Does Your Life Does Your Life Please GodPlease God

Romans 12:1-21Romans 12:1-21

Romans 12:1-2Romans 12:1-2Give yourself in Give yourself in

WorshipWorship

Romans 12 challenges Romans 12 challenges the Christian to delicate the Christian to delicate their lives to please God.their lives to please God.

I Samuel 2:30I Samuel 2:30But I will honor those who But I will honor those who

honor me, and I will despise honor me, and I will despise those who think lightly of me. those who think lightly of me.

Romans 12:1-2Romans 12:1-2 Paul calls Paul calls on Christians to on Christians to transformed in their transformed in their thinking and to strive to thinking and to strive to please God by living as a please God by living as a living sacrifice. This is to be living sacrifice. This is to be the Highest form of worship the Highest form of worship one can have with God and one can have with God and will enable us to discern his will enable us to discern his will.will.

In the first part of Romans the reader In the first part of Romans the reader saw displayed the helmet of salvation saw displayed the helmet of salvation and the shield of faith. But in this last and the shield of faith. But in this last

section, the feet are shod with the section, the feet are shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace. preparation of the gospel of peace.

We are to stand in the battle; we are We are to stand in the battle; we are to walk in our life; we are to run in to walk in our life; we are to run in

the race. McGee, J. V.the race. McGee, J. V.

Romans 12:1 Romans 12:1 And so, dear And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice--the living and holy sacrifice--the kind he will find acceptable. kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to This is truly the way to worship him.worship him.

Paul urged all believers to Paul urged all believers to present themselves to God. present themselves to God.

The custom of the day was to The custom of the day was to bring the bring the first and bestfirst and best to to

God.God.He says to yield “your He says to yield “your

bodies,” your total bodies,” your total personalities. The body is the personalities. The body is the instrument through which we instrument through which we express ourselves. The mind, express ourselves. The mind, the affections, the will, and the affections, the will, and the Holy Spirit can use the the Holy Spirit can use the

body. McGee, J. V. body. McGee, J. V.

Christians were to live as Christians were to live as though we are dead. A dead though we are dead. A dead man has no emotion, pride, man has no emotion, pride, agenda or feelings for self, agenda or feelings for self, therefore being totally sold out therefore being totally sold out to God remembering that Jesus to God remembering that Jesus gave his all, that we might live gave his all, that we might live in God through Christ Jesus.in God through Christ Jesus.

1 Cor. 6:201 Cor. 6:20 For ye are For ye are bought with a price: bought with a price:

therefore glorify God in therefore glorify God in your body, and in your your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s. spirit, which are God’s.

Paul explains that giving Paul explains that giving ourselves to God is an act of ourselves to God is an act of spiritual worship. The word spiritual worship. The word spiritual can be rendered as spiritual can be rendered as

logical or reasonable. logical or reasonable. Carrying out one’s duty is Carrying out one’s duty is

pleasing to God.pleasing to God.

Romans 12:2Romans 12:2 Don't copy Don't copy the behavior and customs the behavior and customs of this world, but let God of this world, but let God transform you into a new transform you into a new person by changing the person by changing the way you think. Then you way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will learn to know God's

will for you, which is good will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. and pleasing and perfect.

Christians are to please God Christians are to please God with our minds. The with our minds. The temptation is to go with the temptation is to go with the world and think like the world and think like the world. The bible teaches we world. The bible teaches we are to reject worldliness and are to reject worldliness and to be transformed by to be transformed by renewing our minds.renewing our minds.

Three Things:Three Things:1.Continued action, on going life 1.Continued action, on going life long endeavor.long endeavor.   

2. The source of our transformation 2. The source of our transformation is the indwelling Holy Spirit.is the indwelling Holy Spirit.

3. We must place ourselves at the 3. We must place ourselves at the Spirits disposal. God will not change Spirits disposal. God will not change a unwilling vessel.a unwilling vessel.

The result of having The result of having our mind renewed is our mind renewed is the ability to discern the ability to discern

what is good and what is good and pleasing to God.pleasing to God.

Christian living is not being Christian living is not being empty headed , but it is empty headed , but it is

about being filled with the about being filled with the things of God daily and living things of God daily and living

a most abundant live. a most abundant live. John 10:10 John 10:10 The thief comes The thief comes

only to steal and kill and only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they destroy. I came that they may have life and have it may have life and have it

abundantly.abundantly.

Paul makes it clear that Paul makes it clear that all have sinned yet his all have sinned yet his mercy endures to the mercy endures to the end because salvation end because salvation is by faith through our is by faith through our

faith in Jesus Christ and faith in Jesus Christ and his planned includes his planned includes

mercy for all.mercy for all.

Paul made it clear that Paul made it clear that Salvation is for all mankind.Salvation is for all mankind.

Joel 2:32Joel 2:32 But everyone who But everyone who calls on the name of the calls on the name of the

LORD will be savedLORD will be saved..

We communicate God’s plan to save We communicate God’s plan to save when we tell others. when we tell others.

Praying for others and for their Praying for others and for their salvation shows our concern for them salvation shows our concern for them and that we are concerned for their life and that we are concerned for their life eternal.eternal.

We communicate God’s plan to save We communicate God’s plan to save when we send others with the gospel.when we send others with the gospel.

We communicate God’s plan when we We communicate God’s plan when we seek to helps others hear the gospel.seek to helps others hear the gospel.

You and Me Telling the You and Me Telling the Lost People that Lost People that Jesus Jesus

Saves!Saves!