Friday, February 23, 2018

Study of Romans - Romans 12:1-2


Homiletics                                             Study of Romans
Lesson     21                                         Passage: Romans 12:1-2
Content (List of Topics or Events)
Therefore: Offer bodies as sacrifice to God (Romans 12:1)
a. God’s mercy compels us to be a living sacrifice (1a)
b. God’s mercy compels us to be holy and pleasing to Him. (1b)
c. God’s mercy compels us to give self in true and proper worship (1c)

Do: Transform minds and reject world’s pattern (Romans 2a)
a. Reject the pattern of this world (2a-1)
b. Transform by renewing minds? (2a-2)

Then: Test and approve what God’s will for us (Romans 12:2b
a. Test and approve God’s will  (2b-1)
b. God’s will is good, pleasing and perfect (2b-2)


Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Division
Scripture
Therefore: Offer bodies as sacrifice to God
Romans 12:1
Do: Transform minds and reject world’s pattern
Romans 12:2a
Then: Test and approve what God’s will for us
Romans 12:2b


Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)
God’s mercy compels us being truly transformed to His will.
Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
CTATL that the we need to truly turn our life (do and think) to conform to God’s good and perfect will.
Specific Application Questions
1.
God’s mercy demands action in response – In what ways are you bringing holiness to your life?
Be specific.
2.
How are you transforming your "life and will" to respond as Jesus would?
3.
In what ways are you testing God’s will in your life?
4.

Principles to Remember
1.
God’s mercy requires true and proper worship.
2.
God’s mercy should turn us to new thinking
3.
God’s will is for us to be conformed to His good, pleasing and perfect will.
4.

Characteristic of God
Source our Sanctification
Theme
God’s mercy should cause transformation to live in His good and perfect will.

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