Message by Emily Leverance
Romans 12:9-13
Romans 12:14-21
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Spiritual Gifts (Romans 12:3-8)
Romans 12:3-8
A spiritual gift is an expression of the Holy Spirit in the life of a believer which empowers them to serve the body of Christ, the church.
Romans 12:3
Romans 12:4-5
1 Corinthians 12:12-27
We cannot survive or succeed without one another.
6Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them…
We are not measured by the gifts we have; we’re measured by how we use them.
Matthew 25:14-30
Romans 12:6-8
Are you serving in the body of Christ?
Are you using your unique gifts to serve?
Are you developing your spiritual gifts?
We are not measured by the gifts we have; we’re measured by how we use them.
Resist the World. Renew Your Mind. (Romans 12:1-2)
A sacrifice is an act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else regarded as worthy or more important.
Romans 12:1-2
Present your BODY as a sacrifice.
Present your body as a LIVING sacrifice: alive and available to God.
The focus isn’t on GIVING our lives in sacrifice; it’s on LIVING our lives in sacrifice.
Present your body as a HOLY sacrifice: one that is useful and dedicated to the Lord.
Romans 6:6, 11
Present your body as a PLEASING sacrifice; one that is acceptable and approved by Him.
Romans 12:1
Romans 12:2
Resist the World.
Romans 12:2
Renew your Mind.
God isn’t asking us to GIVE our lives in sacrifice, but to LIVE our lives in sacrifice.
The Depth of God and His Wisdom (Romans 11:25-36)
“All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.”
Romans 11:25-27
Isaiah 59:20-21
Jeremiah 31:31-34
Romans 11:28-29
2Timothy 2:11-13
God’s faithfulness to us doesn’t depend on our ability to match it.
Romans 11:30-32
God offers his mercy and grace to all… to every last one of us!
Romans 11:33-36
Romans 11:33
Do we acknowledge the greatness of his riches?
Do we trust the superiority of his wisdom?
Do we seek the perfection of His knowledge?
Do we see his judgements as unsearchable?
Do we view His ways as inscrutable?
Romans 11:34
Romans 11:35-36a
Psalm 50:10-12
Colossians 1:15-18
Romans 36b “To him be glory forever. Amen.”
God Hasn’t Given Up (Romans 10:18-11:24)
Romans 10:1-4, 14-17
Romans 10:18-21
We would have gotten the blessing we were looking for if we had just done what God said to do in the first place!
Romans 11:1-15
Key Idea: God introduced reverse psychology!
Romans 11:16-24
So what’s our proper posture?
Humility
1 Peter 5:6
Romans 12:3
Gratitude
Eucharisteó (yoo-khar-is-teh’-o): to be thankful.
1 Thessalonians 5:18
In all of this, God hasn’t given up on anyone. Neither should we.
Questioning God’s Sovereignty -and Wisdom (Romans 9:1-10:4)
Romans 9:1-8
God is sovereign. He’s ultimately in control of all things.
Romans 9:9-13
Malachi 1:2-4
miséō – properly, to detest (on a comparative basis); hence, denounce; to love someone or something less than someone (something) else, i.e. to renounce one choice in favor of another.
Lk 14:26-27
Romans 9:14-19
God is not accountable for sin; we are.
Romans 9:20-23
Our criticism of God only proves our contentious spirit.
Isaiah 29:16
Isaiah 45:9
Romans 9:22-33
God has a redemptive heart.
Romans 10:1-4
No One. Nothing. None of the Above. (Romans 8:31-39)
Romans 8:31-39
Who can be against us?
No One. Nothing. And None of the Above.
Who will bring a charge against us?
No One. Nothing. And None of the Above.
Who will condemn us?
No One. Nothing. And None of the Above.
Who will separate us from the love of Christ?
No One. Nothing. And None of the Above.
I am sure that [nothing, no one, and none of the above] will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord! ~Eric’s Paraphrase
If we are living by and walking in the Spirit,
we’ll be putting aside the desires of the flesh.
If we are living by and walking in the Spirit,there will be fruit in our lives.
If we are living by and walking in the Spirit,people will notice we are different.
All Things Work Together for Good (Romans 8:28-30)
Romans 8:18
Romans 8:24
Romans 8:26
Romans 8:28
All Things Work Together for Good
Romans 8:28-30
for those who love God
who have been called according to his purpose
Romans 8:29
those whom he foreknew
he also predestined
to be conformed to the image of his Son
in order that he [Jesus] might be the firstborn among many
Romans 8:30
those whom he predestined
he also called
those whom he called he also justified
those whom he justified he also glorified
Whatever you are going through, God will use it to accomplish something good. He will not waste that opportunity.
Maybe He’s working on your character.
Maybe He’s working on your obedience.
Maybe He’s working on your heart.
Maybe He’s working on your faith.
Maybe He’s working on your life.
Maybe He’s working on someone else.
Maybe He’s working on something “unknown.”
Set Your Mind on the Spirit (Romans 8:1-27)
Romans 8:1
katakrima (kat-ak’-ree-mah): penalty, punishment following condemnation. It refers to the exact sentence of condemnation handed down after due process has established guilt.
Set Your Mind on the Spirit
Romans 8:2-17
sumpaschó (soom-pas’ kho) refers to experiencing suffering, but suffering of the same likeness of someone else.
Romans 8:18-24
Romans 8:18
God’s future overshadows our current difficulty.
Romans 8:24-27
God gives us hope and help in our struggles.
What is it you need hope and help for?
Taking Grace for Granted pt. 3 (Romans 7:1-25)
Romans 7:1-6
Matthew 5:17-18
Romans 7:7-8
Romans 2:12
Romans 7:9-12
The law is holy (ceremonially sacred)
The law is righteous (legally just)
The law is good (morally pure)
Romans 7:13-25
Key Idea #3: In your struggle against sin, the grace of God will sustain you and deliver you in the end.