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LESSON 9JANUARY 28, 2024SUBJECT: Faith and TransformationDEVOTIONAL READING: Ezekiel 11:17-21BACKGROUND: Romans 12:3-8LESSON: Romans 12:3-8MEMORY VERSE: We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. Romans 12:6a NIVLESSON AIM: To be transformed and use our spiritual gifts for the uplifting of the Church.INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL STUDY OUTLINEI. RENEWING YOUR MIND: ROMANS 12:1-3Paul begins Romans 12 with an appeal to all Christians. What is this appeal based on? Why do you think so? Romans 12:1abHow are we to offer or present our bodies to God? Romans 12:1What does it mean to offer (present) our bodies as a “living sacrifice” to God? Romans 6:13When we present our bodies to God in the right way, how does He view it as relating to worship or service? Romans 12:1How should a Christian act toward the world? Romans 12:2aWhat are the dangers of being attached and conforming to the world’s values?James 4:41 John 2:15-16How can one prevent from conforming to the pattern of this world? Romans 12:2bWhat does it mean to be conformed to this world?What does it mean to be transformed?How does Christian transformation take place? Romans 12:2cWhat is the believer able to do when spiritual and mental transformation has taken place? Romans 12:2dHow does Paul explain God’s will? Romans 12:2eWhat specific gift did Paul have that enabled him to speak and write God’s word? Romans 12:3aWhat is to be the focus of our renewed minds when it comes to self? Romans 12:3bcv. 3bv. 3cWhat enables a renewed mind to think properly? Romans 12:3dHow is a call for humility revealed in Romans 12:3?II. RENDERING OUR GIFTS: ROMANS 12:4-8What illustration did Paul give to describe the church, the body of Christ? Romans 12:4-5How does Paul’s analogy show both unity and diversity in the body of Christ? Romans 12:4-5What should members in the church realize about spiritual gifts? Romans 12:6aHow does each Christian receive his or her spiritual gift? Romans 12:6b; 1 Corinthians 12:11Romans 12:6b1 Cor. 12:11List and discuss the seven gifts Paul mentions. How is each to be used? Romans 12:6c-8v. 6cdv. 7abv. 7cdv. 8abv. 8cdv. 8efv. 8ghWhat are the purposes of spiritual gifts? 1 Corinthians 12:7; 14:12; Ephesians 4:121 Cor. 12:71 Cor. 14:12Eph. 4:12 How can a Christian come to know and cultivate his or her spiritual gift (s)? Matthew 7:7-8Galatians 5:252 Timothy 1:61 Peter 4:10SUMMARY AND DISCUSSIONWhat are ways we can best refuse to “conform to this world”?How can we present our bodies as a living sacrifice to God in everyday living?Why is it necessary for Christians to use their spiritual gifts in the Church, the body of Christ? ................
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