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| Rev. Canon George Sinclair |
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(Podcast of CFRA broadcast on Sunday, April 10th, 2016)
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Broadcast Notes:
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The following is a shortened version of a Sermon I preached at Church of the Messiah. It was part of a sermon series on the Book of Romans called "Grace Shaped Life".
Before I begin, I would like to give a big shout out to the United Church Women of Dominion Chalmers United Church whose generous donation has made this show possible for you to listen to.
The following is a shortened version of a Sermon I preached at Church of the Messiah. It was part of a sermon series on the Book of Romans called "Grace Shaped Life".
‘The Perennial Non-Conformist’
Romans 12:1-2
This talk is a
shortened version of a sermon I gave at Church of the Messiah, Ottawa. It is
part of a series of sermons where I preach through the Book of Romans. The
series is called "Grace Shaped Life".
"I appeal to
you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your
bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, which is your rational
worship. Do not be conformed to this age, 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 pleasing to Him and perfect." Romans 12: 1-2.
"For I am not
ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who
believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in the gospel the
righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith, as it is written,
"The righteous shall live by faith."" Romans 1: 16-17
1. Only through the
Gospel, will I seek to please the true and living God, who is pleased with me
first.
2. I will lack an
interest in holiness, if I am not gripped by the Gospel and contemplate God's
mercies.
3. As I am gripped
by the Gospel, it is rational to present every square inch of who I am to God
as a living sacrifice.
4. My mind is
renewed as I walk in God's will.
5. I usually need to
obey my way to mental clarity. When I refuse to obey God's will, I lose mental
clarity.
6. My mind always
needs more renewing!
7. The Gospel is the
good news that Jesus Christ crucified is the power of God for salvation. The
Christian life begins when I receive the Gospel by faith alone. The Christian
walk is grounded on the Gospel, shaped by the Gospel, pushed by the Gospel, and
pulled by the Gospel.
Let’s pray:
Father, for all who hear, may we be gripped by the
Gospel and as we are gripped by the Gospel, may you form us by the Gospel, to
live for your glory, and we ask this in Jesus’ name.
Rev.
Canon George Sinclair
Church of the Messiah
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