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)
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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)
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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)
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Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Division
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Scripture
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Therefore: Offer bodies as sacrifice to God
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Romans 12:1
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Do: Transform minds and reject world’s pattern
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Romans 12:2a
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Then: Test and approve what God’s will for us
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Romans 12:2b
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Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No
more than 10 words)
God’s mercy compels us
being truly transformed to His will.
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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.
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Specific Application Questions
1.
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God’s mercy demands action in response – In what ways are
you bringing holiness to your life?
Be specific.
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2.
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How are you transforming your "life and will" to respond
as Jesus would?
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3.
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In what ways are you testing God’s will in your life?
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4.
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Principles to Remember
1.
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God’s mercy requires true and proper worship.
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2.
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God’s mercy should turn us to new thinking
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3.
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God’s will is for us to be conformed to His good, pleasing
and perfect will.
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4.
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Characteristic of God
Source our Sanctification
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Theme
God’s mercy should cause transformation to live in His
good and perfect will.
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