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Introduction
A. We are bombarded by messages about marriage, gender, and sexuality.
B. We must learn how to navigate these issues as followers of God.
I. Christian commitment is like presenting ourselves as a sacrifice to God.
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As Christians, we take our cue from the Creator, not the created.
ILL: When you give a child a ____, they aren’t the best ones to ask what it’s for.
I. Christian commitment is like presenting ourselves as a sacrifice to God.
A. Presenting your body as a sacrifice means dedicating your whole self in concrete ways to the desires of God.
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The Old Testament animal sacrifices consisted of dedicating the life of another in the temple.
2. The New Testament sacrifice consists of dedicating one’s own life in the every day, mundane of their lives.
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This sacrifice is not inward & abstract, but it is expressed outwardly and concretely.
B. Our personal dedication is a response of gratitude for the mercies of God.
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In the ancient world, sacrifices were made because of the wrath of the gods.
2. Our personal sacrifice is made daily because of the mercies of God.
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Christian commitment recognizes the limitations of the world.
A. We are imitative by nature.
B. We must imitate Christ and not allow the world to conform us into its image.
1. Ultimately there are two models to imitate: the will of the world and the will of God.
2. The will of the world is not a reliable model because of the effects of sin.
C. The world is not a reliable model because of the effects of sin
3. The pattern of Christ is good, pleasing, and perfect.
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Christian commitment is powered by God’s grace.
A. Our task is to allow God to transform us by his Spirit and his Word.
1. God graciously offers the transformation we need.
B. Our task is to allow God to transform us.
2. The first tool for transformation is the Spirit.
3. The second tool for transformation is the Word.
B. Transformed by God’s grace, we can seek, find, and be satisfied with his will.
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It is by God’s grace that we desire to seek his will.
2. It is by God’s grace that we find his will.
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