• The Believer's Relationship to God — Rom 12:1-2
• The Believer's Relationship to the Body of Christ — Rom 12:3-16
  • The attitude of humility — Rom 12:3
  • The exercise of gifts — Rom 12:4-8
  • The practice of love — Rom 12:9-10
    • Sincere love — "without hypocrisy"
      • No ulterior motives
      • For the sake of Christ
    • Practical love
      • Hate what is wrong
      • Stand for good
    • Family love
      • With tender affection
      • With delight to honor others
  • The qualities of love — Rom 12:11-16
    • Industrious
      • Having no reputation for laziness
      • Using every opportunity
    • Zealous — fervent in spirit
      • Enthusiasm
      • Doing it as unto the Lord
    • Active — serving the Lord
      • Loving others as serving
      • Being faithful — 1Co 15:58
    • Optimism — rejoicing in hope
      • Hope is vital
      • Share our hope
    • Patience — in tribulation
      • Endurance
      • Seeing trials from God —viewpoint
    • Prayerful
      • Work at it
      • Continue with persistence
    • Generous — Rom 12:13
      • Sensitive to needs
      • Willing to share
    • Hospitality — Rom 12:13
      • Open heart and hand
      • Open home
      • Willing to accept personal inconvenience
    • Without vengeance — Rom 12:14
      • No grudges
      • Bless them that curse
    • Sympathetic — Rom 12:15
      • Entering into the experience of others
      • Willing to be involved
      • Becoming vulnerable
    • Harmony — Rom 12:16a
      • Same Savior
      • Same purpose
    • Humility — Rom 12:16
      • Do not seek power, position or prestige
      • Do not gravitate toward the so called "High and mighty"
      • Be willing to serve all
      • Beware of pride
        • Setting ourselves above others
        • Being wise in our own eyes

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