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*HOMI 501: Preparation of the Sermon – Expository Preaching*
*Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary*
*Sermon 1*
*Wade J. Wood*
*192119*
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*Title: What’s the difference?*
Scripture Text: Romans 12:1-2
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.
2And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what /is/ that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.[1]
*Introduction:*
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The life of a gardener is not an easy one.
Besides regular duties of life they tend to crops.
Early in the spring they till the ground in preparation of the spring planting.
They then plant the seed and pray that it will grow.
In my preparation I went a little further this year.
I laid landscaping fabric in the rows to try to conquer the weeds.
It is then that the real work begins.
The pulling of the weeds, watering and fertilizing are only the beginning.
If all is done well and the gardener dedication is true to his being than at the time of harvest he will have fruit.
Our dedication to the scriptures, God’s word should be so diligent.
We should be pulling the weeds of life and fertilizing our minds with the grace of God’s word.
In the end we should see the fruit of our hard work.
This is the meaning of Romans 12:1-2.
Today we will be looking closely at two verses that are well known to many people.
But the meaning is sometimes missed in the transmission.
In Romans 12:1-2 we are beckoned and encouraged by Paul to become a living sacrifice, a holy and acceptable sacrifice to the living God.
How do we accomplish such a task?
What is the cost of such a thing?
Who can do such a task?
We will see that the answers to the questions are simple.
Let us turn to Romans and see what Paul says.
*Propositional statement:*
* To be a living sacrifice you must cultivate His word in your life, so that you will be found to be in the perfect will of God.*
*I. ** First Compliment – Romans 12:1*
Text Romans 12:1
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.[2]
Paul implores the Roman church.
Paul implores us.
A.
An Urgent Message.
a. Who is Paul talking to?
i.
Paul is talking to the citizens of the Roman church.
He is calling them; he is imploring them to be a living sacrifice.
He uses the word Παρακαλῶ (Parakalow).
In the Greek means to implore, beg or urge.
It is with great urgency that Paul is requesting this of the Roman church.
ii.
Paul is talking to us.
He is imploring us to become a living sacrifice to God also.
He wants us to cultivate in our own lives the seeds that are found in the word of God.
Paul’s words are timeless.
He is beseeching each one of us to live a good and holy sacrifice to God.
He wants us to bear witness to each other so that we can be cultivated by the word of God. Paul is showing urgency here.
He has just spoken of the trinity at the end of chapter 11 and is calling the attention of the people to this.
We need to be in close commune with God.
But it is only through the mercies of God that we can do this.
There is nothing that we can do.
Christ has come and paid the price for our debt on Calvary.
This section of Romans tells us that we have a responsibility for this debt that has been paid.
That is the reasonable service that Paul Talks about.
B.
What is Paul saying?
a. Reasonable Service.
When in the military you are sent to basic training.
You learn the skills of a basic soldier.
These are the skills necessary of survival in today’s battlefield.
Without these skills the soldier’s chance of survival are very limited.
Commanders know that if the soldier is to make it these skills need to be engrained.
Likewise Paul calls us to reasonable service.
He calls us to be:
ü Holy
ü Acceptable
Likewise these two are the basic skills a Christian needs to make it in God’s eyes.
We strive to be holy and acceptable to God. God has given us a guide to get us to this point.
It is called the Bible.
Everything we need to know as Christians is found in side this marvelous book.
God calls us to himself.
In 2 Corinthians 9:6-7 we see the implications of a cheerful giver.
6 But this /I say:/ He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
7So let each one /give/ as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.[3]
Though this passage is talking about giving, I believe that it is also talking about our worship.
God wants nothing from us but all of us.
We should therefore worship Him with our entire being.
God will reward us each sparingly if we worship sparingly and He will reward us bountifully if we worship bountifully.
*Transition: *
We all know the story of the ugly duckling.
He was the odd one the different one.
So we are that are followers of Christ, at least from the world’s perspective.
But like the ugly duckling that became a beautiful swan, so we to will become beautiful beings in Christ.
*II.
** Second Compliment – Romans 12:2*
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And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind[4]
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A call to inconformity
A call to study
A.
Conform or be different.
Romans 12:2
Paul quickly tells us not to be conformed to this world.
This world and worldly things are not of God.
He has already called us to be holy and acceptable.
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