BIBLICAL BASIS: Understanding the Role of Service to God and Others

PRINTED TEXT: Romans 12:1-13

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Matthew 25:14-30; Luke 22:24-27; Acts 2:42-47; 9:36-42; 2 Corinthians 9:7, 8; 1 Peter 4:7-11

DEVOTIONAL READING: 1 Peter 2:11-20

KEY VERSE: And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the LORD? (1 Chronicles 29:5).

CENTRAL TRUTH: God's grace obligates us to offer our lives in worship.

OBJECTIVE: By the end of this lesson my students should be able to list three ways they can be more diligent in service to God or others.

LESSON OUTLINE:

I. A Life of Consecration (Romans 12:1, 2)

II. A Life of Cooperation (Romans 12:3-8)

III. A Life of Service (Romans 12:9-13)