Sermon Recap: Romans 12:1-2

Transformed Gospel Lives

Romans 12:1-2

This Sunday, we studied Romans 12:1–2 in our message “Transformed Gospel Lives,” where the apostle Paul shows us how the gospel not only saves us, but reshapes the way we live. After eleven chapters of unfolding God’s mercy in Christ, Paul calls believers to respond—not with ritual or partial devotion, but with whole-life worship rooted in gratitude.

Because God has shown us overwhelming mercy in Christ—rescuing us, forgiving us, adopting us, and giving us His Spirit—the only reasonable response is not partial devotion or religious routine, but the joyful surrender of our whole lives to Him. Romans 12:1–2 calls us to see worship not as something we attend, but as a life we live: offered daily as a living sacrifice, shaped from the inside out by the renewing work of God’s Word and Spirit. As our minds are renewed, we are freed from the world’s patterns and increasingly learn to love what God loves, discern His good will, and live lives that please Him—not to earn His mercy, but because we already have it in Christ.

Listen to the Sermon:

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Reflection Questions:

1. What areas of your life are hardest for you to fully surrender to God?

2. Where do you feel pressure to conform to the world’s patterns rather than God’s truth?

3. How can regular time in God’s Word help renew your mind this season?

4. In what ways can you pursue transformation together with other believers?

Resources:

• Book: The Discipline of Grace (Jerry Bridges)

• Book: The Explicit Gospel (Matt Chandler)

• Book: What is the Gospel (Greg Gilbert)

• Book: Gospel (J.D. Greear)

• Book: God is the Gospel (John Piper)

Songs from Sunday:

• Hear the Hallelujahs Roar

• Amazing Grace

• Lord I Need You

• See How He Loves Us