CONNECT:  How can you excel more in generosity?

WARM-UP  Question  

1. What do you find easy and/or difficult about serving? 
2. How is serving at church so much more than just filling a roster?

READ Romans 12:1-2

1. Why is the ‘therefore’ so important in this passage?
2. It’s probably impossible to summarise the whole of Romans 1-11 but what are the mercies that Paul is talking about? 
3. What does it mean to be a ‘living sacrifice’? What parts of our lives does this affect?
4. We are urged by Paul not to conform to the patterns of this world. Why so? What does this look like in practice? 
5. What’s the difference between ‘be transformed’ and ‘transform yourself’?
6. Why does serving begin with a full devotion to God?

READ Romans 12:3-8

1. How do you think some people of the world think of themselves? How should we think of ourselves? Why is it dangerous to have a too high or too low view of ourselves?
2. Can you think of any practical examples of when you have seen the body of Christ at work and it’s worked really well? What about when it’s worked very poorly?
3. We receive so many blessings through our union with Christ. When we are united with Christ, what do we become a part of? What does it mean to belong to each other?
4. What is a gift? What are the dangers of finding our identity in our gifts rather than in Christ?
5. Is this list in verses 6-8 meant to be a comprehensive list of gifts? What then are we meant to take from these verses? How should this shape the way we serve?
6. Is there something that has stood out for you in this series on ‘Life Together’? How has this shaped your view of how we Gather, Grow, Give, and Serve?

APPLY: How can you more intentionally serve as part of the body of Christ?

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On Your Frontline This Week: Brainstorm with your kids how they could be more like Jesus this year at school.

Listen:          

• LISTEN: “A Change of Management” by Alistair Begg
• LISTEN: “Serving the Lord who Saves the Unrighteous” by Paul Barker
• LISTEN: “Romans 12” by Gary Millar
• LISTEN: “Spiritual Gifts” by Peter Stedman

Read:          

• “Serve Jesus Where He Has Put You (Now)” by Matthew Payne
• “Romans 12: Imperatives in View of God’s Mercy” by Justin Taylor
• “The Most Important Time to go to Church” by David Gundersen

Other Helpful Resources (For Series):  

• Information on how to get involved at St Bart’s
  

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