(Transcribed from actual tape) August 19, 1984 - PM
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Romans 12:1-2
Let's now bow for prayer together. "Father, we come before Thee without any
merit of our own, humbly and submissively, confessing our weaknesses, our
sin, our inadequacies, rejoicing that You don't just put up with us, but You
want to lift us up back to Yourself. In this time of worship, dear Lord, You
speak and let me get out of the way so that Thy word, Thy message, Thy truth
alone might not only be heard, but may it be absorbed and applied right where
we speak and live and move in all the decision-making processes. For we
make this our prayer in the strong, beautiful, holy name of Jesus Christ, our
Savior and our Lord. Amen."
Do you know where we are in Romans? Open your Bibles. Romans, Chapter
Number 12. Romans, Chapter Number 12. Now, the first three chapters of
Romans - Chapter 1 through Chapter 3, Verse 21 - Paul presents the whole
world as guilty under God, sin and Gentile alike. And then Romans 3:22
through Romans, Chapter 5, he offers salvation for the world that is con-
victed and convinced of their sin. And then we move on from Chapter 6 to
Chapter 8, and we have Paul teaching something about sanctification. First,
awareness of sin. Second, the process, the beautiful gift of salvation in
that we are right-wise with God through faith in Jesus Christ. And then
there is the teaching about sanctification. And then there's that three-
chapter parenthesis, Chapter 9, 10 and 11 of Romans in which Paul answers
the question: What about the Jews, God's special, unique, chosen, blessed
people?"
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And then in Chapter 12, he begins right where he left off at the end of
Chapter 8, and he now expands the teaching of sanctific ...
TRANSFORMATION
Romans 12:1-2
Let's now bow for prayer together. "Father, we come before Thee without any
merit of our own, humbly and submissively, confessing our weaknesses, our
sin, our inadequacies, rejoicing that You don't just put up with us, but You
want to lift us up back to Yourself. In this time of worship, dear Lord, You
speak and let me get out of the way so that Thy word, Thy message, Thy truth
alone might not only be heard, but may it be absorbed and applied right where
we speak and live and move in all the decision-making processes. For we
make this our prayer in the strong, beautiful, holy name of Jesus Christ, our
Savior and our Lord. Amen."
Do you know where we are in Romans? Open your Bibles. Romans, Chapter
Number 12. Romans, Chapter Number 12. Now, the first three chapters of
Romans - Chapter 1 through Chapter 3, Verse 21 - Paul presents the whole
world as guilty under God, sin and Gentile alike. And then Romans 3:22
through Romans, Chapter 5, he offers salvation for the world that is con-
victed and convinced of their sin. And then we move on from Chapter 6 to
Chapter 8, and we have Paul teaching something about sanctification. First,
awareness of sin. Second, the process, the beautiful gift of salvation in
that we are right-wise with God through faith in Jesus Christ. And then
there is the teaching about sanctification. And then there's that three-
chapter parenthesis, Chapter 9, 10 and 11 of Romans in which Paul answers
the question: What about the Jews, God's special, unique, chosen, blessed
people?"
-2-
And then in Chapter 12, he begins right where he left off at the end of
Chapter 8, and he now expands the teaching of sanctific ...
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