Worship is the Way

Romans 12:1–2 NIV1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

God’s WILL is Discerned through Worship

1. God’s Will is Rooted Mercy 

Romans 12:1 “1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God…

2. God’s Will is Revealed through a Surrendered Life 

Romans 12:1 ESV1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

3. God’s WILL is Discerned through Renewed HEART & MIND 

Romans 12:2 NIV2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind…

Ephesians 4:18 ESV
18 They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart.

Ephesians 4:23 ESV
23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds,

How Do I Respond?

1. Identify what’s not on the altar
2. Practice DAILY SURRENDER
3. Renew Your Mind by Rehearsing the TRUTH