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Romans 12:1-2

The Supreme Act of Spiritual Worship

Overview: Truth and Life – Where the Rubber Meets the Road

Review: Romans 1-11 – An Account of our hope and our destiny

Preview: Theology Leads to Application -

I. Romans 12:1a –Spiritual Worship and Our Fundamental Spiritual Nature

A. Our Identity –
B. Our Inspiration –

II. Romans 12:lb – Spiritual Worship and Our Fundamental Spiritual Mindset

A. We are to present ourselves fully to Christ
B. We are to be living sacrifice unto Christ
C. We are to be set apart unto Christ

III. Romans 12:2 – Spiritual Worship and our Fundamental Spiritual Pursuit

A. The Negative Principle
B. The Positive Principle 
C. The Purpose Principle

IV. Some Final Thoughts

A. Our Spiritual Worship is to be defined by who we are in Christ.
B. Our Spiritual Worship is to be motivated by the mercies God which are ours in Christ.
C. Our Spiritual Worship is to be characterized by a continuous presentation of our bodies to  God’s Service.
D. Our spiritual worship is to be shaped by a rejection of the world and a continual renewal of our mind by the word of God and the Holy Spirit.