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A Living
Sacrifice
Giving
God Lordship of Your Life
“So here's what I want you to do, God helping
you: Take your everyday, ordinary life--your sleeping, eating, going-to-work,
and walking-around life--and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what
God does for you is the best thing you can do for him.”
Romans 12:1 (Msg)
Read:
Romans 12:1,2
Offer
control of our bodies to Christ
I.
God’s intentions for your body
1)
Your body identifies you as a unique person
2) You can experience
everyday life through your senses
3) Your body helps you to
communicate with others-
because
you have mobility, you can move from place to place
Genesis 3:7,8 Adam & Eve were all about “self desires”
Your
body is to be used in God honoring ways- being
self disciplined is not in our nature! The
body is weak and susceptible to our own desires.
Romans
6:16-18; Romans 7:18,19
the
Holy Spirit can control what I can not
II.
Become an instrument of righteousness
Romans 6:4-6
Because your old self is crucified with Christ, you are no longer a slave
to your old sinful nature
III.
Become a living sacrifice
1)
Christ wants a life fully given to Him
2) Commit your body to holy,
righteous living
Colossians 3:1-3 “...set
your affections on things above...”
IV.
How
1)
God helps you want to do His will- and will help you do it!
Hebrews 13:20,21 “...make you perfect in every good work”
2) Ask the Holy Spirit to
guide you & teach you Ephesians
5:18
3) Close the door of flesh to
satan Romans
13:13
,14;
Gal.
2:20
4) Renew your mind in the
Word of God Romans 12:2
5) Present your body to
Christ Romans 6:12,13
Your body is not evil in itself, only the flesh (sinful nature) is evil
and selfish
Love the Lord your God with all your
heart, and with all your soul,
and with all your mind, and with all
your strength Matthew
22:37
,38
Christians are not perfect. When
tempted, we ask God’s forgiveness and strength to help us overcome temptations
by continually seeking to offer ourselves mentally, emotionally, and physically
for His service.
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