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- 0:01SPEAKER_00: Romans twelve give your lives to God.
- 0:06SPEAKER_00: So I beg you, brothers and sisters, because of the great mercy that God has shown us, offer your lives as a living sacrifice to him, an offering that is only for God and pleasing to him.
- 0:23SPEAKER_00: Considering what he has done, it is only right that you should worship him this way.
- 0:29SPEAKER_00: Don't change yourselves to be like the people of this world, but let God change you inside with a new way of thinking.
- 0:38SPEAKER_00: Then you will be able to understand and accept what God wants for you.
- 0:44SPEAKER_00: You will be able to know what is good and pleasing to him and what is perfect.
- 0:52SPEAKER_00: God has given me a special gift, and that is why I have something to say to each of you.
- 0:59SPEAKER_00: Don't think that you are better than you really are.
- 1:03SPEAKER_00: You must see yourself just as you are.
- 1:07SPEAKER_00: Decide what you are by the faith God has given each of us.
- 1:12SPEAKER_00: Each one of us has one body, and that body has many parts.
- 1:20SPEAKER_00: These parts don't do all the same thing.
- 1:24SPEAKER_00: In the same way, we are many people, but in Christ we are all one body.
- 1:31SPEAKER_00: We are the parts of that body, and each part belongs to all the others.
- 1:38SPEAKER_00: We have different gifts.
- 1:40SPEAKER_00: Each gift came because of the grace God gave us.
- 1:45SPEAKER_00: Whoever has the gift of prophecy should use that gift in a way that fits the kind of faith they have.
- 1:53SPEAKER_00: Whoever has the gift of serving should serve.
- 1:57SPEAKER_00: Whoever has the gift of teaching should teach.
- 2:01SPEAKER_00: Whoever has the gift of comforting others should do that.
- 2:07SPEAKER_00: Whoever has the gift of giving to help others should give generously.
- 2:13SPEAKER_00: Whoever has the gift of leading should work hard at it.
- 2:18SPEAKER_00: Whoever has the gift of showing kindness to others should do it gladly.
- 2:24SPEAKER_00: Your love must be real.
- 2:27SPEAKER_00: Hate what is evil, do only what is good.
- 2:32SPEAKER_00: Love each other in a way that makes you feel close, like brothers and sisters, and give each other more honor than you give yourself.
- 2:42SPEAKER_00: As you serve the Lord, work hard and don't be lazy.
- 2:47SPEAKER_00: Be excited about serving him.
- 2:50SPEAKER_00: Be happy because of the hope you have.
- 2:54SPEAKER_00: Be patient when you have troubles.
- 2:56SPEAKER_00: Pray all the time.
- 2:59SPEAKER_00: Share with God's people who need help.
- 3:02SPEAKER_00: Look for people who need help and welcome them into your homes.
- 3:07SPEAKER_00: Wish only good for those who treat you badly.
- 3:11SPEAKER_00: Ask God to bless them, not curse them.
- 3:15SPEAKER_00: When others are happy, you should be happy with them.
- 3:19SPEAKER_00: And when others are sad, you should be sad too.
- 3:24SPEAKER_00: Live together in peace with each other.
- 3:27SPEAKER_00: Don't be proud, but be willing to be friends with people who are not important to others.
- 3:34SPEAKER_00: Don't think of yourself as smarter than everyone else.
- 3:40SPEAKER_00: If someone does you wrong, don't try to pay them back by hurting them.
- 3:45SPEAKER_00: Do what everyone thinks is right.
- 3:49SPEAKER_00: Do the best you can to live in peace with everyone.
- 3:53SPEAKER_00: My friends, don't try to punish anyone who does wrong to you.
- 3:59SPEAKER_00: Wait for God to punish them with his anger.
- 4:03SPEAKER_00: In the scriptures, the Lord says, I am the one who punishes, I will pay people back.
- 4:10SPEAKER_00: Deuteronomy thirty two verse thirty five.
- 4:15SPEAKER_00: But you should do this.
- 4:17SPEAKER_00: If you have enemies who are hungry, give them something to eat.
- 4:22SPEAKER_00: If you have enemies who are thirsty, give them something to drink.
- 4:27SPEAKER_00: In doing this you will make them feel ashamed.
- 4:30SPEAKER_00: Proverbs twenty five verses twenty one and twenty two.