1. Roman 12:1-2
I beseech you therefore, brethren,
by the mercies of God, that you
present your bodies a living
sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God,
which is your reasonable service.
And do not be conformed to this
world, but be transformed by the
renewing of your mind, that you
may prove what is that good and
acceptable and perfect will of God.
2. Animal Sacrifice
Animal sacrifice is the ritual killing and
offering of an animal to appease or
maintain favour with a deity.
Such forms of sacrifice are practised
within many religions around the world
and have appeared historically in almost
all cultures.
Gadhimai Mela Festival held every 5
years in Nepal. Hundreds of thousands
of animals are killed in the name of the
Hindu goddess of power believed to bring
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5. Living Sacrifice
1. A voluntary act.
a. The choice and decision is ours.
b. Reasonable response out of
gratitude.
• Rom 12:1 ‘I beseech you
therefore, brethren, by the
mercies of God, that you
present your bodies as living
sacrifice, holy, acceptable to
6. Living Sacrifice
2. A consistent act.
a. No playing dead.
b. Commitment is the key.
• Rom 12:1 ‘I beseech you
therefore, brethren, by the
mercies of God, that you
present your bodies as living
sacrifice, holy, acceptable to
God, which is your reasonable
7. Living Sacrifice
3. A self giving act.
a. Give for a divine cause.
b. Not without struggle.
• Rom 12:1 ‘I beseech you
therefore, brethren, by the
mercies of God, that you
present your bodies as living
sacrifice, holy, acceptable to
God, which is your reasonable
8. Living Sacrifice
4. A divinely enabled act.
a. Not something humanly
possible.
b. Request comes with solution.
• Rom 12:1 ‘I beseech you
therefore, brethren, by the
mercies of God, that you
present your bodies as living
sacrifice, holy, acceptable to
