one another in love. We will stay to be, never lacking in Zeal, but to keep a spiritual fervor serving, the lord being joyful in Hope, patient in Affliction and faithful in prayer. We will share with the Lord's people who are in need of shelter telling T and bless those who persecute our house. We will and mourn with those who mourn. We will live in harmony with one another. Not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of large position and not be conceited. We will not repay anyone evil for evil but will be careful to do. What is right in the eyes of everyone. If possible as far as it depends on us we will live at Revenge. We will leave room for God's Wrath. As God has said it is his to avenge that people were sorry, I'm the country. If our enemy is hungry, we will feed him. If he is thirsty, we will give him something to drink in doing this. We hardly will turn his heart around. By the grace of God, we will not be overcome by evil but I've become evil with good, and your will be done on Earth as it is in heaven.
Sounds like a good deal.
And we put that declaration in United States so you can take your time. And that brings us in the core of the matter in verses 1 and 2 living as a Living Sacrifice.
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Off of your body. Again, we have to think the offering to go out. This, this is not, I can thank you, screw me out. Thank you, good.
This is not like it if you come to my house to offer you a drink, would you like it in our it's the presentation, present your body give you a bodies. Or is not offering the Christians into them to become fully what they are in Christ. A Living Sacrifice holy and pleasing to God.
How far is it from show? You will? At this Gavin are a wonderful servant, but they're a terrible monster.
Keeping it on God's Ultra is a living as a Living Sacrifice to be. All of its capacities are in the service of Christ. Thank you.
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and the plural body is not really because this is something we do personally, but it is
Especially since we have to encourage one another. How long God? Let's do this together as the body of Christ.
A Living Sacrifice. The word sacrifice always has. Redix. If you choose the best cheap in your folk and this it was fresh and always gets me cuz I was asleep, too.
And sacrifice it to God, that you give up old benefit of having an ornament tree.
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This presentation of a sales to God. A Living Sacrifice, is beautifully contained, an Express in post statement which I'm sure you haven't taken for yourself at in faith in Galatians 2:20. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. The life. I now live. I live by faith. In the Son of God. Loved me and gave himself for me. That is what a Living Sacrifice.
In view of God's mercy. Now, in this little pot that were true meanings, we have to see if we can get hold of. This one is the Polish saying because the Lord Jesus has presented his body as a living, sacrifice for your salvation in the light of the River Wyoming.
Present your bodies as a Living, Sacrifice in love initiative, on at Lourdes, part, full and voluntary. Love response on that pallet
There is a difference of course in the offering for his offering is the astounding cases. The Supreme King over all innocent and glorious. Becoming the secretary show Lamb of God into it of all his subjects. Even the West.
It is in view of this mistake. That we respond.
The second meaning comes from, looking at the little boy said that we translate in view of it's a little Greek word Diaz and assembly man's true. Free God's mercy of yourself.
The run is to do is actually impossible to do Freeman Lee speaking. It can only be done through the grace of God.
Please allow me a personal illustration.
In November 1969, 56 years ago. I think earlier married, my sweetheart Shirley from New Zealand. I had to run morning. I work at the deep sleep. Good title, a conscious and compelling conviction, that we were to leave the farm. And a to the Christian Ministry.
It was so profound that I would surely happened, ask her if she could be a pastor's wife.
He mumbled something or first, he had always Pride that she would marry a farmer.
Hey, I'm just Anna. Got to read the fine print.
The following day after that happened. I drive the three ties to Mom and Dad's house on the farm and told my mother and father. This news was devastating to my dad because I was an only son.
And we had a great Vicky. There, we all were there. Champion Ram at the headlight shy.
How do I know if I'm telling Dad, I've walked out into a nearby Paddock, which eye to look the phone. As I stood there, I can remember saying to myself Rod. You have just given all of this away.
You have just sacrificed your, the Lord.
But the appointment for me at this point and please get this of recalling. This is not to make something of what a great thing. I surely did that day but actually to make the opposite point. Believe me when I tell you, I was totally powerless to do such a lost shattering. I was cemented in. Night it was done entirely through the mercy of God. I deceived you therefore Brethren through the mess here. Go
If it's the same presenting your body as a Living Sacrifice, can. The God can only be done? Tree. That take Medicaid in your life.
It still does. He's from 162nd in spark 24. 54. Is he? Or she or he will do it? For a while there. I thought it read Faithful is he who called you? So you better do it. But that is a wolf.
I'll see you soon since a living thing to God. Now, there's a problem for you. If I offer my life in those old soul to God as an offering, that's a bit like Liam. Now, he's going out of bed, like Liam offering his to Mom and Dad. Yeah. After this recent illustration, I'm going to use one of these nap. He's not a landfill one. Mom or dad has to type that nappy and wash it. And play music. Particular tactic task. but with the assistance of a powerful cancer, Lo and behold a nice clean fluffy white. Then it is hardly an acceptable and will be pleasing when it is reapply to lame, derriere.
Now, we can talk my calcium, sold since painted, saw it as holy and acceptable to God, but Jesus has done that. as we read in 1 Corinthians,
the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God.
And such were some of you. But you were washed. Us Sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. And by the spirit of alcohol. White and fluffy. A Living Sacrifice. Harley and acceptable to God.
And this fit sport is your true and proper worship.
The word for true and proper is the Greek word Logic on Sunday. Used to cut the X in the attachment. That weird? And some translations say your, your reasonable worship.
Have reasonable worship true and proper for someone who has been crucified with Christ and raised to do life with you. I so want to spell it out to the pattern of this world. Are the patterns of this world is thin. And Steven has a great big eye in the middle of it.
The Apostle, Paul, the Apostle, John reminds us that the whole world.
And that principle a is filth instead of God, the big guy. Indeed, it is self as God. That's the patent of the world. Do not be conformed to that pattern.
People today, who identify as queer, not for your toe. I conform to the pattern of this world. The people who are really clear in this world are Christians. Because we do not conform to the pattern.
I'd rather present our bodies is a Living Sacrifice. Holy and acceptable to God meant that is really queer. If anyone will be regarded by the world as Ensign liquid
do not be conformed to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Because you and I were born with the big guy in the middle of everything. Ambulance made to be completely renewed. In fact, we need to be born again.
A new creation. In Christ. is good pleasing, and perfect will Make my phone a John Calvin. Coming soon these words. All the times, that the only thing which place is God. It's that which he has commanded. The weld in order to find perfection. Escapes from the word into new inventions that Perfection lies in the will of God. And she said, if any Trent one trains Christmas this limit He is deleted by a false imagination.
So, here we are. Heavenly glory, in the midst of Earthly mud.
Degrees of humans. They're on the 7th of the Good Shepherd, you know, that is goody-goody really just talked. And then there were all the slaves of the devil despicable bad people. But then, in the middle there is pepsin larger group.
Haitian, the extremes and occupy, the steady saying,
but if there is a World War on, is there a middle ground? Is it not true that there is today a World War on between God's Messiah King and his enemy, the devil? Dyson. Find neutrality and refused to join the king in his fight against are in reality poems. He's neutral status assist the anime. At the same guys, all that is required for evil to Prevail. Is that good people? Good night. Currently, I am re-reading. One of my favorite Heroes. BP stock. In the late eighteen hundreds president of Australia's Capital Brothers. Like, like Cricket in a van. I don't fight for England. MCT is who was the best of the three being Vice a batsman and bowler. In fact, trivia, he played in the test Series against Australia after which the BIOS were burned and put in those Lyn at 9 henceforth as Beatrice. To the call of God. CT. He gave away old of his considerable wealth to Mission organization, and then he and his wife and daughters spent many years in China. In 6 years. In the Indian and finally went in his fifties. Katie went to Africa and spent the rest. At the time, if he's going. He was grandfather brought in his health was so poor black with asthma and other ailments that no Mission organization would accept him. What are you left with nothing in his pocket? And trusted only God for his provision. His wife is hot was too frail to go with him today that I'm just supporting started, wink worldwide, evangelization Crusade. Which current one of the largest Mission organizations in the world.
I didn't do it.
Living alone in the heart of Africa. And I don't think I have
leaving a line in the heart of Africa. Why can him at 4 a.m. each day with a cup of tea, when he would read the scriptures and pray? He and his team brought the light of the Gospel, the dark jungle regions of central Africa. He really is in his face. At the last year of his life going to be at 7, she's free to imagine the Lord saying to him. Well, then Katie
You have been Faithful over little. I will set you either much. Enter into the joy of your master.
Okay, so are you saying that everyone should do something like what you and Shirley did or what preseason?
All you have to do is something even more wonderful. And that is to do what God calls you to do. Kakashi in VA of his incredible Messi. I offer your body as a Living Sacrifice pleasing to God. Well, this is your true and proper.
They cause you not to be conformed to the pattern of this world. But to be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you are able to test and approve.
The perfect and placing will of God. When did I finally came for the people of Israel to enter the land that had been promised. So lonely guy to Abraham. the new leader Joshua said to the people, Consecrate yourself. For tomorrow, the Lord will do wonders.
Gay. Brothers and sisters are my love. Is it not true? That God is saying to us here at Trinity Woodcroft. Consecrate yourself. For this year, 2026. The Lord will do wonders. Amongst.
Do you have any solid? We thought we would come to church, get if you do not borrow teaching and have a cup of coffee and chat with their friends, But he we have fallen into the hands of the Living God.
And you are wrestling with the actual.
Father.
Give us the power to do as your word says. And to not even a hotspot fight that you have done it. And if we are yours, Through Jesus Christ. Our Lord.
