Romans 12:1-2 Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.

 

1. "Therefore" and "by the mercies of God" meaning...

         Considering all that God has done in Christ through the work of the Holy Spirit, how should we now live?

      2.  Present your bodies to God as a

           a.  Living Sacrifice

           b.  Holy Sacrifice

           c.  An Act of Worship