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All righty we're in the Book of Romans.

I'm so excited.

If you've got a Bible, go to the Book of Romans,

chapter 12, one of the most amazing books in the history of the world.

This is going to be so fun, at least for for me and I'm glad you're joining us.

Here's the big idea as we enter into Romans chapter 12, Christians are to be rebels with a cause.

As everyone is rebelling against God, we are going to rebel against the world.

While they take their pants off, we're going to put our pants on.

As they're picking up a bottle, we're going to pick up the Bible, as they are picketing and protesting, we're going to be

worshipping and praying, amen?

We got our own little countercultural rebellion started as God's people, and the big idea is this, that at some point in your life is an

individual married couple family and or church family we need to decide what

kind of people we're going to become what kind of lives we're going to live

what kind of legacies we're going to become what kind of lives we're going to live, what kind of legacies we're going to leave.

That's where Paul drives all of his great book of Romans to this point of decision in chapter 12.

So let me catch you up to speed. The first 11 chapters of Romans are primarily

about our relationship with God, our vertical relationship with God, how God loves us, seeks us,

saves us, forgives us, pursues us, adores us, never leaves us, nor forsakes us.

From chapter 12 through 16, the remainder of the book

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