This document provides information about a church service and sermon focused on Romans 12:1-8 and the theme of putting others first. The service will take place over Mother's Day weekend and encourage attendees to present their bodies as living sacrifices for others and allow God to transform their minds for the benefit of others. The sermon will explore how the church can use their spiritual gifts to serve others as one family in Christ.

2. Read
This weekend we look at Romans 12:1-8
through the grid of OTHERS.

3. Pray
This weekend we continue a 4-week journey
of prayer together through Romans 12:1-8.

4. May 07 + 08
Mother’s Day Weekend
one
family

5. O N E
F A M I L Y

6. Others
The Bible and life both start and end with a family.
Family is the foundational expression of relationship.

7. Our 4 C’s
We, in Communion with JESUS CHRIST,
are a Community of friends and families
who love and trust Him and passionately
pursue the Christ-like Character essential
to fulfill our Commission to change our
lives and world for Him.

8. Acts 2:46-47
And day by day, attending the temple
together and breaking bread in their homes,
they received their food with glad and
generous hearts, praising God and having
favor with all the people. And the Lord
added to their number day by day those
who were being saved.

9. O N E
F A M I L Y

10. O N E
F A M I L Y

11. O N E
F A M I L Y
If not us, who?
If not now, when?

12. • to buy and renovate our New Paltz site in 2 years to
unleash its ministry potential for... others!
• to buy and renovate a Port Jervis site in 1 year to
unleash its ministry potential for... others!
• to improve our Montgomery site, the hub of our
growing network of churches for... others!
• to pay down our Montgomery mortgage, releasing
critical resources for... others!
• to have fun, rejoice, and have more people/families
(others) than ever TRANSFORMED in the process!
ONEFAMILY

13. Again, the
pressure is
off and it will
stay off.
1 word 4
2 groups

14. 1. How much do you want
to present your body,
meaning everything you
have and everything you
are, to God as a living
sacrifice for... others?
2 Questions, part 2

15. 2. How much do you want
God to transform you by
renewing your mind?
How much do you want
this for... others?
2 Questions, part 2

16. 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.
Romans 12:1

17. Do not be conformed to this
world, 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
acceptable and perfect.
Romans 12:2

18. For by the grace given to me I say
to everyone among you not to
think of himself more highly than
he ought to think, but to think with
sober judgment, each according
to the measure of faith that God
has assigned.
Romans 12:3

19. For as in one body we have many
members, and the members do
not all have the same function,
Romans 12:4

20. so we, though many, are one body
in Christ, and individually members
one of another.
Romans 12:5

21. Having gifts that differ according
to the grace given to us, let us
use them: if prophecy, in
proportion to our faith;
Romans 12:6

22. if service, in our serving; the one
who teaches, in his teaching;
Romans 12:7

23. the one who exhorts, in his
exhortation; the one who
contributes, in generosity; the one
who leads, with zeal; the one who
does acts of mercy, with
cheerfulness.
Romans 12:8

24. If not us, who?
If not now, when?

25. O N E
F A M I L Y

26. but be
transformed
by the
renewing of
your mind
R O M A N S 1 2 : 2

27. but be
transformed
by the
renewing of
your mind
R O M A N S 1 2 : 2