
Romans 12:1-8
1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. 4 For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, 5 so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. 6 Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; 7 if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; 8 the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.
Notes
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Sermon Recap
Spend a few minutes reading Romans 12 and recapping the sermon.
- The Big Idea in this week’s message is: Generosity is YHWH’s whole-self-giving activity which proceeds from his love for all creation.
- Jesus is the perfect expression of YHWH’s generosity.
- God empowers you for generosity by giving you his Spirit.
- God gives the church as a context for practicing generosity.
- Some practical ways to join Imprint in practicing Generosity include, serving the Church Community with the Welcome Ministry, joining the Imprint Cares Meal Train Team, Serving with a Generosity Group, or writing a Generosity Grant and serving the community.
Sermon Discussion Direction:
Spend some time praying together with an emphasis on gratitude for God’s generosity in your lives. Then spend some time responding to the following questions:
- Name one significant event in your life where God was generous to you.
- What are some of the barriers that prevent you from practicing a whole-self-giving kind of Generosity?
- How has God overcome those barriers?
- Where do you see opportunities for generosity?
- How can we, as a Generosity Group, grow in generosity?
16 For God loved the world in this way: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.