Sermon Notes

Responding Well to the Character of God

June 7 , 2009 – Pastor Dave Scherrer

Romans 12:1-8

Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you. Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.

NOTES:

1. Obey/Surrender – Yielding your will

Surrender is once and for all – a little at a time

Romans 12:1-2

2. Join/Abide – “Change your mind”

What exactly does it mean to join ‘Kingdom' work?

What ‘Kingdom Work' generally isn't!

What ‘Abiding' generally is!

Romans 12:3-8

Walking in the Spirit using the gifts of the Spirit while temporarily ‘rooming' in the flesh!

3. Trust/Follow – Release your heart

A testimony of trust