A Living Sacrifice

LESSON OUTLINE: Romans 12:1-3

I. INTRODUCTION

A. Romans' 2nd Section: (Truth in Practice)

B. Chapter Outline (Romans 12)

Key Passage: Romans 12:1-2

vv1-2, The Reality of METAMORPHOSIS
vv3-18, The Reality of MINISTRY
vv19-21, The Reality of MERCY

II. ENABLED with the Command
a. Salvation by grace through faith

III. EMPOWERED by the Command
a. Priesthood of the believer

IV. ENCOURAGED through the Command
a. The mercies of God

V. EDIFIED in the Command
a. Looking & living less like the world

VI. APPLICATIONS
a. HOW to live according to those things revealed
i. Keep your eyes on Christ
ii. Don't seek to have everything changed at once
b. REJOICE in Christ's grace & mercy
i. Exalt Christ, not your flesh
ii. Extol the cross, not your works
iii. Exercise caution in how your sacrifice appears to others.