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SCRIPTURES 101:

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Scriptures 101:
The Weekly Teaching Ministry of Pastor James White

"We've been given the entire means to know what is holy and acceptable to God and to pursue and become it."

This Week's Text: Romans 12:1-3

1 Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. 3 For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith.

Q: How does offering our life as a living and holy sacrifice differ from a life of religious pursuit? Q: God wants a holy sacrifice, what's so holy about us? Why do we waste our time pursuing unholiness when God has made it possible to obtain holiness?
Q: By what means do we acquire holiness before a Holy God?
Q: What is the most poignant visible evidence of a Christian life?
Q: If the scripture is given to transform our minds how is it we spend so little time pursuing it?

I'd love for you to come and enjoy our fellowship at Downtown Church. We hope to be a challenging and useful resource for you in your life. And if you know someone who you feel would benefit or enjoy this weekly email, feel free to forward this to them.

Worship time 10:30 am. On McBee just off main street.

Teaching Pastor James White
Downtown Church 101 West McBee Ave. Greenville, SC 29601
www.downtownchurch.net
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