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Living Sacrifices—Romans 12:1–8

Open It

• What skills or qualities are necessary to play a team sport well?
• What influences have significantly shaped your life?

Explore It

• How do people properly worship God? (12:1)
• What is the most reasonable response to God’s great mercy? (12:1–2)
• How is the Christian to be different from unbelieving people? (12:2)
• How should the mind of a Christian be changed? (12:2)
• What must happen in order for a person to discern and agree with the will of God? (12:2)
• How should Christians think about themselves? (12:3)
• What facts should keep a person from feeling superior or inferior to other Christians? (12:3–6)
• What did Paul use the human body to illustrate? (12:4–5)
• What makes Christians different from one another? (12:4–6)
• In what way are all Christians alike? (12:4–6)
• What are the gifts of God? (12:6–8)
• How should each person use his or her gifts? (12:6–8)

Get It

• What right does God have to ask us for a full-life commitment to Him?
• What makes offering our bodies as living sacrifices an act of worship?
• To what worldly life-styles or values do we typically conform?
• What are the patterns of the world that tempt us to conform?
• How can a Christian renew his or her mind?
• How does understanding God’s love raise our self-esteem?
• How does understanding God’s love reduce our selfishness and conceit?
• How do people united in Christ act toward each other?
• How can the gifts God bestows on Christians help others in the church or community?
• What gifts from God do you see in others?
• What gifts from God do you see in your life?

Apply It

• What is one step you can take this week toward eliminating habits that merely conform to the world’s pattern?
• How can you put a spiritual gift to work for others this week?