An Effective Walk!

An Effective Walk, pt. 2The Solution for Short! Romans 12:1-2

The Solution for Short!

Message Thesis: Growth is expected in thelife of believers.

Message objective: To understand what ittakes to develop a mature and effectivewalk.

Effective:

Producing a decided, decisive, or desiredeffect or result. An effective walk is a walkthat gets the desired results. It also meansto mature, to grow, and move forward in ourwalk with God.

Maturity:Maturity is the quality or state of beingmature. It means full development. Tobecome fully developed.

Full-Complete in detail. Having alldistinguishing characteristics.

We begin to mature in 3 ways:

1. How we think. (convictions)

2. How we feel. (character)

3. How we act. (conduct)

Romans 12:1-21 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by themercies of God, that ye present your bodiesa living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God,which is your reasonable service. 2 And benot conformed to this world: but be yetransformed by the renewing of your mind,that ye may prove what is that good, andacceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Presenting Ourselves:A.     What we are to offer (12:1) : Bodily

dedication.• 1.     The reason for this (12:1b): It is to be done

because we have experienced God’s mercy.• 2.     The results of this (12:1a): God is pleased if

we offer a living and holy sacrifice.B.     What we are to avoid (12:2a): Worldly

contamination.C.     What we are to achieve (12:2b): Godly

transformation.