A Living Sacrifice

"A Living Sacrifice" (Romans 12:1-8) - P. Seung Kim, Nov. 15, 2020

Outline of Romans
• Romans 1:1-15 – Introduction
• Romans 1:16-17 – The power of the Gospel: God's righteousness revealed
• Roman 1:18-3:20 – Our need for the Gospel: All have sinned and are under God's wrath
• Romans 3:21-11 – The content and outworking of the Gospel
• Romans 12:1-15:13 – Christian life in light of the Gospel
• Romans 15:14-16:27 – Paul’s plans and final words

Introduction
• The main point is that because of God’s _ _ _ _ _ in Jesus, we are to be a _ _ _ _ _ _ sacrifice.

1) Present our _ _ _ _ _ _ as worship
• Being a living sacrifice is _ _ _ _ and not _ _ _ _ the Old Testament sacrifice.
• To present our bodies as worship means to give _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to God in
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to his grace in Jesus. This is a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ thing to do (v.1).
• To present our bodies as worship, we cannot be _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to this world, but be _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ by the Word (v.2).

2) Serve the _ _ _ _ with your gifts
• The church is made up of many different kinds of people, but is united to _ _ _ _ _ _ and to one another (v.5).
• To serve the different parts of the church, God gives different _ _ _ _ _ (v.6-8). Gifts are used to build up the body, not our pride.
• Paul's focus is on what kind of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ one should have in using the gifts (v.3).

Conclusion
As a living sacrifice, first, remember who you are by God's grace in Jesus. Then, be who you are in your life.

What is the importance of "body"? Jesus saves us with his _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ body.