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This morning's text can be found in Romans chapter 12 verses 1 and 2.

Or on page 947 if you're using a pew Bible.

Romans 12 verses 1 and 2.

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.

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.

I invite you to pray with me as we begin with the message.

Freedom is a very precious thing, Lord, and to be free in our souls.

Even if we're in prison in our bodies is what we long for.

Father, I pray for freedom around the world from sin. I pray for the Holy Spirit to move across the nations.

Lord I pray for Sudan. My heart just aches that our country doesn't do more. 2,000 a day dropping dead when we have so much so many planes to take it there so much

extra grain God come down and shatter the obstacles to mercy in that place.

Put your people to praying and talking, calling the senators,

bringing some kind of coalition to bear

against that wicked regime that stars people to death. that

that stars people to death.

That's one kind of freedom we long for, Lord, freedom from starvation.

And I pray, oh God, now in this room, that while we're just sated with our food and have way

more than what we need, another kind of freedom. Freedom from food. Freedom from the love of the

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