Main Theme: Actively consecrating every area of our lives to God as a response to His grace, with special emphasis on financial stewardship.

Understanding Consecration:

• Consecration means to "make holy" or "set apart" for God
• God first makes us holy through Jesus' life, death, and resurrection
• We then respond by actively offering ourselves as "living sacrifices" (Romans 12:1-2)
• It's our active response to God's gracious work of saving and redeeming us

The Practice: Pray and Do

PRAY - Bringing Life Under Jesus' Authority:The sermon emphasizes regularly praying consecration prayers over different areas of life, especially:

• Areas where we resist God's leadership
• Areas where we're vulnerable to enemy attacks
• Key prayer declarations:

The "First Yes" Concept:Before turning to culture, common sense, upbringing, or anxiety, Jesus gets our first "yes." When we fail (and we will), His grace meets us because He said "yes" to us first, freeing us to recommit.

DO - Financial Consecration:The sermon focuses heavily on money and wealth as a critical area of consecration:

• Biblical foundation: Tithing (10%) as returning to God what already belongs to Him
• Old Testament model: Leviticus 27 and Malachi 3 establish the tithe as "holy to the Lord"
• New Testament example: Macedonian churches gave generously beyond their ability from extreme poverty (2 Corinthians 8)
• The principle: They "gave themselves first of all to the Lord" before giving financially

Bottom Line:Sacrificial, generous financial giving is an obedient act of consecrated worship to the One who sacrificially gave Himself for us. Our first "yes" in finances means returning a generous percentage to God as true worship.