Dedicated To The Men of God Who Preach the Word of God As It Is To Men As They Are

















"Preach The Word"

INTRODUCTION: In these two verses you have three reasons why some people never find the will of God for their lives:

          1. Not willing to consecrate--present body.

2. Not willing to separate--be not conformed.

3. Not willing to illuminate--be transformed.

I. The appeal--verse 1. Present your body as a living sacrifice, not because of force or fear, but because of the mercies of God.

A. We have redeeming mercies--I Peter 1:19.

B. We have regenerating mercies--Ephesians 2:1. We have received something, so we ought to give something--God has done something for us, and we should let Him do something through us.

II. The act--present your body--verse 1. Give not to God, He has a body. Give not to Christ, He has a body. But, give ourselves to the Holy Spirit because He has no body--we are His temple.

A. As a building in which for Him to live.

B. As a bride for Him to love.

C. As a bank in which He can deposit His grace.

D. As a battlefield in which He can conquer evil.

III. The argument--reasonable service--verse 1. We are the objects of redemption and saved from the terrible penalty of sin. We are the recipients of regeneration and the objects of eternity. If God did all of this for us. it is only reasonable that we give ourselves unconditionally to Him.

IV. The attitude--be not conformed--verse 2.

             A. To the world*s fellowship

             B. To the world*s fashion.

             C. To the world*s fun.

V. The achievement--prove God*s will--verse 2. You don*t prove God*s will by going to school and learning creeds, but by the transforming, renewing work of God*s Holy Spirit that leads and guides those who will sell out.

Sermon From Dr. Edgar Thomas

 

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