“i beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of god, that ye present your bodies a living...
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“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.” Rom. 12:1
I. Meaning of Dedication
To devote exclusively to the service or worship of a divine being.
To set apart formally to a definite particular purpose.
Self sacrificing devotion to a cause.
O.T. dedicating of altar when the tabernacle was completed.
Number 7Number 7 1. Judah
2. Issachar
3. Zebulon
4. Reuben
5. Simeon
6. Gad
7. Ephraim
8. Mannasseh
9. Benjamin
10.Dan
11.Asher
12.Naphtali
All tribes brought same offeringAll tribes brought same offering
MeatSilver Charger & BowlSilver Charger & Bowl
Full of fine flourFull of fine flour
Incense Golden SpoonGolden SpoonFilled with incenseFilled with incense
One Bullock, One RamOne Bullock, One RamOne LambOne Lamb
Burnt
All tribes brought same offeringAll tribes brought same offering
Sin A kid orA kid orA goatA goat
Peace Two OxenTwo OxenFive RamsFive Rams
Five He-GoatsFive He-GoatsFive LambsFive Lambs
Dedicated and consecrated to GodDedicated and consecrated to God
“And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the altar.” Number 7:10
Number 7:88 = 24 bullocks, 60 rams, 60 goats, 60 lambs
Offerings cost the peopleOfferings cost the people
Best they had
Not left-overs
“... neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing...” 2 Sam. 24:24
Offerings teach something aboutDedication
It was wholly consumed
Signifies self-surrender on the part of the offerer
Bullock, Ram, LambBullock, Ram, LambBurnt
Christ completely surrendered HimselfChrist completely surrendered Himself
Jn. 4:34Jn. 4:34 – to do the will of him... – to do the will of him...
Jn. 10:18Jn. 10:18 and and Jn. 17:4Jn. 17:4
Christians must surrender wholly to the LordChristians must surrender wholly to the Lord
Matt. 22:37Matt. 22:37
Matt. 6:24Matt. 6:24
Matt. 12:30Matt. 12:30
O.T. dedicating of Temple when it was completed.
1 Kings1 KingsTook 7 years to build
1 Kings 6:37,38
“Thus all the work that Solomon made for the house of the LORD was finished: and Solomon brought in all the things that David his father had dedicated; and the silver, and the gold, and all the instruments, put he among the treasures of the house of God.” 2 Chronicles 5:1
“And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD.” 1 Kings 8:63
20,000 Oxen20,000 Oxen120,000 Sheep120,000 Sheep
19.What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. 1 Cor. 6:19-20
We are to be dedicated toHis Service
16 ¶ Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. 1 Cor. 3:16-17
“Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.” 1 Cor. 10:31
As the Temple was dedicatedTo God,
So should our body be dedicated.
II. Study of Romans 12:1
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.”
“I” = Paul had prayed for them
“Beseech” = beg, entreat, implore
“You” & “brethren” = members
“Therefore” = connecting link
Chapters 1-11 – doctrinal
Chapter 12 - application in life
“Mercies of God”
Grounds for the beseeching
God’s love in providing for man’s deliverance
“To present your bodies a living sacrifice unto God”
Present = to offer, give, dedicate
Each person is to present
Body – what is to be presented
1 Cor. 6:19-20
“To present your bodies a living sacrifice unto God”
Living sacrifice
Rom. 6:11 – “alive unto God”
Unto God
“Holy”
saint
Called Out
“Acceptable unto God”
Well pleasing
In work and worship
“Reasonable Service”
Involves the mind
Genuine, sincere
Obligations grow out of blessings
It is reasonable to give ourselves entirely to God
Goal or way of lifeGoal or way of life
Attendance
Living
Working
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.” Rom. 12:1
Sermon by Arthur Pigman
Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road
Evans, Ga. 30809
706-855-1249
[email protected]@bellsouth.net
www.evansgachurchofchrist.orgwww.evansgachurchofchrist.org
Sunday Evening Jan. 20, 2008