19
Romans 12 Admonition for Christian Living How to live as a Christian How to find purpose How to love one another

Improving Your Serve I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable

Embed Size (px)

Citation preview

Page 1: Improving Your Serve I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable

Romans 12Admonition for Christian Living

How to live as a ChristianHow to find purposeHow to love one another

Page 2: Improving Your Serve I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable

Romans 12How to live as a Christian

Page 3: Improving Your Serve I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable

Romans 12How to find purpose

Page 4: Improving Your Serve I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable

Romans 12How to love one another

Page 5: Improving Your Serve I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable

Welcome!Sunday

Bible Classes 9:30 AM

Worship 10:30 AM

5:30 PM

WednesdayBible Classes 7:00 PM

Bibles and copies of sermons are available

Please silence your cell phones

www.SunsetchurchofChrist.net

Page 6: Improving Your Serve I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable

Serving Sunday AM Sunday PM WednesdayUsher Gerald Van Fleet Gerald Van Fleet Gerald Van Fleet

Opening Prayer Don Canavello Rob Wade

Opening/Head Ryan Sollars

CommunionMichael Hetzer

Steven RootCaleb White

Anthony Ward

Song Leader Craig Foster Michael June Steven Root

Announcement Stan Mellor Anthony Ward Michael Hetzer

Adult Class Ryan Sollars

Invitation Barry Root

Page 7: Improving Your Serve I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable

But I will sing of Your power; yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning; for You have been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble.

Psalm 59:16

Hymns Invitation

623 183 159 552 386 319

Page 8: Improving Your Serve I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable
Page 9: Improving Your Serve I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable

Improving Your Serve I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the

mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to

God, which is your reasonable service.

Romans 12:1

Page 10: Improving Your Serve I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable

Finding Examples of ServiceI Peter 2:18-25

Christ as our example as a servant

Others serve to be an example too

Page 11: Improving Your Serve I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable

Isaiah 6One whose sin has been removed

“Here am I send me”

Page 12: Improving Your Serve I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable

Luke 2:26-56One whose service would be hard

“Let it be to me

according to your word”

Page 13: Improving Your Serve I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable

Two Great ServantsNot considering the burden of service

Isaiah is told he will preach fruitlesslyMary will live to see her son murdered

Not jaded by the fear of failureIt was enough to be called to serve

Page 14: Improving Your Serve I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable

We Are Those Called by GodJohn 6:44-46How should we reply?

Here am I send meLet it be to me

Page 15: Improving Your Serve I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable

Here am I send me

We may be THE instrument to serve

Esther

“Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?"

Page 16: Improving Your Serve I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable

Let it be to meMary’s heart was that of a servant

Whatever God said was her desire

Page 17: Improving Your Serve I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable

Learning by ExampleTwo Great Servants

A Great Prophet

The Mother of the Messiah

Chosen by their servant’s heart

Page 18: Improving Your Serve I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable
Page 19: Improving Your Serve I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable

The Invitation of Jesus Christ

The Unbeliever

To BelieveTo Confess ChristTo Repent of SinTo Be Baptized

The Christian

To Turn AgainTo Walk by Faith

To Share Your Burdens