ReStart: Share God's Provision

<p>SERMON NOTES — Sunday, January 26, 2020</p> <p> ”ReStart: SHARE God’s Provision” Romans 12:1-8 NIV</p> <p> “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. 3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. 4 For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, 5 so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. 6 We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; 7 if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; 8 if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.” #1: “True ______________ sets the stage for true ______________.”</p> <p> #2: “True ______________ paves the way for true ______________.”</p> <p> #3: “True understanding of our ______________creates a new understanding of ______________."</p> <p> #4: “True giving is more about the ________ given to the giver than the ______________ given to (or by) the giver.” “We were glad to share not only God’s good news with you but also our very lives because we cared for you so much.” - 1 Thessalonians 2:8 CEB</p> <p> </p> <p>My Next Step:</p> <p>What gifts have I received by the grace of God? How can I share those gifts in life and ministry with others as a response to God’s grace in my life? How can we as a church SHARE life and ministry together with Chr