(Sermon Review) It's always good to remind the group of the passage and the main points of the sermon before jumping immediately into applications. Spend about 5 minutes reading Romans 12:1-2 and reviewing the sermon together. Here were the main points:

As we look at God's mercies together & in response, offer our bodies as living sacrifices, we are:

• Spiritually alive to God. (Describe this aliveness.)

• Holy. (Describe this "holiness.")

• Acceptable to God. (Describe how you are acceptable).

Application Questions: (Remember, these questions are intended to be "discussion starters;" therefore, ask second, third, and fourth questions to help lead these discussions! Here are a few ways to consider leading discussions:

1. How do you tend to think about you? Do you think about yourself as being spiritually alive, holy, and acceptable? Why/not? What specifically hinders you from thinking of yourself this way? How might thinking of yourself this way change your behaviors?

2. How (speficially) do you tend to think about being holy? Do you tend to think more of a list of do's and don'ts? Or, do you think about the splendor and majesty of all the God is applied to you? What difference might this make in how we think about being holy?

3. Do you struggle to believe that God delights in you through His Son? Describe.

4. Are you content living a peaceful and quiet life of "normal holiness" and "everyday obedience?" Why/not?

5. Spend some time paying attention to the "normal service" that various members of your GCG do to serve. Think in terms of meals delivered, Bible studies, care for children, paying bills, working a job, serving the church, etc. Reframe that these ways of serving are in fact holy, pleasing, and acceptable acts of worship to God. They are a pleasing aroma to Him.

Hope these discussions are a blessing to you and to the members of your group.