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Romans 12:1-8 (CEV)
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1 Dear friends, God is good. So I beg you to offer your bodies to him as a living sacrifice, pure and pleasing. That's the most sensible way to serve God. 2 Don't be like the people of this world, but let God change the way you think. Then you will know how to do everything that is good and pleasing to him. 3 I realize how kind God has been to me, and so I tell each of you not to think you are better than you really are. Use good sense and measure yourself by the amount of faith that God has given you. 4 A body is made up of many parts, and each of them has its own use. 5 That's how it is with us. There are many of us, but we each are part of the body of Christ, as well as part of one another. 6 God has also given each of us different gifts to use. If we can prophesy, we should do it according to the amount of faith we have. 7 If we can serve others, we should serve. If we can teach, we should teach. 8 If we can encourage others, we should encourage them. If we can give, we should be generous. If we are leaders, we should do our best. If we are good to others, we should do it cheerfully.
This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 1) Worship - Bodies as living sacrifices - act of worship
(v. 1) Self-Denial / Sacrifice - Bodies as living sacrifices - act of worship
(v. 1) Pleasing God - Offering your bodies as living sacrifices pleases the God
(v. 2) Pleasing God - Offering your bodies as living sacrifices pleases the God
(v. 2) Holy / Holiness / Worldliness - Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world
(v. 3) Pride - Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought; but with sober judgement
(v. 3) Pleasing God - Offering your bodies as living sacrifices pleases the God
(v. 4) Church - We are the body of the church
(v. 5) Church - We are the body of the church
(v. 8) Giving / Contribution - Gift of giving - let him give generously
This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 1) Power of Gratitude - Is your Job Sacred or Secular? (2008-03-05)
(v. 1) Waking Dead - Setting the Heart Free (2010-09-19)
(v. 1) Church (part I) (2011-01-07)
(v. 1) God is love (2010-09-15)
(v. 1) Kingdom First - Wise Investing (2010-01-24)
(v. 1) Contagious Christian - Strength of Sacrifice (part III) (2010-10-28)
(v. 1) Jesus with People - Widows Physical Sacrifice (2009-02-17)
(v. 1) Purpose Driven Life - Accepting Your Assignment (2008-06-24)
(v. 1) Purpose Driven Life - Worship That Pleases God (2008-06-05)
(v. 1) Renewing of your Mind (part I) (2012-03-18)
(v. 2) NT Commands (part III) (2011-03-10)
(v. 2) NT Commands (part II) (2011-03-09)
(v. 2) Day 14 - A New Creation (2011-12-17)
(v. 2) Church (part I) (2011-01-07)
(v. 2) NT Commands (part III) (2011-03-10)
(v. 2) Contagious Christian - Strength of Sacrifice (part III) (2010-10-28)
(v. 2) God is love (2010-09-15)
(v. 2) Renewing of your Mind (part I) (2012-03-18)
(v. 3) Church (part I) (2011-01-07)
(v. 3) Purpose Driven Life - You Are Not an Accident (2008-05-23)
(v. 3) Purpose Driven Life - Using What God Gave You (2008-06-30)
(v. 4) One Another - Members of one another (2009-10-01)
(v. 4) Church (part I) (2011-01-07)
(v. 4) Followup: Relationships in the Body (part I) (2011-09-14)
(v. 5) Followup: Relationships in the Body (part I) (2011-09-14)
(v. 5) Church (part I) (2011-01-07)
(v. 5) One Another - One Another In Groups (part 1) (2010-02-27)
(v. 5) One Another - Members of one another (2009-10-01)
(v. 6) Followup: Relationships in the Body (part I) (2011-09-14)
(v. 6) Purpose Driven Life - Applying Your Abilities (2008-06-28)
(v. 6) Church (part I) (2011-01-07)
(v. 7) Followup: Relationships in the Body (part I) (2011-09-14)
(v. 7) Church (part I) (2011-01-07)
(v. 8) Church (part I) (2011-01-07)
(v. 8) Followup: Relationships in the Body (part I) (2011-09-14)
This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 1) Sermon: Pleasing the Lord? (2004-01-18)
(v. 1) Sermon: God calls Man to do the Impossible (2012-01-14)
(v. 2) Sermon: Pleasing the Lord? (2004-01-18)
(v. 2) Sermon: God calls Man to do the Impossible (2012-01-14)
(v. 3) Sermon: Pleasing the Lord? (2004-01-18)
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