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"What Difference Does It Make?" - part 3 in the series "Finding God in the Questions"
Dr. Scott Koenigsaecker
Romans 12:1-2 & Hebrews 12:1-2 ~ November 21, 2010
I. WHAT SHOULD WE DO?
A. We need to break from the past.
"Do not conform any longer to the patterns of this world..."
Romans 12:2a
B. We need to set a new course for our life.
"….be transformed by the renewing of your minds." Romans 12:2b
· We need to put off the old and put on the new
"…throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life…Instead let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature, created to be like God---truly holy and righteous." Ephesians 4:22-24
C. What is included?
"Let them (your bodies) be a living and holy sacrifice---the kind He will find acceptable." Romans 12:1
D. Why should we do this?
· Because of what God has planned for our future.
"…test and approve what God's will is--His good, pleasing, and perfect will." Romans 12:2c
· Because of what God has done for us.
"And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus…He endured the cross, disregarding its shame." Hebrews 12:1-2
II. DOES IT REALLY MATTER WHAT WE BELIEVE?
A. God's plan for your life reaches to eternity.
"For God loved the world so much that He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16
"…but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."
Romans 6:23
B. Who wouldn't want to spend eternity with God?
· In heaven we will be completely in the presence of God.
"And now all glory to God who is able to…bring you into His glorious presence, innocent of sin and with great joy." Jude 1:24
· We will have a glorified body.
"For our earthly bodies, the ones we have now that can die, must be transformed into heavenly bodies that cannot perish but will live forever." I Corinthians 15:53
· All of our needs will be satisfied.
"Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat upon them, nor any scorching heat."
Revelation 7:16
C. How do I know I'm going to spend eternity with God?
· We need to realize that because of our sin we are separated from God.
"But your iniquities (sin) have made a separation between you and your God…" Isaiah 59:2
· We need to acknowledge that Jesus' death on the cross for our sins bridges our separation from God.
"For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God." I John 4:10
· We have to personally accept God's gift of eternal life.
"Jesus says, 'Listen! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in.’"
Revelation 3:20
CONCLUSION