If you didn't bring a Bible with you this evening, hold up your hand.

The ushers have extra Bibles.

We'd be glad to let you use one of ours.

And let's all turn to Romans, the 12th chapter.

Romans 12.

Let's believe the Lord tonight and don't get stuck in one mode of thinking or way.

We need to stay open, don't we?

Need to be ready to take notes or run.

Either one.

Right?

To make a confession or dance.

You need to be equally ready, don't you?

To do one as the other.

Elsewise, you know, if you're not open to something,

and sometimes people say, well, the Spirit of God never moves on me like that, are you open to it?

Or does he already know it'd do no good?

That you wouldn't yield anyway.

And then you'd be responsible for being disobedient.

So he's very gracious and merciful to let us, you know, get our act together a little better.

No, it really is a prerequisite.

If you want to hear from the Lord, you've got to be willing to hear anything he would say to you.

The unwillingness is a wall between you and him because he knows you're unwillinging before he

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