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Series: The Hole in our Holiness

Sermon: The Pleasure of God and the Possibility of Holiness

Kevin DeYoungNovember 6, 2011Sunday Morning

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Sermon Passage: Romans 12:1-12:2

Romans 12:1–2

A Living Sacrifice

12:1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers,¹ by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.² 2 Do not be conformed to this world,³ but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.⁴

Footnotes

[1] 12:1 Or brothers and sisters
[2] 12:1 Or your rational service
[3] 12:2 Greek age
[4] 12:2 Or what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God

Part 5 of 10 · The Hole in our Holiness

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The Hole in our Holiness: Mind the GapOctober 2, 2011 The Hole in Our Holiness: Piety’s PatternOctober 9, 2011 The Case for ConscienceOctober 16, 2011 The Impetus for the ImperativesOctober 30, 2011 The Pleasure of God and the Possibility of HolinessNovember 6, 2011 Spirit-Powered, Gospel-Driven, Faith-Fueled EffortNovember 13, 2011 Be Who You AreNovember 27, 2011 Saints and Sexual ImmoralityDecember 4, 2011 Abide and ObeyDecember 11, 2011 That All May See Your ProgressDecember 18, 2011

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